{"id":27972,"date":"2023-07-05T16:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27972"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:16:55","slug":"new-drinks-at-the-belmont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27972","title":{"rendered":"New Drinks at the Belmont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebelmontks.com\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Belmont<\/a> when Dave and Donna were in town last month. Brian and I hadn&#8217;t been there in a while and I had almost forgotten how much I love their food and drinks. Here are some pictures of the food we had&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52980381123\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52980381123_46a22704a4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52980070569\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52980070569_038fa1d9e7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52979318627\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52979318627_5aa251612e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52979318612\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52979318612_f3d868c07b_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While there, I noticed some new drinks on their cocktail menu. I naturally had to try them. It took several visits to try all the new drinks but I managed to get it done before the month was up.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52979928616\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52979928616_8e3cdfce08_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had to order two drinks per visit to get it done, but you gotta do what you gotta do.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52980301350\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52980301350_c31e5d605c_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this visit, I had the San Junipero (green drink) and the Moonlight (purple drink). It made sense to order these two together because they were both gin based. I am always very careful about mixing my spirits. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52980381013\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52980381013_9fb640f91c_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both drinks were refreshing and delicious in their own way. They were the perfect warm weather drinks.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52979928591\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52979928591_fd07806e48_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian never deviates from his usual &#8211; Rackhouse. It is a bourbon based drink and his absolute favorite there.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52984903570\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52984903570_2d75054c2e_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a separate visit, I had the Velvet Hammer and Brian got Rackhouse (obviously).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52984903485\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52984903485_9ff1314648_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also got a Nectar of the Plains.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52984529121\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52984529121_22cf2b288f_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of the Julius City Sour from a separate visit.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52990315963\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52990315963_954d026704_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally &#8211; Dance, Magic Dance.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52999355160\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52999355160_4ca1c563a2_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of the Calumet from one of our first visits to the Belmont. I didn&#8217;t order it this tour because I&#8217;ve drank it so many times. It was and has always been my favorite drink to get there. Apparently, it&#8217;s also a favorite for many because it&#8217;s the one drink that they&#8217;ve never take off their cocktail menu.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51037373066\/in\/album-72157718645252046\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51037373066_d0d1cb5b4b_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more pictures of food from our visits to the Belmont last month.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52998983171\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52998983171_305d50e122.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get too excited. Brian didn&#8217;t order anything new. This is still the ham and cheese but they ran out of the pretzel roll that day so they served it to him in a sourdough toast. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52999133194\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52999133194_7e1edc61b5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some food pics from when I went with Lesa Lozano and Chris Townley, the week that Lesa was in Wichita. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52989995044\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52989995044_872f5cc693.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52990220595\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52990220595_88563242a3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52989995069\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52989995069_e83a304c00.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is how the ham and cheese is usually served.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52984987058\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52984987058_ae7e39125e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52983926422\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52983926422_a1d8d91d10_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I just love the food and drinks at the Belmont. It&#8217;s one of our &#8220;go to&#8221; places for happy hour and whenever we don&#8217;t feel like making anything.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time, GNG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went to the Belmont when Dave and Donna were in town last month. Brian and I hadn&#8217;t been there in a while and I had almost forgotten how much I love their food and drinks. 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