Christmas-Themed ‘Pop Up Bar’ Coming To Nutley, NJ

NUTLEY, NJ — Suffering from stress this holiday season? Maybe a “Grinch Grog” can help ease the pain.

A Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar is planning to set up shop at Cowan’s Public in Nutley, New Jersey, just in time for Black Friday on Nov. 23.

Miracle on Centre – which began in New York City and has since expanded worldwide – will bring its kitschy-but-lovable holiday décor and pun-spiked drink recipes to Essex County for 2018, the only planned location in New Jersey this year. Channeling “the nostalgic energy of the best office party you’ve ever been to,” the pop-up bar includes drinks such as:

• The “Snowball Old Fashioned” - butterscotch rye, spiced demerara, wormwood bitters, orange zest served with a snowball of ice)
• The “Partridge In a Pear Tree” - reposado tequila, pear brandy, mezcal, spiced demerara syrup, lime, egg white, club soda, angostura bitters, cinnamon)
• The “Run Run Rudolph” – prosecco, gin, mulled wine puree, lemon and cane syrup)
• “Jingle Bells Nog” – spiked with cognac and sherry, plus brown butter, almond milk, cherry and other flavors)

According to Cowan’s website, the festivities kick off Friday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. The Miracle pop-up will run daily through Monday, Dec. 31 during the following hours:

• Monday to Friday – 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Saturday and Sunday – noon to 2 a.m.

Cowan’s is located at 229 Centre Street in Nutley. (Learn more about this local business here)

Here’s the origin of the Miracle Pop Up, according to its website:

“The concept was born in 2014 when upon the advice of his mother, owner Greg Boehm decided to halt construction of what was to be his new East Village cocktail bar called Mace and transformed the unfinished space into a pop-up bar serving holiday-themed drinks among over-the-top Christmas decorations. As crowds swarmed the NYC location, Boehm’s friends throughout the bar industry asked how they could recreate the holiday magic on their own turf and expansion became inevitable. The following year, Miracle expanded to 4 locations and in 2016, it went worldwide with pop-ups in Greece, Montreal and Paris. Currently, Boehm and manager Joann Spiegel are pleased to expand the concept to all corners of the U.S., plus pop-ups in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Central America.”

See additional locations for Miracle on Centre pop-up bars in 2018 here.

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