Table of Contents cocktails 54 fortified & sweet 4 Time Honored Classics 5 Modern Classics 56 sherry 6 House Concoctions 56 port 56 madeira 7 draft beer 57 dessert wine 8 wine by the glass 60 bottled beer 10 champagne 62 spirits 13 sparkling 64 bourbon 64 japanese whiskey 13 rosé 65 rye 65 canadian whiskey 14 white 65 irish whiskey 65 scotch 16 sauvignon blanc 66 brandy / cognac 18 chardonnay 66 rum 22 chenin blanc 67 vodka 22 alsacian nobles 67 gin 23 grüner veltliner 68 tequila / mezcal 24 riesling 69 liqueur 26 cool whites 70 amaro 70 vermouth 28 red 30 gamay 32 pinot noir 36 sangiovese 38 nebbiolo 40 other italian 42 syrah 44 grenache 45 merlot 46 cabernet franc 48 cabernet sauvignon 50 malbec 50 spanish wines 52 zinfandel 53 cool california 53 austrian 4 5 Time-Honored Classics Modern Classics Martini (Thrown) - 12 Old Cuban - 12 Beefeater, Dolin Dry, Dolin Blanc, Lemon twist Plantation 5yr, Lime, Simple syrup, Mint Leaves, Angostura, Prosecco, Mint leaf, lime wheel boat Our house martini is bright, crisp, boozy and very aromatic. It is made using a millennia-old technique known as “throwing”,which aerates the botanical components.It contains two styles Created by Audrey Saunders at the Pegu Club, the Old Cuban is a light, bubbly, of vermouth for enhanced layering. Daiquiri riff. Manhattan - 12 Bad Hombre - 13 Old Overholt Bonded Rye, Dolin Rouge, Carpano Antica, House Bitters, El Jimador Silver, Laphroaig 10yr, Lime Juice, Slice Muddled Serrano Peychauds Bitters, Lemon/Cherry Flag Pepper, Fever Tree Ginger Beer, Hoshizaki ice, Lime wheel Our house manhattan is deep, rich, and elegant. We opt for a bold rye capable of shining through the baking-spice notes from the Italian Vermouth. This drink also utilizes a French Created by Jared Curé at The Narrows, the Bad Hombre is a smoky, spicy, Moscow Red Vermouth for complexity Mule riff. Clover Club - 13 Trinidad Sour - 13 Beefeater, Lemon, Dolin Dry, House Raspberry Syrup, Egg White, Overholt Bonded Rye, Angostura Bitters, Giffard Orgeat, Lemon Juice Dehydrated Raspberry Dusting The Clover club is a classic pre-prohibition-era drink. It is light, zippy, and delicate. Despite Created by Giuseppe Gonzalez at the Clover Club, the Trinidad Sour is a bitter, sweet, its pink appearance, it was created in a Philadelphia men’s club and deserves to be enjoyed Whiskey Sour riff by all. Chartreuse Swizzle - 22 Hemingway Daiquiri - 12 Green Chartreuse, Pineapple Juice, Lime, Velvet Falernum, Pebble Ice, Plantation 5yr, Grapefruit, Lime Juice, Luxardo Maraschino, Simple, Pineapple Leaf, Mint Sprig Dehydrated Lime Wheel Created by Marcovaldo Dionysus at Tres Agaves, Ernest Hemingway is well-known as a prolific imbiber. Near the end of his life he was diagnosed the Chartreuse Swizzle is a fruity, herbaceous, swizzle drink. with diabetes and began ordering this less-sweet daiquiri variation at La Floridita bar in Cuba where it is still served to this day. Oaxaca Old Fashioned - 14 COCKTAILS - MODERN CLASSICS Altos Reposado Tequila, Vida mezcal, Agave nectar, Angostura bitters, Blue Blazer - 12 Large Rock, Orange Twist Northside “Dear Select” Barrel Strength Whiskey, Water, House Ginger Syrup, Lemon Juice, Lemon Wheel, Cinnamon Stick, Toddy Mug Created by Phil Ward at Death & Co., The Oaxaca Old Fashioned is a smoky, velvety, Old Fashioned Variation. The Blue Blazer is one of the most historically important cocktails of all time. High-proof whiskey is COCKTAILS - TIME HONORED CLASSICS set aflame in a pair of insulated silver- plated mugs and then the flaming stream is passed back and forth several times before finally landing in a toddy glass. 