The Snort & SirenEADO, HOUSTON
✦ A WELL-KEPT HOUSTON SECRET ✦
Proper drinks.
Unsolicited opinions.
A little English eccentricity, tucked away in Houston’s EaDo. Come for a proper cocktail. Stay for the questionable company.
PERUSE THE DRINKSSOMEWHERE IN EADO · BY INVITATION ONLY
01 / THE ESTABLISHMENT
Somewhere between a country pub and a well-kept London secret, there ought to be a place like this. Good bottles. A generous chair. A bartender with far too many opinions.
Somewhere in EaDo, a good evening is waiting behind the right door. The Snort & Siren brings favourite bottles and favourite people around the same table. Some drinks come with a family dedication; others bring back a holiday. The opinions come from a place of affection. Mostly.
A word about the door
Gin The Botanist
Gin · Green Chartreuse · maraschino · lime
Green Chartreuse, as it should be. When the monks are being stingy, Boomsma Claerkampster Cloosterbitter steps in. We cope admirably.
A Luxardo cherry. Non-negotiable. Neon red cherries belong in Shirley Temples at the kids’ table.
Bourbon Dark Arts
Bourbon · Aperol · Amaro Nonino · lemon
A small escape without leaving the good chairs. Bright, bittersweet, and considerably more civilised than air travel.
A Luxardo cherry, served in a chilled coupe.
Vodka Chopin
Vodka · olive brine · blue cheese olives
Clear liquor for clear decisions. Immediately compromised by a thoroughly unreasonable amount of olive brine.
Blue cheese olives. Divisive in polite company; very welcome here.
Rye Angel’s Envy Rye
Rye · bitters · sugar · one proper cube
Yes, rye. A little sweetness, a little spice, and an excellent excuse to settle into the good chair.
A large ice cube and a Luxardo cherry.
Tequila Fortaleza Blanco
Blanco tequila · orange liqueur · lime · salt
No blender. No strawberry purée. No nonsense. Just tart, salty perfection with a rather good tequila underneath.
Espolòn Blanco, if the AC bill has opinions about the Fortaleza budget.
Gin Sipsmith London Dry
Equal parts gin · Campari · sweet vermouth
Bitter, unapologetic, and aggressively balanced. Rather like a terrier guarding the front door.
If Campari isn’t your thing, we’ll find your drink elsewhere on this page.
Liqueur Licor 43 & fresh espresso
Licor 43 · freshly pulled espresso
Coffee for the next raid. Vanilla for the late-night conversation. The pugs will still expect your undivided attention.
Vanilla extract in cold Folgers. A cry for help, not a substitution.
Bourbon Buffalo Trace
Bourbon · fresh lemon · honey syrup
Bourbon, lemon, and honey. The easy-going one in a room full of opinions. Pull up a chair; you’ll fit right in.
Three ingredients. A comfortable chair. No particular hurry.
Rum Cruzan Light & a 151 float
Light rum · pineapple · coconut · overproof float
A little tribute to that Wanna Wanna buzz. Pineapple, coconut, and an English pub briefly pretending it’s on holiday.
You’ve ordered a tiny tropical holiday. Commit to the bit.
Courtesy of Poo
Bourbon Woodford Reserve
Bourbon · lemon · sugar · a dry red wine float
My sister’s whiskey sour in a fancy red wine sweater. A family contribution worth making room for. Tell Poo it’s your favourite; she’ll remember.
You’ll have to charm the guest bartender. We wish you luck.
Dedicated to Monica
Vodka Belvedere Citrus & Cointreau
Citrus vodka · Cointreau · cranberry · lime
A Cosmopolitan for Monica. Tart, bright, and still running the show. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
Whatever Monica says they are.
Rye Angel’s Envy Rye
Rye · sweet vermouth · Angostura bitters
A little New York polish for our English-pub ambitions. Quiet confidence in a chilled glass, until someone offers the next unsolicited opinion.
A Luxardo cherry. At last, a role even the critics approve of.
03 / A FEW HOUSE CONVICTIONS
Good glassware. Proper ice. A little care goes a long way.
Bring a story. Make yourself at home.
Complaints will be met with heavy breathing.
SOME DOORS ARE WORTH KNOWING SOMEONE FOR
Somewhere in EaDo, Houston, the good glasses are waiting.
The address comes with the invitation.
By invitation only. No public bookings. No walk-ins.
A little mystery is part of the evening.
We’ll put the good glasses out.