And for the young and brave: homemade fireball shots with a Lonestar beer for just $7. Popular past cocktails have included the Rough Boy (with rye, walnut liqueur, cynar, and maraschino) and the refreshing Bigger and Better (with vodka, galliano, blood orange, fresh lime juice, and soda). Weekend evenings get crowded, so come on the early side.Ĭolorful libations are served in appropriate barware here, and most beverages come with hand-carved or crushed ice, for an extra festive touch. Not surprisingly, you can expect a roster of expats and locals to mingle here, and typically those with a hip tinge. This New York City offshoot fuses East Coast and Southern sentiments: inside feels like it could be Tribeca, with white subway tiles, modern lighting, and blonde wood furniture, while the sprawling backyard with trees and patio furniture screams Texas.

The pop-up runs through the end of Hanukkah, which ends on Monday, December 30, and is open every night until 2 a.m.Weather up is now permanently closed for business.

The bar is located near the corner of Webberville and E. So in the words of Adam Sandler, 'if you feel like you're the only kid in town without a Christmas tree,' here's at least one pop-up bar now making Jews and non-Jews alike feel right at home during the holiday season. 'So what we did was apply products and some creative energy, and that’s where the list came from.” “I don’t really like to rebrand the classics - I don’t know why anybody would do that to begin with,' said Murray. The play-on-word cocktails are simple, strong and refreshingly inexpensive compared to other holiday-themed bars. They've also got an Oy Fashioned, Maccabees Knees, and Bubbe's Hot Buttered Rum. From Latke Punch featuring potato vodka, apple cider, ginger liquor and bitters, to a Manischewitz Spritz which contains Prosecco, Peychaud's and that ever-so-familiar Concord grape wine. It's the specialty cocktails that are the main attraction of the pop-up. The exterior of Kitty Cohen's in Austin, Texas, appears in this image from December 2019. 'In 15-plus years, I don’t think I’ve ever that kind of response online for any event I’ve ever been a part of,' recalled Murray. Murray said he was impressed with the initial buzz the idea of the bar generated on social media. 'And we just started talking about Hanukkah, and as we just talked about it, it unfolded and just thought - why not?”īoth were unaware that they would inadvertently create Austin's first-ever Hanukkah pop-up bar. “He was talking about feeling a little absent from his community - he now lives in Dripping Springs,' said Murray. But despite the Jewish sounding last name - Cohen wasn't Jewish and neither is Murray - however Murray's business partner is. Kitty Cohen's is named after Murray's grandmother, honing in on the sort of Boca Raton retirement community vibe. He and his business partner had been griping to each other over how over the top some of the other holiday pop-ups were - they didn't want to be that.Ĭleverly named - Get Lit - the Hanukkah pop-up bar takes place at Kitty Cohen's in East Austin, a bar that hosts several other pop-up bars throughout the year. The decor isn't over the top - some blue and white balloons, pin-up menorahs, and some blue and white lights - but that's the look bar co-owner Jeremy Murray was going for. Speciality cocktails the big attraction.

Get Lit located near corner of Webberville and E.

AUSTIN, Texas - While there are at least a half-dozen Christmas-themed pop-up bars scattered across Austin for the holidays, there hadn't been a Hanukkah-themed bar - until now.

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