6 7 House Concoctions Draft Beer ***Created by Nick Wermeling and the Dear Bar Team in 2021*** MadTree 'Rounding Third' 9 Basic Instinct - 15 6.5%, Red IPA, Cincinnati, OH Titos Handmade Vodka, St. Germain, Grapefruit, Lemon, Giffard Strawberry 50 West Main St. Amber 6 Liqueur, Flavor Blaster Bubble 5%, Amber Ale, Cincinnati, OH Rhinegeist Zango 7 5%, Fruit Ale, Cincinnati, OH Crossing The Rubicon - 13 Beefeater, Dolin Dry, Velvet Falernum, Muddled Sage, Lemon Oil Expression, Mt. Carmel Bop, Bop, & Bill’s Pilsner 7 4.2%, Pilsner, Cincinnati, OH Applewood Smoke Listermann Dunkel 8 5.5%, Dunkel, Cincinnati, OH Charcuterie Cup - 14 Epic Brewing 'Big Bad Baptist' (10 oz) 12 Fat-Washed Northside 6yr S.B. House Bourbon, Housemade Fruit Soda, 12.7%, Butter Cup Stout, Salt Lake City, UT Amaro (rotating), Topped with Cheese Foam, Founders Devil Dancer (10oz) 11 Hoshizaki ice 12%, Triple IPA, Grand Rapids, MI Guinness | Draught 6 Day Walker - 13 4.2% Stout Nitro, Dublin, Ireland Titos Handmade Vodka, Clarified House Bloody Mary Mix, Calabrian Chili Oil, Edible flower I Chai-med In… - 14 Beefeater Gin, Chai Syrup, Cocchi Doppo Teatro, Egg White, Soda Ooga Chaka (Tiki) - 16 Spiced Butter-Washed Rum, Giffard Banane Du Brésil, Acid-Adjusted Pineap- DRAFT BEER ple Juice, Rhum J.M. White, Giffard Orgeat, Angostura, Cocoa, Mint COCKTAILS - HOUSE CONCOCTIONS 8 9 Wine by the Glass Red Sparkling Pinot Noir Champagne Dm. Arlaud ‘Roncevie’ Bourgogne Rouge 18 J.L Vergnon 'Blanc de Blanc' Grand Cru 23 Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France | 2018 Les Mesnil Sur Oger, Côte de Blancs, France | NV Bodegas Chacra 'Barda' 17 Prosecco Rio Negro, Patagonia | 2019 Scarpetta 12 Grave de Friuli DOC, Italy | NV Nerello mascalese Terre Nere 'Etna Rossa' 16 Lambrusco Mt. Etna DOC | 2019 Cleto Chiarli e Figli 'Vecchia Modena' 13 Modena, Emila-Romagna, Italy | NV MENCIA Raúl Pérez 'Ultreia St. Jaques' 14 Rosé Bierzo DOP, Castilla y Léon, Spain | 2018 Provence - Domaines de Triennes 12 GAMAY Méditerranée IGP, Provence, Franc | 2019 Michel Tete 'Cuvee Tradition' 14 Julienas AOP | 2018 White CABERNET FRANC CHARDONNAY Philippe Alliet Jean-Philippe Fichet Bourgogne Blanc 18 Chinon AOP, Loire Valley, France | 2019 13 Mersault, Burgundy, France | 2017 Grenache PINOT GRIGIO Cantina Mesa 'Primo Scuro' Wild Nature 11 Cannonau di Sardinia DOP 12 Venezia DOC | 2019 Sant'Anna Arrresi, Sardinia, Italy | 2018 GRUNER VELTLINER CABERNET SAUVIGNON Bründlmayer 'Terrassen' 13 Sequoia Grove 20 Kamptal DAC, Austria | 2019 Rutherford, Napa Valley AVA, California | 2016 Albariño Leira Reyero 'Alabriño' 12 Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain | 2019 CHENIN BLANC Florent Cosme 'Gross Pierre' 12 WINE BY THE GLASS Vouvray, Loire, France | 2019 SAUVIGNON blanc *1/2 Glasses are also available Venica 'Ronco de Cero' 16 for 'by the glass' wines, ask Dolegna, Friuli, Italy | 2019 your sommelier or server about WINE BY THE GLASS menu pairings. 