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Granville Inn’s clever cocktail list offers a peek into the restaurant’s past
Bryn Du Julep, made with Maker’s Mark bourbon, mint, brown sugar and lemon. $7.50.
PHOTO BY JODI MILLER
Most cocktails have some history behind them, but few have stories as fascinating and personal as the ones at the Granville Inn.
Take the “Hold Me Touch Me”—the sparkling wine and limoncello drink was inspired by a memorable song from Mel Brooks’ The Producers, and created during the production’s run at Weathervane Playhouse in neighboring Newark.
And then there’s the Bryn Du Julep, named after the town’s historic Bryn Du Mansion (it’s Welsh for “dark hills”). Or the Elements of Ivy, a vodka cocktail that shares a name with an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing line—the Inn first made the drink for a catered A&F event.
Best, though, is the new Raisin Bread Martini. Many years ago, the Inn offered diners complimentary homemade raisin bread topped with buttercream frosting. Though the before-dinner treat is no longer served, customers haven’t forgotten about it.
“We still get people who ask for it,” says bar manager Jordan Lindenberger, who mixed up the dessert cocktail as a way to honor the Inn’s past.
