5.0
Superb
4 Reviews
1310 Ranch Rd 620 South, Lakeway
“Unforgettable! About 6 weeks ago, I sent an email to the Speakeasy Cigar Lounge in Lakeway to see if someone there might help me pull off a cool surprise for my man’s birthday. I got the idea that Jason should have his own signature cocktail. I had the perfect name for it and a list of drinks he likes, but I’m no mixologist, so I needed help to pull this off. Sonya McKinney, the manager replied to my request saying she was all in. And boy was she! From her creative expertise, the “Liberty Risk” cocktail was born. Jason is a retired Navy fighter pilot with an ornery streak a mile wide. Whenever the aircraft carrier came into port, the crew was at liberty to enjoy time in town, unless of course, they’d done a mischief and found themselves on liberty risk, and thus restricted to the ship. Jason wasn’t completely unfamiliar with liberty risk. “Liberty Risk” became the name of his boat, his most prized possession, making it also the perfect name for his signature cocktail. Sonya didn’t just create an awesome cocktail, she hung a professionally made banner above the bar introducing the drink, wrote and laminated the backstory of the drink, and bought a special Navy veteran glass in which to present the drink, complete with real Navy wings that she attached to a golden cocktail skewer to garnish the drink! She also arranged for the musician who was playing that night to lead the whole bar in singing Happy Birthday to him. Thanks to Sonya, the whole experience was unparalleled and it’s a special memory Jason and I will always cherish.”