We sank into some mayo drinks at Palo Alto Sol, a local Mexican eatery and bar in Palo Alto, California. They have a large selection of Margaritas to try on their menu, all are strong enough to knock you off your feet (good thing we walked there!). Surprisingly not that busy for Cinco de Mayo, but I suppose it was a Sunday night. Lauren: I tried the Master Marg (we're friends, I can call her that). It wasn't margarita, it was marg-a-mazing! Had some hints of smokeyness and vanilla and I think that it was one of the best margaritas I have ever had. I give this a solid 9.5 out of 10 limes. I don't think that I can ever award a 10 after this drink. My first (intended to be the only) drink of the night was the smoked mezcal margarita. I would recommend this for fans of mezcal (sometimes I am in the mood). In my opinion this was a solid marg with a twist, so if you are looking for something different would definitely recommend. 7.5 out of 10 lim...
For Cinco de Mayo eve (AKA "quatro de mayo"), we will be reviewing some signature cocktails at the recently remodeled and re-branded Menlo Tavern. Inside the Stanford Park Hotel in Menlo Park California, this busy little bar plays host to a large and very descriptive menu . Down to the drinks: We both chose to order pink sweet cocktails, our bad. Although this menu boasted several choices of cocktails (for a variety of tastes) we can only drink and spend so much... unfortunately! At least we got our share of fruits and veggies with these cocktails. Lauren: I ordered "Brookfarm's Finest" which included: hendricks gin, lemon juice, beet syrup, soda, lemon, fresh rosemary (all lowercase according to the menu). I don't personally know Brookfarm, but, if this is his "finest" I don't want to continue the relationship. The drink was basically a watered down beet syrup, with a little alcohol, and a shrub of rosemary sprouting out of the top (t...