Drink of the week: St. Paul Grill's single malt scotch selection
Single malt scotch selection
St. Paul Grill
350 Market St., St. Paul
651.224.7455
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photos by Steve Neuharth
There are some places where the atmosphere of the room provides the guide to selecting your drink. While I stumbled into the St. Paul Grill to peruse their cocktail menu, this was clearly a place where scotch is meant to be drunk.
By letting our bartender Al chose, we ended up with the perfect selection-- Laphroaig 15 year, a barrel-aged beauty. This scotch was smokey, like a campfire, rich with oak and just a hint of fruit. The ultra-smooth finish had absolutely no burn; it is enlightening (and addictive) to know that amber fluids can be this nice. This scotch made me crave a snowstorm just so I could sit at this bar in this most charming part of Downtown St. Paul, swirling my snifter, talking to friends and just taking it all in.
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Etymology,
"a place where scotch is meant to be drunk" it is.
cheers,
ML
And if you're going to be drunk, single malt at the St. Paul is a great idea.
Happy Friday!
E
my favorite is old, you might be able to get this at the Monte Carlo, I think the last time I had it was at Nyes...
that would be a smokey martini. Make your martini with your preferred liquor, gin or vodka, and replace the vermouth with scotch....
Yummy!!
