Stay Gold Opens With Bourbon And Beer Slushy In Gramercy

GRAMERCY, NY — The team behind famed West Village bar The Up & Up, opened a new Gramercy watering hole Thursday with a boozy slushy, cocktails made with house-made liqueurs and a swanky garden lounge.

Patrons can cool down this summer with "Stay Cold" bourbon and beer slushies at cocktail bar Stay Gold, on Third Avenue near 26th Street, or sip on one of 16 cocktails in a backyard garden with booths and a lilac marble-topped bar with a window for service .

Stay Gold can hold up to 150 people indoors with an antique gilded bar, a back room that resembles more of a lounge and the garden that has room for 40 seated guests with additional space for patrons to stand. Decorated with patterned wallpaper, the bar incorporates early twentieth century design including typefaces, emblems and images.

Cocktails go for $14 and include favorites carried over from The Up & Up, such as the "Insanely Good Gin & Tonic" made with Brooklyn Gin, lime Suze, Angostura Bitters and Q Tonic .

New refreshing creations include the "Bye Birdy" — Tru Garden Vodka, strawberry-basil tincture, lemon, and seltzer — the "Long Look Back" including Woody Creek Rye, Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky and Braulio and bitters, and "The Passing Afternoon" with Marti Rum Plata, Ancho Verde, apricot eau-de-vie, lime and seltzer.

For beer drinkers, the bar boasts six selections on tap and seven in can or bottle, including Montauk Driftwood Ale, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA and Founders Solid Gold from $6-11. Several white, rosé, red and sparkling wines are available by the glass for $12-19.

Stay Gold also offers quick bites between $5-13 for snacking at the bar including Togarashi popcorn, homemade potato chips and a cheese board.

The cocktail bar is open daily from 5 p.m.-3 a.m.

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