CAYA; Damn the Torpedoes . . . Happy Holidays! (early/late start)

Dear Lost Souls,

The Boyz are back in town! . . . and in our absence our blushing neighborhood has birthed a new and refreshing venue: The Torpedo Room; a Sierra Nevada Brewery small batch tasting room . . . oooh, the extensive research we will do! To celebrate this promising addition to the local landscape, and to also dutifully and selflessly support our distinguished neighbors, this week we will begin CAYA with a 7pm to 8pm christening visit to the Torpedo Room (just around the corner at 2031 4th Street), and then march in merry procession (at 8pm when the Torpedo Room closes) . . . with a selection of gallon growlers in hand! . . . to the Haberdashery's sacred halls  . . . where in our absence, Haberdashery elves will have dutifully prepared our temple sanctuary with the traditional vestments and accoutrements. We invite you to meet us at your convenience at either location . . . as the holiday spirit moves you!

Yes, my Bellicose Brewmeisters! . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of Hanukkah and the beginning of the Advent Season than with the toast of a frosty small-batch local brew! . . . a non-secular joy on which we can all agree!! It's the Haberdashery's way of spreading peace on earth!

Sooooo, on this occasion, cocktails will served at 8:00pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening holiday soiree . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to December 6th, 2001; CAYA; Drink Early - Beat the Rush
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/ 

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
T: 510.229.2970

Come As You Are; Bourbon Season

Dear Lost Souls,

As we tread ever closer to the solstice, the zenith of the sun’s daily arc continues to diminish. And as the chill in the air deepens, the season of the Martini (vodka or gin) gives way to the darker souls of the alchemical pantheon. Bourbon is the flavor of Christmas in New Orleans, Scotch is the aquavitae that will guide you home through the darkness of an Edinburgh winter, and Irish whiskey . . . well, that’s what God invented to keep the Irish from conquering the world!

The season of the sour mash is filled with the rich aromas of malted barley and malted rye, beckoning us to wander through the permutational avenues of the Manhattan, the Old Fashioned, the Sour, and the Rob Roy. Whether you like it sweet or sour, peaty or salty, up, down, on the rocks or neat . . . Irish, Scotch, or from south of the Mason Dixon, whiskey is the drink of the season. Come help us tip our goblets to celebrate the close of the fiscal fourth quarter (non-denominationally speaking) . . . or Christmas . . . or Hanukkah . . . or Honokaa . . . or Kwanzaa . . . or, or, or . . . simply the culmination of another week in the greatest place on earth.

Yes my thirsty Haberdites, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. You are invited to join us beneath the collective shade of low expectations to make wishes on electric starlight and share the warm cheer of the season. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary venue . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,

The Cabana Boys

The Haberdashery

2124 5th Street

Berkeley, CA  94710

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