Cocktail Bar
Unclaimed profileThe Ridler Piano Bar
Spokane, WA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Ridler Piano Bar runs a beverage program built on volume and variety. The signature cocktail list carries 16 named drinks from $10 to $21, with vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and whiskey bases. Wine covers red, white, and sparkling by glass, bottle, and mini split, including Taittinger Champagne at $75. Beer spans six draft handles plus a deep bottled and canned roster. Nonalcoholic choice is limited to O'Douls.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Líp Líckíní Lemon Drop, a $14 raspberry vodka and limoncello build with muddled lemon and a sugar rim. The Joker, at $13, mixes coconut rum with banana and hazelnut liqueurs and pineapple juice. For sparkling, the Prosecco mini split at $8 or the Taittinger Champagne bottle at $75.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Guests who want a long named-cocktail list with vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and whiskey options, plus wine by glass, bottle, or mini split and a broad draft and packaged beer selection.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails run $10 to $21, with most named drinks in the $13 to $15 range. Wine is $8 to $11 by the glass and $12 to $15 by the bottle, with select bottles at $34 to $39. Prosecco mini splits are $8 and a Taittinger Champagne bottle is $75.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A 16-drink signature cocktail list spanning five spirit bases sits alongside wine in three formats, including mini splits, and six draft handles with a rotating line. The Taittinger Champagne bottle at $75 is the top of the sparkling range.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Sixteen named signature cocktails priced $10 to $21, built on vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and whiskey with liqueurs, juices, and sodas. The list leans on flavored vodkas, sweet liqueurs, and Red Bull, but the range of bases and the sheer number of options give it real breadth.
Menu strengths
- — Sixteen named cocktails with prices from $10 to $21
- — Five spirit bases represented: vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and whiskey
Standout selections
- — Líp Líckíní Lemon Drop: raspberry vodka, limoncello, muddled lemon, sour, sugar rim, $14
- — Saxaphone Sizzle: Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka, Kinky Blood Orange, sour, Sprite, splash of OJ, sugared rim, $15
- — The Joker: coconut rum, banana and hazelnut liqueurs, pineapple juice, $13
Pricing: $10-$21
Wine
Red, white, and sparkling wines by glass, bottle, and mini split. Still wines are $8 to $11 by the glass and $12 to $15 by the bottle, with some bottles at $34 to $39. Sparkling covers House Moscato, Prosecco mini splits, Prosecco bottle, and Taittinger Champagne bottle.
Menu strengths
- — Three wine formats: glass, bottle, and mini split
Standout selections
- — Taittinger Champagne Bottle, $75; Substance Cab Sauvignon (WA), $10 glass / $15 bottle / $37 bottle
- — Coppola Merlot (CA), $11 glass / $15 bottle / $39 bottle
Pricing: $8-$11 by glass; $12-$15 by bottle; select bottles $34-$39; Prosecco mini splits $8; Prosecco bottle $32; Taittinger Champagne bottle $75
Beer
Six draft handles including Coors Light, Blue Moon, Mac & Jacks Amber, Manny's Pale Ale, Bodhizafa IPA, and a rotating handle. Bottled and canned options run from light lagers to Deschutes Porter, Guinness, Seattle Cider, and Stella Artois, giving the list genuine range across styles.
Menu strengths
- — Six draft handles plus a rotating handle; Bottled and canned range spans lagers, porter, cider, and Guinness
Standout selections
- — Bodhizafa IPA on draft; Mac & Jacks Amber on draft
Nonalcoholic
It covers the basic category with a single recognizable choice.; O'Douls NA listed among bottled beers.; O'Douls NA — Non-alcoholic beer
Menu strengths
- — O'Douls NA listed among bottled beers.; O'Douls NA — Non-alcoholic beer
Standout selections
- — O'Douls NA — Non-alcoholic beer; O'Douls NA listed among bottled beers.
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