Restaurant
Unclaimed profileNattspil
Madison, WI · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Nattspil runs a broad beverage program with wine by the glass and bottle across red, white, rosé, and bubbly, including a Wisconsin mead. Spirits span bourbon, rye, scotch, mezcal, and house-infused vodka, all individually priced. Beer includes a changing micro brew tap selection with pitchers and a bottled list with gluten-free and non-alcoholic options. Sodas and coffee round out the nonalcoholic side.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Hammer Smashed Cherry BOS Meadery mead, a Wisconsin 500ml listed under wines at $8 a glass or $20 a bottle. For a red, the BIG TASTY Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend from Tuscany is $9 a glass or $36 a bottle. Spirits drinkers can order Buffalo Trace bourbon at $6 or El Buho Mezcal at $8.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone building a table-wide round will find something here: wine drinkers get multiple regions by the glass, spirits drinkers get a broad list with individual prices, and beer drinkers get a changing tap selection plus bottles. The nonalcoholic options include sodas and a non-alcoholic beer.
- When should I go?
- The menu supports group orders with pitchers of micro brews and bottles of wine, so it suits a shared table. The by-the-glass wine range and individually priced spirits make it workable for a casual round.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Wine by the glass runs $6 to $9, with bottles from $20 to $70. Spirits are $5 to $20 for standard pours, with premium items higher. Bottled beer is $3 to $8. Sodas are $3 to $4, and non-alcoholic beer is $5.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The wine list includes a Wisconsin mead, Hammer Smashed Cherry BOS Meadery, listed alongside red, white, rosé, and bubbly selections from Italy, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Austria, Germany, and the United States. The spirits list is also broad, covering bourbon, rye, scotch, mezcal, and house-infused vodkas with individual pricing.
Beverage categories
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Wine
Wines by the glass and bottle across red, white, rosé, and bubbly, including mead. Selections come from Italy, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Austria, Germany, and the United States. The range supports both a glass and a bottle order without narrowing to one region.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple regions represented across red, white, rosé, and bubbly categories.
- — By-the-glass pricing $6–$9 and bottle pricing $20–$70 give flexible serving formats.
Standout selections
- — Hammer Smashed Cherry BOS Meadery, WI (500ml), $8gl/$20, a mead listed under wines.
- — BIG TASTY Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot '15 Lagone Aia Vechi, Tuscany, $9gl/$36.
- — NV Brut Laurent Perrier, Champagne, FR, $70 by the bottle.
Pricing: By the glass $6–$9; bottles $20–$70
Beer
A changing selection of micro brews on tap with pitchers available, plus a bottled beer list that includes gluten-free and non-alcoholic options. Bottled prices run $3 to $8. The tap and bottle formats cover both a single pour and a shared pitcher.
Menu strengths
- — Changing micro brews on tap with pitchers available for shared orders.
Standout selections
- — Monk's Café Red Ale, $8 bottled.; New Glarus Spotted Cow, $5 bottled.
Pricing: Bottled beer $3–$8
Nonalcoholic
Sodas include Sprecher Ginger Ale, Sprecher Root Beer, and Ting, plus coffee. Bitburger Drive NA is listed as a non-alcoholic beer option. Sodas are $3 to $4, and the non-alcoholic beer is $5.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple soda options plus coffee.; A non-alcoholic beer, Bitburger Drive NA, is listed at $5.
Standout selections
- — Bitburger Drive NA, $5, non-alcoholic beer.; Sprecher Ginger Ale, $3–$4.
Pricing: Sodas $3–$4; non-alcoholic beer $5
Spirits
A broad spirits selection covering bourbon, rye, whiskey, brandy/cognac, cordials, gin, house-infused vodkas, rum, tequila/mezcal, scotch, and vodka. Spirits are listed with individual prices, with standard pours $5 to $20 and some premium items higher.
Menu strengths
- — Broad category coverage from bourbon and rye to mezcal and house-infused vodka.
- — Individual pricing across the list, with standard pours $5–$20.
Standout selections
- — Buffalo Trace bourbon, $6.; J Henry 5yr Bourbon, $13.
- — Balvenie 12yr Scotch, $13.; El Buho Mezcal, $8.
Pricing: Standard pours $5–$20, with some premium items higher
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