If you’ve never been but want check it out, there’s no reason you can’t. If Crossroads was dear to you, go celebrate it while you can you won’t be alone. But replacing a neighborhood pub that had deep roots and a sense of character? That’s another matter. With enough capital, anyone can build a nice new bar. But that’s small consolation if Crossroads was your place. Even the people who own Crossroads have a new bar, Carrie Nation, opening this month. There are new experiences to be had, new traditions to begin. There are always exciting new bars opening. And judging by the rest of Tico’s cocktail menu, they definitely know what they’re doing.Īs for Boston losing an Irish pub…well, I think we’ll survive. But as long as the people making the drinks know what they’re doing, it’s easy to have confidence in the final product, whether it’s from a bottle, a tap, or stirred over ice. Erin tells me that Tico first dabbled with draft cocktails at its other location in Washington, D.C., and while it was a hit in the nation’s capital, there was some hesitation about trying it in a city known for its craft cocktail scene. I saw plenty of customers try a sample and then order the full cocktail, which comes in a good-size Tito’s jar. That first batch may have suffered from some missteps, but it’s clear that Tico ironed out the kinks somewhere along the way. “The first batch was sugar water,” she admits with an eye roll. The Moscow Mule’s straightforward composition might make it an obvious choice for the tap, but Erin explained that making a cocktail in five-gallon batches has its own set of challenges, because it’s much harder to get the portions right with that kind of volume.
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