My friend Jerri is always talking about craft cocktails. She brings her own canned cocktails to parties, offers everyone a taste, and everyone loves them. There are a number of brands of craft cocktails out there, but when I discovered Cutwater Spirits right here in San Diego, I just had to go.
I took my once a month lunch bunch there just before Christmas. We had a fabulous lunch in an amazing setting, with a wonderful, helpful waiter. Everything was perfect, so good in fact that we are planning another trip for lunch, happy hour, or dinner, soon.
The distillerary is located on Distribution St, just off the 5 freeway near Sorrento Valley. They make all their products there now, but since they are now owned by Anheuser Busch, some production may be moving to another location. The craft cocktails I've been talking about were created by master distiller Yuseff Cherney, one of the founders of Cutwater Spirits. Rum, whiskey, and vodka are the basis for most of the craft cocktails, and the array of flavors is amazing. Margarittas come in mango, lime, strawberry and many other flavors. They're so good.
It's best to go for lunch and get their special, which includes an entree and a craft cocktail for around $15.99. Burgers and fries were delicious. I had falaffel sliders with tzadiki and pickled onions. They also had chicken wings, brussels sprouts, roasted carrots, several interesting salads, etc. We ordered several craft cocktails and had them served in small glasses, like a flight. We got to taste several cocktails and we couldn't agree on which was best. For dessert they offer slushies, a sweet cocktail. We loved the gingerbread cookie cocktail, but the chocolate peppermint slushie was good too.
The restaurant itself is a huge distillery, lots of comfortable tables, just a really welcoming feeling. Our waiter (sorry I forgot his name) was so helpful. He made our experience fantastic.
I urge you to try Cutwater Spirits for the food, ambience, and drink. They also sell a lot of their products at this location, and you probably won't leave empty-handed. I didn't.
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