AVENUE’S BRANDY COLLECTION
“Claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires
to be a hero must drink brandy!”--Samuel Johnson
THE AVENUE BAR IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR NEW BRANDY COLLECTION!
This wide selection includes local Wisconsin brandies, classic French and California brandies,
and even exotic Chilean and Croatian brandies. Enjoy a flight and experience the variety
the world of brandies has to offer.
The unique characteristic of each of these brandies is due to several factors. All brandies
are made from fruits, and the type of grapes or fruit that are used will affect the base
flavors of the spirits. Depending on the method and quality control of distillation the
resulting spirit can be smooth and light or intense and sharp. When brandies are aged
in charred-oak barrels they will develop a rich, caramel color and pick up sweet, smooth
notes; whereas, un-aged brandies will express the piercing essence of the fruit.
Humans have been distilling wine into a spirit since at least the 13th Century. The style
of Brandy that we are familiar with today developed partly by mistake. It is thought that
merchants distilled wine as a preservation method and as a way to reduce volume to ease
transport and lessen taxation. This also explains the original Dutch name; Brandewijn or
‘Burnt Wine’ that the English transmuted to Brandy. The idea was to add back the water
that had been removed, however it became apparent that the spirit (which had been
transported in wooden barrels) had taken on a new and desirable character that no one
wanted to alter. Thus, Brandy was born!
BRANDY COCKTAILS
HIGH HAT
J Bavet brandy with grapefruit juice,
Campari and sugar, served with a salted
rim and a lime. 6.00
THUMPER
An Italian duetto of Stock Italian brandy
and Tuaca liqueur on the rocks. 8.00
shot 3.00 with press 6.00
PISCO SOUR
Chilean pisco and house made sour mix
shaken and served up. 6.00
SIDECAR
Aristocrat brandy, Cointreau and lemon
juice shaken, and served in a sugar
rimmed glass. 7.00
REVIVING THE CORPSE OF JOHN ADAMS
Korbel XS with Laird’s Applejack, sweet
vermouth and orange bitters shaken
and served up. 8.00
VIEUX CARRE
Bulleit rye with Raynal Brandy VSOP, sweet
vermouth, Benedictine and bitters, shaken
and served over ice. 8.00
CHAMPS-ELYSEES
Ansac VS Cognac, green chartreuse,
lemon juice, sugar and bitters, shaken
with ice and served up. 9.00
APPLEJACK RABBIT
Laird’s Applejack with lemon juice,
orange juice and honey, shaken
and served up. 8.00
JUDGEMENT DAY
Pisco, St. Germain elderflower liqueur
and house made sour mix in a Pernodrinsed glass with allspice dram. 9.00
THE AVENUE $10.00
Old Sugar Distillery brandy mixed with
Yahara Bay apple brandy, pomegranate
liqueur, orange blossom water
and passion fruit juice.
TIER ONE BRANDIES
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, Kentucky
JACQUES BONET, Kentucky
KORBEL, California
E&J, California
4.50
4.50
5.00
5.00
ARISTOCRAT, Kentucky
CORONET, Kentucky
J BAVET, Kentucky
STOCK BRANDY, Italy
5.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
TIER TWO BRANDIES
KORBEL XS, California
E&J XO, California
CAPEL PISCO, Chile
RAYNAL VSOP BRANDY, France
PRESIDENTE, Mexico
ANSAC VS COGNAC, France
LAIRD’S APPLEJACK, New Jersey
6.00
6.00
6.50
6.50
7.00
7.00
7.00
METAXA 5 STAR, Greece
FUNDADOR, Spain
DON PEDRO, Mexico
DUJARDIN VSOP BRANDY, France
MARASKA SLJIVOVICA
PLUM BRANDY, Croatia
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
8.00
TIER THREE BRANDIES
METAXA 7 STAR, Greece
9.00
ASBACH URALT, Germany
10.00
COURVOISIER VS COGNAC , France
10.00
YAHARA BAY APPLE BRANDY, Wisconsin 11.00
CLEAR CREEK OREGON BRANDY, Oregon 11.00
REMY MARTIN VS COGNAC , France
11.00
CLEAR CREEK EAU DE VIE
DE POMME, Oregon
12.00
DARON CALVADOS , France
12.00
OLD SUGAR DISTILLERY
BRANDY STATION, Wisconsin
14.00
GERMAIN-ROBIN CRAFT
METHOD BRANDY, California
PIERRE FERRAND
AMBRE COGNAC, France
AEPPEL TREOW WISCONSIN
APPLE BRANDY, Wisconsin
AEPPEL TREOW HONESTY
PEAR BRANDY, Wisconsin
AEPPEL TREOW
IMMATURE BRANDY, Wisconsin
15.00
15.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
All prices listed based on a two ounce pour. Any of the above brandies may be made
into an Old Fashioned for $1 extra.
