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Happy Houred wants to celebrate... Dec. 17

Happy Houred is a new search engine/iPhone app that tracks... well... Happy Hours! They're focused in major markets like NY, SF, LA, Chi, etc. Now, after a bunch of fan requests, San Diego is gettin' theirs!

SD folks can now use the iPhone app/Online features to find the best local happy hour deals as well as other great features like geolocating/google maps, bar type, specific drink and food offers, and easy-to-use cataloging.

To celebrate, Happy Houred is coming to El Dorado and hosting a kick-off soiree, Thursday Dec. 17. Thanks to our friends at Alchemy there will be FOOD! Thanks to DonQ Rum there will be BOOZE (in the form of seasonal cocktails). AND... Like the iPhone app, food stuffs and drinks are on the Happy Houred crew's tab – OPEN BAR FROM 6-8p – So, bring friends and catch some truly awesome savings before the xmas spending spree!

Hope to see you there

xoxo

– The Happy Houred crew & ELDo

PS:

What would an ELDo iPhone app be like? interesting...

ALL THINGS RAD COMMERCIAL...

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ALL THINGS RAD PT. DEUX... TWS & IRON MIKE'S B-DAY JUMPOFF!!!

We're BACK!!! ALL THINGS RAD PT. DEUX... After the success of the first ATR, Profile, Iron Mike & the Gang have teamed up with Transworld Skateboarding Magazine and Dj Blairely Legal to help celebrate one of SD's favorite sons, Dj Iron Mike's B-Day JUMPOFF!!! And we are asking you to bring whatever canned food or non perishable items to help support the Alphanumeric / Transworld / St. Vincent De Paul canned food drive... It's gonna be a MONSTER!!!

YOUNG GUNS THIS SATURDAY!

Young Guns is back this Saturday and its the last one of the year!! 2009 has been a great run with so many awesome guest DJs and high spirited party folk. We are gonna end the year right with both of El Dorado's Saturday night residents, Groundfloor & Adam Salter!!

To get in free b4 11 email full names to:

groundflooronline@gmail.com

El Dorado wants to celebrate its Bday with you...

Hello there!

If you're reading this message, you're one of our favorite human beings!! Seriously! It's due to the support of folks like yourself that ELDo has reached it's first Birfday. Thank You!

To celebrate your efforts, and our growing business, we've decided to buy you HOT DOGS!

Be warned: This is not a joke. This Thursday night (Dec. 3), we are seriously parking a hot dog cart on our back patio and letting y'all have at a couple "Seattle Style" Cream Cheese Dogs!!! We know packing down a couple of these bombers can be a daunting task, so we're also offering a bittered tonic (of sorts)... from 8-10p we'll be featuring a hosted Mule bar! That's right!! as if you needed more exclamation marks - well, friends here's a couple more at ya!!!!!!!! We'll be serving our standard Moscow Mules as well as Bourbon Mules AND Dark & Stormies (Rum Mules) ON THE HOUSE*

What about music, you say? Food and drank is good-&-all, but we've sorta gotten a name for fun music too... we've invited some of our best DJ's to help host the party. From 8-9:30 Rat.Star (Dj Ratty) will kick off the night. Then, Saul Q will follow-up with a set. And last, but definitely not least, DJ Groundfloor will close the festivities.

The details:

(click on the flier or here for facebook rsvp)

ELDo's First Anniversary Party

Thursday, Dec. 3

Hosted Hot Dogs and Mules from 8-10p (sounds kinda bizarre)

DJ's ALL NIGHT

**This event will be a first-come-first-serve type of shindig. Mention this message at the door, and get here early if you're looking to take advantage of the sweet deals**

Come hungry/thirsty and bring friends who might also appreciate us the way y'all do.

So, thanks again for supporting our endeavors and hope to see you Thursday night!

xoxo,

The Management

Sat., Dec 5: Boys & Girls brings RICHIE PANIC

Here are some pics from the last Boys & Girls w/ The Rapture

Boys & Girls brings you another night sure to be ridiculous! RICHIE PANIC of the legendary Blow Up San Francisco, and Frisco Disco parties, will be there to show us why he is the face of indie dance music in SF. Last time he was in SD he tore the roof off of U31....so come prepared. Mr. Biggs and Adam Salter will be on decks as well to get the party started......RIGHT!

