Cocktail bar
Unclaimed profileThe Double Standard
Oakland, CA · $$$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Double Standard makes its best case as a neighborhood bar whose casual proportions conceal a more industrious cocktail engine. Its current program statement commits to fresh juices and garnishes, while recent Miracle on Telegraph service shows what happens when that engine is pushed: Christmas Cricket layered tequila with vanilla liqueur, minty amaro, coco pandan, cream, and mole bitters. That combination is not an everyday-menu recommendation in August; it is evidence that the bar can move beyond uncomplicated refreshment into a densely constructed seasonal drink. The everyday list is the weak point in the public record. Without current names or prices, it is impossible to judge the full range with the same precision. Still, the contrast between serious prep and the redwood patio is useful rather than contradictory. This is a cocktail bar designed for repeat neighborhood drinking, not ceremony, with its most visible burst of technical ambition arriving through a recurring holiday transformation.
- What should I order?
- Ask which current drink best demonstrates the bar's fresh-juice work. During Miracle on Telegraph, look for the menu's most structurally ambitious option rather than choosing by holiday glassware alone.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Cocktail drinkers who want real preparation in an unceremonious neighborhood setting, especially groups that value outdoor space as much as a formal bar seat.
- When should I go?
- Arrive in daylight on Saturday or Sunday to make the redwood patio part of the visit. The official hours run later on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday when energy matters more than quiet.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Current everyday cocktail prices are unpublished. Recent holiday cocktails were documented at $14 to $18, but confirm the present menu before ordering.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A roughly 2,500-square-foot patio under mature redwoods gives a fresh-ingredient cocktail program an unusually relaxed physical setting; the annual holiday menu reveals a more elaborate production gear.
Beverage categories
We only score what a venue sets out to do. Categories a venue doesn't attempt are left unscored rather than penalized.
Cocktails
Fresh juice and garnishes define the current baseline, while a recently documented holiday menu proves greater technical range; the unpublished everyday list limits a fuller assessment.
Menu strengths
- — Official commitment to fresh juices and fresh garnishes
- — Recent seasonal service shows layered modifier work beyond simple highballs
- — The casual patio format makes a prepared cocktail program unusually approachable
Standout selections
- — Christmas Cricket — recent seasonal build with tequila, vanilla liqueur, minty amaro, coco pandan, cream, and mole bitters
- — Miracle on Telegraph — recurring holiday cocktail rotation documented in 2026
Pricing: Current everyday pricing is unpublished; recent holiday cocktails were documented at $14 to $18
How it sits with the food
The bar serves no food and explicitly permits outside food from neighboring businesses, so choose the meal independently and bring it in.
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