Restaurant
Unclaimed profileThe Pennant
Topeka, KS · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Pennant runs a beverage program built around an extensive cocktail menu with classic and signature sections. Margaritas, mojitos, and flavored lemonades sit alongside originals like the Smoked Old Fashioned and the multi-spirit Kansas Ave Traffic Jam. Wine is compact but functional, with three whites, three reds, and house-made sangria by the glass or bottle. Nonalcoholic drinkers get a mocktail section and a hand-blended milkshake lineup that customers consistently single out. Beer is limited to a happy hour Kansas Craft Pint.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Smoked Old Fashioned, made with Woodford Reserve Bourbon, house-made honey orange simple syrup, chocolate bitters, and cherrywood smoke. For a lighter route, the Golden Oldie uses Maker's Mark Bourbon with honey orange syrup, orange and lemon juices, and orange bitters. The Blackberry Mule and Cherry Limeade are both built on Tito's Handmade Vodka at $7 to $8.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups and casual drinkers who want a wide, approachable cocktail list with recognizable classics and a few house signatures. Wine drinkers looking for a small, direct by-the-glass or by-the-bottle selection will find it workable. Nonalcoholic drinkers get a genuine mocktail section and hand-blended milkshakes. The shareable Top City Tower and $3 happy hour margaritas suit a crowd.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour is the clear value window, with $3 margaritas and a $3 Kansas Craft Pint. The shareable Top City Tower, priced at $50 with a two-guest minimum, fits a group visit. The mocktail and milkshake sections work for daytime or non-drinking occasions.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Signature cocktails run $6 to $13. Margaritas are $5, mojitos and several vodka drinks are $7 to $8, and the Smoked Old Fashioned is $13. Wine by the glass is $6 to $8.50 and by the bottle $23 to $39; sangria is $5. Mocktails are $4, classic shakes $4.50, and specialty shakes $10 to $11.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The Pennant pairs an extensive cocktail menu with two floors of bars, a $50 shareable Top City Tower, and a hand-blended milkshake program the venue calls Instagram Famous Shakes. The mocktail section, priced at $4 each, gives non-drinkers a real list rather than an afterthought. Wine is kept to a tight three-white, three-red format plus house-made sangria.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
An extensive cocktail menu splits into classic and signature sections. Margaritas, mojitos, Moscow mules, and spiked lemonades cover the classics, while signatures draw on vodka, rum, gin, triple sec, whiskey, and bourbon. Prices run $5 to $13, with the $50 shareable Top City Tower as the group option.
Menu strengths
- — Classic and signature sections give the list real range, from flavored lemonades and margaritas to bourbon-forward originals.
- — Two floors of bars support the cocktail selection, and happy hour drops margaritas to $3.
Standout selections
- — Smoked Old Fashioned — Woodford Reserve Bourbon, house-made honey orange simple syrup, chocolate bitters, cherrywood smoked, $13.
- — Kansas Ave Traffic Jam — vodka, rum, gin, triple sec, pineapple juice, and strawberry purée, $7.
Pricing: $5–$13; Top City Tower $50
Wine
A compact wine section lists three whites and three reds plus house-made sangria. Whites include Chardonnay, Moscato, and Pinot Grigio; reds cover a red blend, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon. By-the-glass pricing is $6 to $8.50, bottles $23 to $39, and sangria $5.
Menu strengths
- — Both whites and reds are available by the glass and by the bottle, keeping the list flexible for different group sizes.
- — House-made sangria comes in Red, White, and Passion Fruit at $5.
Standout selections
- — Sangria — house-made mix with choice of wine, Red, White, or Passion Fruit, $5.
- — Alamos Malbec — red wine, $7.50 by the glass or $36 by the bottle.
Pricing: $6–$8.50 by glass; $23–$39 by bottle; sangria $5
Beer
It is a straightforward, low-cost pour rather than a broad beer list, and it works as the easy companion to the cocktail and wine sections.
Menu strengths
- — The $3 happy hour Kansas Craft Pint is the most affordable drink on the menu.
- — A local Kansas craft pour gives the beer option a regional anchor.
Standout selections
- — Kansas Craft Pint — happy hour beer special, $3.
Pricing: $3 happy hour Kansas Craft Pint
Nonalcoholic
A mocktail section lists non-alcoholic drinks at $4 each, including the Tropic Fizz, Mockjitos, Gingerberry, and Agave Mango Limeade. The hand-blended milkshake program runs $4.50 for classics and $10 to $11 for specialty flavors, with alcohol available as a $3 add-on.
Menu strengths
- — Four mocktails at $4 each give non-drinkers a real, priced list rather than a single token option.
- — The hand-blended milkshake program spans classic and specialty flavors, with a $3 alcohol add-on for those who want it.
Standout selections
- — Tropic Fizz — grapefruit juice, passion fruit syrup, soda water, orange slice garnish, $4.
- — Gingerberry — blackberry syrup, lime juice, non-alcoholic ginger beer, lime wedge garnish, $4.
Pricing: Mocktails $4; shakes $4.50–$11
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