Cocktail Bar
Unclaimed profileTellers Lounge
Grand Rapids, MI · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Tellers Lounge runs a ten-drink seasonal cocktail menu in a restored historic building, with house-made ingredients and rare spirits as the stated core of the build. The range is unusually wide for a single list: smoky mezcal, slow-stirred whiskey classics, clarified gin punches, Japanese-inspired yuzu highballs, espresso martinis, and tiki-style rum flights. Bartenders take custom requests based on preference, and the menu rotates, so the current lineup is worth asking about directly.
- What should I order?
- Start with Duck Duck Death, a duck fat washed mezcal drink with velvet falernum, aperol, damiana, lime, and a spicy tincture. For a clearer, gin-led alternative, the Tokyo Slide combines Nikka coffey gin, black sesame, plum wine syrup, kombu, yuzu, and shiso. If you prefer a stirred whiskey build, ask for the Hire Pey.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a compact but stylistically varied cocktail list, including mezcal, clarified gin, Japanese highball, espresso, and tiki directions, and who like the option of describing a preference and letting the bartender build around it.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A ten-drink seasonal format that still covers smoky mezcal, slow-stirred whiskey, clarified gin punches, yuzu highballs, espresso martinis, and tiki-style rum flights, with house-made ingredients and rare spirits stated as central to the build. The bartenders also take custom requests based on what a guest likes.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A ten-cocktail seasonal list built on house-made ingredients and rare spirits, covering smoky mezcal, whiskey classics, clarified gin punches, yuzu highballs, espresso martinis, and tiki-style rum flights. The menu rotates, and bartenders take custom requests based on preference. Reviewers call the drinks creative, well-mixed, and spirit-forward.
Menu strengths
- — Ten named craft cocktails with house-made ingredients and rare spirits as stated core components.
- — Style range spanning mezcal, stirred whiskey classics, clarified gin punches, Japanese-inspired yuzu highballs, espresso martinis, and tiki-style rum flights.
- — Seasonal rotation with bartenders directed to discuss current offerings and take custom requests based on preference.
Standout selections
- — Duck Duck Death: duck fat washed mezcal, velvet falernum, aperol, damiana, lime, spicy tincture.
- — Tokyo Slide: Nikka coffey gin, black sesame, plum wine syrup, kombu, yuzu, shiso.
- — Persuasion Check: Planteray OFTD, doctor bird, cachaça, fernet, salted pandan, orange bitters.
- — Low and Slow: sweet vermouth topped with an orange cognac lapsang foam.
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