One of our favourite places in the city, Kelvingrove Cafe, has introduced a revamped drinks menu this week. Trailblazers of mixology in the city, the team led by Barry Oates have been working for months to refine a considered selection of wine, beer, spirits & liqueurs complimented by a programme of craft cocktails with an emphasis on amaro & fortified wine.
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The history of the venue dates back to 1896, when it became home to a newly opened Italian ice cream parlour. Kelvingrove Cafe opened in its present form in 2013, one of the triggers for the revival of Argyle Street in Finnieston. It serves food and drinks throughout the day.
Signature cocktails on what has been named the Equilibrium Menu include the Eastward Flight, pictured below, made with The Botanist Gin , Noilly Prat, curry leaf, anise, lime, egg whites and matcha sherbet.
Other new flavours to try include:
- Poppy Candy £9.50: Ketel One, poppy seed, raspberry, lemon, peychauds, whites
- Brooklyn £8.50: Woodford Rye, Dolin Dry, Maraschino, Picon Club
- All Together £9.50: Patron Silver, Amaro Mondino, pineapple, coriander stem, ‘pink’ lime, lava, soda
- School Days £7.50: Cocchi Americano, elderflower, slimeline
- Death on the Nile £9.50: Tanqueray Sevilla, Cocchi Americano, violet, orange, rose, Cava
- Toronto £9 Woodford Rye, Fernet Branca,Orange Bitters, Sugar
Kelvingrove Cafe is at 1161 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8TB.