Robert Morgan, the owner of Shoolbred's, has one of the best absinthe collections in the city sitting on the back bar at his East Village tavern. He intends to feature an equally impressive selection at his new bar, Ninth Ward, opening in early spring.
"Everyone is doing classic cocktails," he says. "We do it here [at Shoolbred's], but we're not shoving it people's faces."
Morgan got approval in December to open Ninth Ward at 180 Second Avenue, across the street from his current bar, and construction is already underway. He says the new place will have an 1890s' New Orleans feel, with absinthe drips and classic cocktails, much like Laffite's or the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Village Voice: Shoolbred's Owner to Open Cajun Bar, 'Ninth Ward'; Food & Absinthe Cocktails
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