Happy Birthday Clever Little Tailor

 

Last week Clever Little Tailor celebrated their first birthday. It was one of the first bars in Adelaide which served classic cocktails. Located just off of Hindley Street, it's a sweet place to kick back and relax. 

Unlike many bars, CLT is cosy and warm- no blasting air conditioners which leave you scrambling for a sweater in summer. The bar is handsomely stocked with spirits and there's even beer on tap!

The Old Fashioned

The Old Fashion is the grandfather of all cocktails. I'm not a whisky drinker but according to J, the Old Fashion has very much improved since the beginning of CLT.

$8 Pilsner and West Winds Gin served with lime

I started off on the $5 West Winds Gin special! Generally, I am not a fan of dry gin but with lime it was perfect. At The Howling Owl, the dry gins are served with cinnamon and orange which enhances the dryness and that alcohol taste most of us don't like. I'm definitely going to try lime in the future (except for Hendricks, always have cucumber with Hendricks). Oh and my OCD self is loving the perfectly square ice cubes.

The left features a '$8 Pilsner'. It was my first experience tasting a pilsner but since I'm not beer junkie I really can't say much about it. Apparently it was 'okay'.

Hops Hog Beer and Daiquiri

It was disappointing when there was no tomato juice because Bloody Marys are the best. However, I settled for the summery daiquiri and recieved this frothy thing. At first I thought the bartender had no idea what he was doing but a quick Google search tells me that it's common enough and is a result of not straining after shaking the ingredients. Doesn't speak of summer vacation as your typical daiquiri, but it was interesting enough. I could taste something along the lines of nutmeg or cinnamon giving it that winter feel.

The Hops Hog is an American style India Pale Ale produced in Australia. As far as beer goes, I like it! Thumbs up for the both of us.
 
So whether you're after a cocktail or beer, Clever Little Tailor has your back. And if you like none of those, there's a generous wine list too.

-C