#152: Drop Kick

The Bar

Drop Kick. 1630 E 6th St #100, Austin, TX 78702

Visited 3/7/20 @ 5:30pm.

The Drink

Elephants On Parade. Solerno blood orange, muddled blackberries, lemons. $13.50.

Sometimes it can seem like the "craft" in craft cocktails just means that the ingredients are expensive. Not here! The bartender was excited to both offer and make one of their house specialties, and I have to say that I have never seen more lovingly muddled blackberries or more carefully wedged lemons in my life, each citrus slice carefully arranged like a little mosque tile or something. The result of the  blackberry + lemon + orange poured over the ice was delicious, like the adult Froot Loops of your dreams. It was a nice cool afternoon so its effect was a bit muted, but on a hot summer patio afternoon this would be perfect, though unfortunately this place doesn't have a patio.

The Crew

Kathryn, Neil, Aaron.

Notes

Drop Kick is one of the new fancy high-end craft cocktail bar/eateries that have lately been sprouting like bluebonnets after a spring rain on this portion of East Sixth. It had just opened when we stopped by, and the bartender was eager to talk up the provenance of the food (the chef had been all over the place; the fare is fancy bar food) and how happy she was to be working there (her enthusiasm was contagious, as you can see in the picture of us). We didn't eat, instead concentrating on our drinks, but I could easily see this place neatly filling the "after work neighborhood bar" niche (as opposed to sports bar, date night bar, etc) for a bunch of the new places around here.