Cocktail Bar
Unclaimed profileWiseguy Lounge - Pleasant Ridge
Cincinnati, OH · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Wiseguy Lounge runs a layered cocktail program: Signature, Classic, and Seasonal menus plus a Zero Proof section. The Pleasant Ridge fall list includes The Unknown Word, The Picture Show, and Peach Pie, each built with named spirits and modifiers. The spirits side leans on Wiseguy Lounge barrel picks, including Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye and Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon and Rye, with a Bourbon Club referenced on site.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Wooden Nickel, an Old Grand-Dad 100 bourbon drink with allspice dram, blue maple agave, lemon, and maple wood and blueberry infusion. For a classic, the Vieux Carré uses rye, Cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and both Peychaud's and Angostura bitters. The Godfather layers 1792 Small Batch and Sazerac Rye with maple wood smoke.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a defined cocktail menu with classic and seasonal options will find plenty here. The barrel picks and Bourbon Club reference should appeal to whiskey-focused guests.
- When should I go?
- The seasonal cocktail menu rotates, so the Pleasant Ridge fall list is the current reference point for what is pouring. The Zero Proof section gives non-drinkers a dedicated menu.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The program separates Signature, Classic, Seasonal, and Zero Proof cocktails, with the seasonal menu rotating by location and attributed to individual bartenders by name. The spirits list includes Wiseguy Lounge barrel picks like Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye and Ezra Brooks Special Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbon.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Signature, Classic, Seasonal, and Zero Proof menus give the program clear structure. The Pleasant Ridge fall list includes The Unknown Word, The Picture Show, and Peach Pie, while classics cover Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Sidecar, Vieux Carré, Negroni, Mule, Sazerac, and Amaretto Sour. Drinks use named spirits and modifiers rather than generic descriptions.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple distinct menus: Signature, Classic, Seasonal, and Zero Proof.
- — Seasonal cocktails rotate by location and are attributed to individual bartenders by name.
- — Cocktails specify named spirits and modifiers, including 1792 Small Batch, Sazerac Rye, and Old Grand-Dad 100.
Standout selections
- — Wooden Nickel — Old Grand-Dad 100 Bourbon, allspice dram, Havana & Hide bitters, blue maple agave syrup, lemon, maple wood and blueberry infusion.
- — The Godfather — 1792 Small Batch Bourbon, Sazerac Rye, demerara syrup, orange bitters, Jerry Thomas bitters, maple wood smoke, Amarena cherry.
- — Vieux Carré — Rye, Cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, Peychaud's bitters, Angostura bitters.
Spirits
Bourbons are listed among the beverage offerings, and the barrel picks are specific: Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye, Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye, Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon, and Ezra Brooks Special Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbon. A Bourbon Club is referenced on site.
Menu strengths
- — Wiseguy Lounge barrel picks include Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye and Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye.
- — Ezra Brooks Special Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbon is bottled by Wiseguy Lounge at barrel proof 122.0.
Standout selections
- — Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye Whiskey — barrel pick, 750 cask 174, 57.3%, Lawrenceburg, IN.
- — Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon — Wiseguy Lounge #5 barrel no. 2192, dated 11/11/2021, 120.0 proof.
- — Ezra Brooks Special Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbon — single barrel, barrel proof 122.0, bottled by Wiseguy Lounge, barrel no. 2192.
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