Drink Menu Review: Medjool
Last night I went to Medjool for some drinks. Now that I think of it, the only reason I ever go anywhere is for drinks. They're a real motivator.
Medjool's drink menu isn't really all that exciting, nor is it very challenging. They only had about 11 specialty drinks listed and most of them were very close derivations of "safe" drinks like cosmopolitans.
I started with a Medjool Mistress ($9), otherwise known as a margarita made with Heradura Silver tequila. It was good and not excessively sweet. They didn't use a margarita mix but Cointreau and fresh lime juice. That makes all the difference.
I next tried the Chai Rum Elixir ($9), and it is fantastic. It's made with chai tea, Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, and a little bit of cream. (I bought some chai tea on my way home to try to replicate this drink, but couldn't find any cream. It's all half and half these days.) The drink tastes like light eggnog, or as someone who tried mine said, a spiked horchata.
When I lived on the east coast, I was a fan of heavy winter cocktails. My favorite was the butterball- Bailey's Irish Cream and Butterskotch Schnapps. I think here in California they call it a Cocksucker. (With that word, this blog will be blocked by porn filters all across America.) This chai drink is much lighter, so I think it's more of a fall cocktail. I insist you try it. (Medjool has an awesome roofdeck, so that's two reasons to check out the place.)
For my last drink I had a Cilantro Gimlet ($11). I figured this drink would be interesting because I hate cilantro. I found that the cilantro didn't add any flavor to the drink, so it just tasted like a good vodka gimlet. (Also, I learned that there is such a thing as a good vodka gimlet.) This one was prepared with Hangar One Lime Vodka, lime juice, and the flavorless cilantro. I think it worked out best that way.
Overall, Medjool's specialty cocktails aren't all that special. This isn't to say that they're not good, but they're not good enough to warrant the extra 2-3 dollars that cocktails on a specialty menu cost. That said, I'd go there again in a heartbeat for that Chai Rum Elixir- at least until I figure out how to make it at home.
Medjool's drink menu isn't really all that exciting, nor is it very challenging. They only had about 11 specialty drinks listed and most of them were very close derivations of "safe" drinks like cosmopolitans.
I started with a Medjool Mistress ($9), otherwise known as a margarita made with Heradura Silver tequila. It was good and not excessively sweet. They didn't use a margarita mix but Cointreau and fresh lime juice. That makes all the difference.
I next tried the Chai Rum Elixir ($9), and it is fantastic. It's made with chai tea, Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, and a little bit of cream. (I bought some chai tea on my way home to try to replicate this drink, but couldn't find any cream. It's all half and half these days.) The drink tastes like light eggnog, or as someone who tried mine said, a spiked horchata.
When I lived on the east coast, I was a fan of heavy winter cocktails. My favorite was the butterball- Bailey's Irish Cream and Butterskotch Schnapps. I think here in California they call it a Cocksucker. (With that word, this blog will be blocked by porn filters all across America.) This chai drink is much lighter, so I think it's more of a fall cocktail. I insist you try it. (Medjool has an awesome roofdeck, so that's two reasons to check out the place.)
For my last drink I had a Cilantro Gimlet ($11). I figured this drink would be interesting because I hate cilantro. I found that the cilantro didn't add any flavor to the drink, so it just tasted like a good vodka gimlet. (Also, I learned that there is such a thing as a good vodka gimlet.) This one was prepared with Hangar One Lime Vodka, lime juice, and the flavorless cilantro. I think it worked out best that way.
Overall, Medjool's specialty cocktails aren't all that special. This isn't to say that they're not good, but they're not good enough to warrant the extra 2-3 dollars that cocktails on a specialty menu cost. That said, I'd go there again in a heartbeat for that Chai Rum Elixir- at least until I figure out how to make it at home.
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