Cocktail Bar
Unclaimed profileThe Underfront Company Cocktail Kitchen and Lounge
Wilmington, NC · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Underfront Company Cocktail Kitchen and Lounge builds its drinks around house smoked salts and spirits, fat washed whiskeys, infusions, and house made bitters and tinctures. The site positions it as the destination for boutique cocktails, and reviewers describe an extensive list of house creations. Beer drinkers get 12 local drafts and 25 NC beers, with stated support for brewers. An event space accommodates up to 125 guests with customized cocktails and beverage selections.
- What should I order?
- A house cocktail from the list of house creations, where smoked salts, fat washed whiskeys, and house made bitters and tinctures do the work. For beer, choose from the 12 local drafts or the 25 NC beers, with brewers represented.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want cocktails built with in-house smoked salts, infusions, and house made bitters, and beer drinkers who care about local and North Carolina drafts.
- When should I go?
- For an event, the space accommodates up to 125 guests with customized cocktails and beverage selections. Otherwise, the lounge includes live music in downtown.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A cocktail kitchen approach: house smoked salts and spirits, fat washed whiskeys, infusions, savory gastriques, foams, creams, raw sugar syrups, confectionary treats, and house made bitters and tinctures. The beer side leans local with 12 drafts and 25 NC beers.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Cocktails here are built with house smoked salts and spirits, fat washed whiskeys, infusions, savory gastriques, foams, creams, raw sugar syrups, confectionary treats, and house made bitters and tinctures. The site positions the venue as the destination for boutique cocktails, and reviewers describe an extensive list of house creations.
Menu strengths
- — House smoked salts and spirits, fat washed whiskeys, infusions, and house made bitters and tinctures show a from-scratch cocktail kitchen.
- — Reviewers describe the cocktails as exceptional, with one noting an extensive list of house creations and another praising a delicious craft cocktail.
- — The site positions the venue as the destination for boutique cocktails.
Standout selections
- — A cocktail kitchen with house smoked salts and spirits, fat washed whiskeys, infusions, savory gastriques, foams, creams, raw sugar syrups, confectionary treats, and house made bitters and tinctures.
Beer
The beer selection runs to 12 local drafts and 25 NC beers, with stated support for brewers. Local and North Carolina breweries are emphasized throughout.
Menu strengths
- — 12 local drafts and 25 NC beers give a broad local and statewide draft selection.
Standout selections
- — 12 local drafts and 25 NC beers, with stated support for brewers.
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