4 Other Reasons Not To Miss Saturday:

+Norton - Behind the Lens
+Mac - #1 Videographer
+Carla - Party Extraordinaire
+Daniel - Party Officianado

RICHIE PANIC INFO:
http://www.richiepanic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/richiepanicisagenious

INFO ON MR. BIGGS
http://www.myspace.com/coreybiggsevents

INFO ON ADAM SALTER
http://www.myspace.com/theanalogshow

Sazerac 18yr rated #1 by Whiskey Bible

The Sazerac 18yr vintage rye whiskey was just named the Best Whiskey of 2009 by the Whiskey bible

This is kind of a landmark event in the Whisky industry. It's the first time the annual publication has afforded a Rye whiskey the honors of "Best in the World," an honor typically afforded to scotch. This further emphasizes the worldwide recognition of rye whiskey. As the article describes, Rye was THE whiskey of choice before prohibition. Following prohibition, the major marketing campaigns of Vodka – a flavorless spirit must rely on crafty marketing as opposed a testament to quality – quickly influenced bourbon manufacturers. Those manufacturers would quickly become profitable enough to purchase and control the weaker, prohibition-stung, rye distillers and effectively manipulate the industry in the favor of bourbon.

Why is this award a big deal for ELDo in particular? For starters, we offer the Sazerac 18. Also, any recognition rye whiskey can acquire is good for the cocktail industry. Over our last two menu rotations, we've switched gears and now focus more on rye whiskey.

Why is a rye whiskey so important in cocktails? When compared to the rather smooth and sweet notes of bourbon, the spicier/dynamic flavor of rye whiskey stands up against competing flavors. When using several modifiers in a cocktail – e.g., citrus juice/zest, syrups, vermouth, bitters, liqueurs, etc. – the rye's flavor will remain distinct, imparting maximum deliciousness. Without a doubt, rye whiskey will be one of the – hopefully theeeee – most coveted spirit(s) of the next decade. Let's do our best to help this become a reality.

We're not the only folks yapping about the ressurection... The NY Times, LA Times, SF Chronicle have all chimed in, as well as various cocktail blogs (notably the blind tasting efforts of Mr. Clarke at Cocktail Chronicle and Mr. Huegel of Drink Dogma... both present bars with essential details for stocking).

Now, let's get back to the cocktails...

Here's our latest Rye menu offering:

BUSTER BROWN

3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz rich simple syrup
2 oz Rye whiskey
1 dash Angostura Orange bitters
Preparation: Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with a lemon zest and serve with a big smile!
Notes: Got this recipe from David Embury's outstanding bartender's guide 'The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks' (an essential purchase for any aspiring bartender!!!)



What're some tasty rye cocktails you've tried lately?

xoxo

- ELDo

Appleton tastes good

Last week, we had a great rum tasting with Appleton Rum and Willy Shine from Contemporary Cocktails Inc.

Here's a the rest of the photos from the event...

And here's the list of cocktails they were foolin' with (very delicious! Particularly, the Dub Treo)

Dub Treo
1.5oz Appleton Estate Reserve
.75oz Carpano Antica
.75oz Aperol
Dash of whiskey barrel aged bitters
Garnish: Orange Flame
Glass: Cocktail glass
PREP: Build all ingredients over ice, stir till freezing and strain into a chilled coop glass and garnish



Appleton-Ting
1.5oz Appleton Estate Reserve
Juice of half a lime
Bar spoon Agave nectar (1-1)
Ting (Jamaican grapefruit soda) -- VERY IMPORTANT!
Garnish: Lemon thyme or pink grapefruit skin
Glass: Highball
PREP: Build in the highball glass



Reserve Luxury Daiquri
2oz Appleton Estate Reserve
1oz Demerara syrup (1-1)
1oz Fresh lime juice
1 blackberry
.5 Pom Wonderful
1 Bar spoon Maraschino liquor (luxardo)
Garnish: Lime wheel
Glass: Cocktail glass
PREP: Muddle the blackberry build the rest of the ingredients shake and strain into a chilled coop glass and garnish

Wednesday, Nov 25th = Debut Party for our Fall/Winter menu!

This Wednesday, Nov. 25th, we'll be unveiling our Fall/Winter Cocktail Menu! We're very excited to showcase the newbies! Why? Well, we've worked very hard to get these tasting great. However, our taste isn't the end-all-be-all of cocktails. So, we're hosting a cornucopia of fun, and discounting all our new cocktails!!!

We're feature our new menu items at $5 a piece ALL NIGHT LONG! Our goal is two-fold... (1) looking for your feedback on the new batch, and (2) we wanna start the holiday season right by offering thanks/discounted booze to y'all for supporting our endeavors.

Check the new list:



Hope to see ya Wednesday! Thanks again and Happy holidays!

- ELDo