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By: VSAG : news » Blog Archive » VSAG Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo Makes News

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:49:40 +0000

[...] and director of our bar and beverage programs Jon Arroyo was visited by mixology industry Pegu blogger Doug Winship on a recent visit to Washington, D.C. Check out his review of Farmers & Fishers‘ cocktail [...]

By: Farmers & Fishers at the Georgetown Waterfront - Pegu Blog Visits Farmers & Fishers

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:36:23 +0000

[...] always enjoy sitting down with our friends in the cocktail world and showing them our Tikie Bar. Doug Winship from Pegu Blog spent some time with Jon Arroyo on a recent visit to town, and he published a great review of all [...]

By: Steven Vincent

Steven Vincent — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:56:29 +0000

A roommate recommended me to check out this website, great post, fascinating read… keep up the cool work!

By: David Bartell

David Bartell — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:39:51 +0000

Just had lunch at Agraria yesterday – beautiful last day of Summer, so we ate outside. The louvered windows were open in the dining area. We only had burgers to eat, but they were excellent.

For drinks, I had a Mai Tai (always capitalized) as a basis of comparison, since I used to review those. It wasn’t on the menu, but the waiter brought out his drink cheat sheets so I could peruse the ingredients. The Mai Tai was on there. It was very good, not great.

My wife had a Cajun Watermelon Punch, which neither of us liked. It’s a “savory” drink, which was a new term to me. It had watermelon pieces in it, with seeds floating around. Otherwise great presentation. It was sprinkled with black and red pepper, which was okay.

Asking for something fruitier, they brought what was supposed to be the Potted Parrot, but was not. The waiter misread something, and brought what might have been a screwdriver, with no ice. It tasted like orange juice. Later, they comped me a drink, which was the real Potted Parrot, and it was delightful.

Jon Arroyo, the mixologist made his way outside to chat, apologized for the “mix up”, and we chatted merrily. He showed me some vintage Trader Vic’s recipes and such, and let me sample a new rum that is some kind of new rage. He helped me put my own tastes into perspective – enlightening.

They may have an event to commerate the 75th anniversery of the Mai Tai.

Cheers!

By: sps

sps — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:11:16 +0000

I worked here, briefly, before the menu change and left during that transition, mainly because I was a part-timer and couldn’t take on the amount of work they were asking of me during the change. I’m really glad to hear positive reviews of the place and of the changes – I was worried that they were taking on entirely too much for one menu. I’ll have to pay them a visit and see how it is.

cheers

By: Tiare

Tiare — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:13:35 +0000

Look like a place i would enjoy visiting! interesting post even for me who most likely never will get there;-)

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:53:34 +0000

Going to add that to the list of places to see! Thank you very much for the post!

By: The Pegu Blog: Agraria Farmers & Fishers « A Jigger of Blog

The Pegu Blog: Agraria Farmers & Fishers « A Jigger of Blog — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:54:55 +0000

[...] Pegu Blog: Agraria Farmers & Fishers Doug of The Pegu Blog recently brought his family to DC for a visit. Prior to his arrival, he’d pinged me and the [...]