10 11 Champagne France Dear String of Pearls, Cote de Blancs The region of Champagne is in the far North of J.L Vergnon 'Conversation' 77 France where grapes struggle to ripen and maintain lots Brut | NV (Les Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru) of tartness. The production of Champagne is the most complex and thought out winemaking in the world. There Chartogne Taillet 'Cuvee Ste. Anne' 91 are huge producers and small farmers making a little Brut | NV (Merfy) wine, each with unique advantages to making quality bubbley. Like anywhere else, great Champagne starts Pierre Gimmonet 'Special Club' 125 with healthy grapes from a good vintage. And following, Brut | 2014 (Chouilly Grand Cru) the winemaker will have to decide how long to age the wine on the dead yeast cells from fermentation (lees), Laherte Freres 'Les 7' 125 which delivers its dough flavors and rounder texture. Brut | NV (Chavot) Champagne producers also need to consider Pierre Peters 'Reserve Oubliee' 130 whether to age their vin clairs (base wines) in oak Brut | NV (Les Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru) which imparts nuttiness and spice. The addition of a small amount of sweet wine liquor called the dosage Pierre Peters 'Chetillons' 160 has a balancing and mouthcoating on the wines if Brut | 2013 (Les Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru) applied, especially if the wine is very tart. Blanc Styles range from: Blanc de Blancs (ranges from sharp melon Pierre Peters 'Chetillons' (1500ml) 310 and mineral to honey and brioche) to bland de Noirs Brut | 2013 (Les Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru) (weighty-texture and nutty) CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE 12 13 Champagne Sparkling Continued France Marchese Volante 'Pecorino Brut' 39 Valle de La Marne Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy | NV 85 Mousse 'Perpetuelle' Blanc de Noirs Can Sumoi 'Ancestral' Sumoll Rose 44 Brut | NV (Cuisles) Penedès, Catalonia, Spain | NV 91 Henri Goutorbe 'Cuvee Prestige' Alta Alella 'Mirgin' Gran Riserva 44 Brut | NV (Aÿ) Alella, Catalonia, Spain | 2016 99 Christophe Mignon 'Rosé d'Assemblage' Sokol Blosser 'Bluebird Cuveé' 45 Brut Rose | NV (Le-Mesnil-le-Huttier) Willamette Valley, Oregon | 2019 Bertha 'Cardús' Brut Nature/Gran Riserva 50 France Sant Sadurní a Vilafranca, Catolonia, Spain | 2020 Montagne de Reims Mestres 'Reserve Brut' Cava 63 85 Jean Lallement et Fils Penedès, Catalonia, Spain | 2017 Brut |NV (Verzenay Grand Cru) Pehu Simonet 'Face Nord' 85 Brut | NV (Verzenay/Verzy Grand Cru) Rosé Domaine Triennes 37 Vilmart and Cie 'Grand Cellier d'Or' 120 Cinsault | Provence, France | 2019 Brut | NV (Rilly La Montagne) Thibaud Boudignon 39 Krug 'Grande Cuveé' 195 Cabernet Franc | Anjou, France | 2019 Brut | NV (Reims) Can Sumoi 'La Rosa' 39 Louis Roederer 'Cristal' 320 Sant Sadurni dAnoia, Penedes, Spain | 2020 Brut | 2012 (Reims) A Tribute to Grace 50 'Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard' Grenache Sparkling Grenache | Santa Barabrara, California | 2020 Venica 'Jesera' Pinot Grigio 56 Cleto Chiarli 'Vecchia Modena' Rosé 33 Dolegna, Collio DOC, Friuli-Venzia-Giulia | 2019 Lambrusco di Sorbara Modena, Veneto, Italy | NV SPARKLING & ROS Scarpetta 'Prosecco Brut' 38 Grave de Friuli DOC, Italy | NV Bisson 'Liguria Trevigiana' 39 É CHAMPAGNE Glera | Liguria, Italy | 2018 14 15 16 27 16 sauvignon blanc 18 chardonnay 22 chenin blanc 22 alsacian nobles White 23 grüner veltliner 24 riesling 26 cool whites 16 17 Sauvignon Blanc France Dear Savage Mother, Known as the Savage Vine due to its high Chateau Graville Lacoste 41 maintenance wild growth.