Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and using #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to food-and-beverage writer Celine Roberts, at celine@pghcitypaper.com. (Yes, this is the third daiquiri battle. I really like daiquiris.)
Tina’s
4114 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA
Drink: Daiquiri
Ingredients: Rum, simple syrup, lime, lime wheel
Our take: Perfectly balanced and bursting with the brightness and acidity of the lime, this drink will pull you out of the February winter doldrums without having to buy a plane ticket to the beach. Seven dollars is a small price to pay for happiness.
Spoon
134 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
412-362-6001
Drink: Daiquiri
Ingredients: Appleton rum, sparkling wine, simple syrup, angostura bitters, mint
Our take: This bartender spin-off of a daiquiri plays on the sweetness of the classic and replaces the piquant citrus with herbal notes of angostura and mint. Sparkling wine lightens the texture.
This article appears in Feb 21-27, 2018.
