While I can certainly appreciate a little experimentation when it comes to cocktail menus, sometimes you just want a classic. Something that people were drinking at a speakeasy during Prohibition. Hamilton Walker’s is a solid choice to find such a cocktail, with the atmosphere to match.
Last weekend before Ebertfest, my spouse and I began our evening with a dirty martini (him) and a bee’s knees (me). I’m not going to tell you about the martini, because all I know is that it tastes like olives, and I don’t like olives. I really want to like them, because it feels fun and fancy to order a dirty martini. But alas.
However, the bee knee’s is actually the bee’s knees. This refreshing little gin drink is definitely a go-to. Gin, lemon juice, and honey. So simple, so delicious, and a delightful spring-y sort of drink.
Do you have a favorite classic cocktail?
Hamilton Walker’s
201 N Neil Street
Champaign
Tu-Th 4 to 8 p.m.
Fr + Sa 4 to 8 p.m.
Su 4 to 8 p.m.