Club Sapphire is opening Saturday night. This is the Tapas bar that I've been working at. It's very geared towards wines and all of our well drinks are 2oz pours instead of the 1oz you get everywhere else.
There is even a fun drink called Green fairy lemonade that is made with absinthe- and the only place in Knoxville that even sells it!! Whoot. ( See I was thinking of you guys ahead of time) It's a bit upscale so if you come our wear your fun clothes!! here's the web address:

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what are the drink prices like? is this the kind of place that would make a good pre temple meet up location?

That's a good idea, Jay. Frost has been really busy with preparations lately though, so she may not log in again before then. If not, we should just head down there & check it out. That green fairy lemonade sounds interesting!

Congrats to Frost on all her hard work & dedication paying off! She's also due to graduate soon, so another reason to go support her efforts.

Frost rawks!

Isn't absinthe illegal?

Um,...well there has been a kink...We're not gonna open until Monday because of a paperwork error by the people who do fire inspections. Meh!!
The drink prices are like 6 dollars and up, however all of our well drinks are made with 2oz top shelf liquors instead of the crap everyone else serves.

Yes Jay it will be an AWESOME pre-Temple meeting place when it is open. The owners are from New york...there's never been a place like this in knoxville.

As far as the absinthe goes...it's good if you get the permits. And we have them..YAY!! We serve a lot of imported stuff...but the rest won't be in until later


i'll keep you guys posted

Silver Frost wrote:As far as the absinthe goes...it's good if you get the permits. And we have them..

"In the U.S., traditional Absinthe is illegal to sell for human consumption because it contains the chemical thujone which is banned by the FDA for use in foods but allowed in some herbs known to contain thujone (Title 21, Chapter 1, Part 172.510). Some types of absinthe are sold in the U.S. which contain no thujone and other absinthes are imported into the U.S. despite FDA regulations."

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/absinthe_law.shtml

So, is this absinthe thujone-less?

Frost, I look forward to trying out the new place. I have always been a big fan of Tapas restaurants, since they usually seem to suit my appetite tastes.

As for the absinthe drinks, I'm sure that they are probably using Absente instead which is a very common substitute for absinthe in the US.

My favorite story between the two was going to a bar in NOLA that served a specialty drink of flaming Absente. The bartender asked a friend of mine if we wanted to try the drink. His comment was merely, "I'll try yours if you'll try mine." He was carrying the real stuff.

Cool.. SD

Thanks for the info jack... It must be the Absente then... Which is still cool. I just thought it was fun that we even have it at all...no one else in this town does..

Kiddies it's tuesday and I saw Anthony last night...spread the word. We're open. Hours are: 4pm-3am Monday thru Saturday.Follwing is a partial list of our Specialty Drinks, keep in mind that they are 2oz pours as opposed to the 1oz you get every where else and all our wells are top shelf!!! We've got a limited (food) menu right now also until I see how much business we do. I will be adding more things as time goes. I will post the full menu so everyone can see it ahead of time..you guys are getting the exclusive here!!
luv,
Frost

Alone in Kyoto
One part Midori Melon, one part Cointreau Orange with a dash of fresh lime juice
8.50

Belini
A frozen drink of Peach schnapps and Freixenet sparkling wine with a lemon juice kicker
7.50

Champagne Cocktail
a sugar cube, dash of bitter and a melon twist in a flute of Freixenet sparkling wine.
10.oo

Champs-Elysees
Cognac, yellow chartreuse, fresh lemon juice, sugar and a dash of bitters
13.oo

Green Fairy Lemonade
Absente and fresh squeezed lemmonade
10.oo

Mojito
Bacardi 8 rum with freshly ground mint, lime juice and a dash of sugar
8.oo

Russian Rose
Ikon vodka with grenadine and a touch of bitters
7.50

Sydney Poitier
Gentleman Jack and Vanilla Coke
8.oo

White Courtesy Phone
one part Godiva White, one part Bacardi 151 and one part Stoli Vanilla
10.oo

Holy crap, some of those sound good.

$8 for a 2-oz. Gentleman Jack and Coke sounded like New York pricing to me, but then I did the math and figured out that's around 2 beers worth of alcohol, and two good beers would cost you the same. And Gentleman Jack is a lot better than beer.

Hope the place does well.

Frost, am I wrong in assuming that they have a decent wine list to match the drink specials above? If not, I look forward to checking the place out. It probably won't be until next week sometime.

The wine list is 3 pages long... I don't have time to type it out. I didn't even put all the specialty drinks on that list cuz I got tired of typing... Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!!

Silver Frost wrote:The wine list is 3 pages long... I don't have time to type it out.

That's enough incentive for me to check it out. Thanks.

I can now personally endourse the Green fairy lemonade. It fucking rocks. Now if I can just switch the bottles.

GAH!! I so want to come try everything out... you better still be around and opperational in a year!

It looks like a nice upscale place to go. I'll have to check it out!

Now get some Knob Creek and you'll be set .. for me hehe

BlackCat wrote:Now get some Knob Creek and you'll be set .. for me hehe

We had that opening day. No excuses to not show up now.

I wish I wasn't so broke right now.

I'm supporting you in spirit, Frost!