Classic cocktail, anyone?

Posted on by Gabe Chess

Downtown Asheville’s newest bar/eatery, Sazerac, opens today. Owners Jack and Lesley Groetsch, former managers of the Orange Peel, say that the venue is a classic-cocktail bar. Sazerac, at 29 Broadway in the space formerly occupied by Ambiance Interiors, is named after a cocktail created in New Orleans, where the Groetsches used to live.

The bar leans heavily on New Orleans traditions, from the cocktail list to the cuisine, which is mostly Cajun-themed small plates.  Lesley says the focus is on the cocktails, especially those “that have in some cases gone out of style, but in some cases are rushing back into style.”

Sazerac also boasts a rooftop terrace, which is pictured here. Visit www.ashevillesazerac.com for more information.

— Gabe Chess, news intern

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3 thoughts on “Classic cocktail, anyone?”

  2. Aloha Eddie

    ALL THE BEST to Jack & Lesley, they are so “cool” they deserve ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE WORLD.
    The new Ashevegas motto will be – ‘make mine a SAZERAC”.

  3. Mister Blister

    ashevillesazerac.com is a dead link. It goes nowhere and offers no information. Please remove.

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