The Dining Experience Launches New Craft Cocktail Menu at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Spring menu introduces 16 new craft cocktails
Kansas City, MO (April 12, 2017) – In tandem with its recent spring menu release, The Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has launched its spring craft cocktail menu, featuring seasonal ingredients and locally sourced spirits. The new libations are the brainchild of cocktail expert Phil Carey, restaurant manager for The Dining Experience.
With 16 new cocktails on the spring menu, featured drinks include seasonal fruit, light ingredients and unique presentation elements. The Smoked Free-State Manhattan reflects on spring bonfires as it’s served smoking. The Cherry Blossom highlights flowery elements of spring with Restless Spirits’ Botanical Gin, organic lemonade and butterfly pea flower extract.
The spring craft cocktail menu is now available in the Founders’ Lounge at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and is available for all guests and visitors prior to most performances, excluding Sunday afternoons. Walk-in dining is welcome. The Dining Experience also offers a three-course menu, small plates menu of lighter fare and a diverse collection of craft cocktails, wine and spirits.
The Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Spring 2017 Craft Cocktail Menu
Plains Press
A 16oz coffee press filled with enough libation & fruit for two
I’m Your Clementine: Clementine Svedka Vodka, organic lemonade, seasonal berries and fruit
Huck Finn: 360 Huckleberry Vodka, organic limeade, seasonal berries and fruit
Batista Press: Ron Zacapa Rum, lime, mint, organic limeade, seasonal fruit
Piggly Wiggly Manhattan
Bacon-washed Pendleton Rye, sweet house-made bacon syrup, sweet vermouth and a splash of bitters
Cherry Blossom
Restless Spirits Builder’s Botanical Gin, distilled in NKC, Maraschino Cherry liqueur, organic lemonade and butterfly pea flower extract
Frizzy Chata
Dizzy Three Roasterie Coffee Vodka, Corsair Vanilla Bean Vodka, RumChata and sweetened milk, nitrated and served slightly frozen
17th Street Paloma
Herradura Anejo Tequila, house-made grapefruitcello and fresh squeezed grapefruit, with a touch of spice
Apple Pie Mimosa
Absolute Apple Vodka, Stella Cidre, topped with Brut and served in a caramel rimmed flute
Dante’s Inferno
Campari, San Pellegrino Blood Orange, grapefruit bitters, with roasted habanero syrup
Murphy’s Mule
Made with Till American Wheat Vodka from Atchison, KS and house-made ginger beer
Billie Q’s Sazerac
This classic is made with KC Crossroads’ Tom’s Town Pendergast’s Royal Gold Bourbon
Flossie Pagliacci
House-made rosemary-infused limoncello, St. Germaine’s Elderflower Liqueur and Nonino lo Chardonnay di Grappa, shaken
Smoked Free-State Manhattan
Smoke-infused Corsair Ryemageddon Whiskey, chocolate bitters, a splash of Fernet and a Grand Marnier cherry, served up and still smoking
Burning Hemingway Star
Appleton Estate Rum, Corsair Quinoa Whiskey, Cointreau, fresh squeezed lemon and sweet ginger
Dirty Bottoms Martini
A dirty martini made with J. Rieger Midwestern Premium Vodka distilled off Guinotte Avenue, and garnished with bleu cheese stuffed olives wrapped with bacon
About The Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Dining Experience at the Kauffman Center is perfect for casual but elegant dinners. Its full dining menu features modern-American cuisine freshly prepared and served in the Founders’ Lounge located just within the south doors of the Kauffman Center. Available to all, the pre-performance Dining Experience offers a three-course menu with robust seasonal selections featuring a variety of fresh, local flavors. For reservations, call 816.994.7222 or visit Open Table. For more information and menus, visit kauffmancenter.org/dining. The Dining Experience is available prior to most performances, excluding Sunday afternoons. Walk-in dining is welcome.