Mez
Research Triangle Park
Durham, NC
My Mez review
Caipirinha is a great cocktail that a friend introduced me to a few years back. It consists of limes muddled with sugar and cachaça, a rum-like Brazilian alcohol. Mez's caipirinha has all these things but the proportions were a bit off to me. I'd have liked more lime and less of the crunchy sugar, which might have had the added benefit of reducing the strong taste of the cachaça as well. But those are small complaints.
3 stars
Most of my posts on nightlife feature a specific cocktail that I’ve enjoyed rather than focusing on the atmosphere of the bar, club, or wine bar that I’m patronizing. Largely, that’s because I care more about what’s in my glass than I do what’s playing on the speakers. However, I am far more likely to enjoy neighborhood dive bars and wine bars than I am a club or anywhere with loud music. I’ll still give the latter a try, and if the beverages are inventive and fun, I’ll be back no matter the soundtrack!
My standard order at a bar that likely doesn’t make fancy cocktails? A whiskey and ginger beer or a gin and tonic. Learn more about my nightlife and cocktail posts here.
