Words by Brian Taylor Carlson | Photos by Morgan Cannata, Cole Norum, Tanner Jones, James Maertens
Icehouse Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bartender spends the entire day before the evening shift churning out drink blends, fruit syrups and other tasty ingredients. Many of those ingredients end up in Icehouse’s drink lineup of sipping shots, one of their specialties. These sipping shots are a great way to sample cocktails without spending or drinking too much
Eclipse Restaurant St. Louis, Missouri
This space-themed rooftop terrace bar near Washington University’s campus offers a skyline view almost as impressive as the drinks they serve up. Bonus: The bartenders make sure the drinks look as good as they taste.
RoCA Des Moines, Iowa
RoCA opened in the Des Moines’ Court Avenue restaurant scene in October, 2014 in an old brick building. And with the building’s renovations, they bring new innovations in flavor profiles into its extensive menu of creative craft cocktails. Pull up a stool and let the mixologists work their magic at their modern bar in front of an antique brick wall..
