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S PAC E V I K I N G This headling cocktail is a new take on The Saturn, a classic Tiki-era cocktail that uses gin as the main spirit rather than the familiar rum. The Space Viking is made with two sugarcane-based spirits—Avua Prata Cachaca, distilled in Brazil, and Velvet Falernum, which is lower in proof and features flavors of lime and clove from Barbados. This spring drink also makes use of Svol Swedish Aquavit, a spirit distilled from grain and potato that is then infused with herbs. The flavor profile features dill and lemon verbena. From the second you sit down at e Vail Bar located on the main floor of Jockey Hollow, you are transported to a 1920s lounge-style bar. Coklyat takes you away from reality for just a few hours, and you are bound to sip on something like nothing you've ever had before. Please, for your own sake, skip the expected martini or vodka soda when you come here—you'll be doing yourself, and everyone, a huge favor. e first cocktail of his highly anticipated spring list is deemed the Space Viking, and it is about as fun as it sounds. Displaying Avua Prata Cachaca as the main spirit, the cocktail also features Svol Swedish Aquavit, Velvet Falernum from Barbados, passionfruit, citrus and mint. A take on an old Tiki classic (e Saturn), this cocktail swaps out gin for Aquavit. "e Svol Swedish Aquavit was perfect for this drink because it has strong notes of dill and lemon verbena—they create a mellow springtime feel," Coklyat told me. And if the sound of the drink isn't a showstopper enough, Coklyat lights a stick of cinnamon on fire right before the drink comes to your table, filling the entirety of e Vail Bar with a congenial aroma. V U E N J . C O M 117

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