FLIGHTS MAY BE SELECTED FROM TIERS ONE, TWO AND THREE.
Choose three brandies and get ¾ ounce of each. Pricing is as follows:
Tier One: 6
Tier Two: 10
Tier Three: 18
All Tiers: 12
ULTRA PREMIUM BRANDIES
You may choose to sample the Ultra Premium Tier individually in a two ounce pour
for the price listed, or a one ounce pour for half the listed price.
CLEAR CREEK
PEAR IN A BOTTLE, Oregon
GERMAIN-ROBIN
23.00 XO BRANDY, California
32.00
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TAP BEER
HOUSEWINES
PINOT GRIGIO • CHARDONNAY
WHITE ZINFANDEL • MERLOT
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
5.00 GLASS • 14.00 HALF CARAFE
22.00 FULL CARAFE
PREMIUM WINES
SPARKLING
CRISTALINO, CAVA
PENEDES, SPAIN
OPERA PRIMA, MOSCATO
SPAIN
LO DUCA, LAMBRUSCO
EMILIA-ROMAGNA, ITALY
6.00 g 24 b
6.00 g 24 b
7.00 g 28 b
WHITE
BENVOLIO, PINOT GRIGIO
Friuli, Italy
OYSTER BAY, SAUVIGNON BLANC
Malborough, New Zealand
WOLLERSHEIM, “PRAIRIE FUME”
Seyval Blanc, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
CHATEAU ST. MICHELLE, RIESLING
Columbia Valley, Washington
MATCHBOOK, CHARDONNAY
Dunnigan Hills, California
7.00 g 28 b
7.50 g 30 b
7.00 g 28 b
7.00 g 28 b
7.50 g 30 b
RED
FISHER KING, MARQUETTE 8.00 g 32 b
Vernon County, Wisconsin
PARDUCCI, PINOT NOIR
8.00 g 32 b
California
LA GINESTRA, SANGIOVESE
8.00 g 32 b
Chianti, Italy
14 HANDS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 7.50 g 30 b
Columbia Valley, Washington
ALTIVO, MALBEC
7.50 g 30 b
Mendoza, Argentina
PINT
BUD LIGHT
3.50
MILLER LIGHT
3.50
STELLA ARTOIS
4.50
STELLA CIDRE
4.00
VINTAGE BREWING WEISS-BLAU
5.00
NEW GLARUS SPOTTED COW
4.50
WISCONSIN BREWING CO. IPA
4.50
BELL’S TWO HEARTED ALE
5.00
ALE ASYLUM HOPALICIOUS
4.50
CAPITAL BREWERY AMBER
4.50
LAKE LOUIE WARPED SPEED SCOTCH ALE
5.00
KARBEN4 LADY LUCK IRISH RED
5.00
HINTERLAND LUNA COFFEE STOUT NITRO
5.00
ROTATING WISCONSIN TAP
PITCHER
12.00
12.00
16.00
14.00
18.00
16.00
16.00
18.00
16.00
16.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
BOTTLED BEER
ANGRY ORCHARD APPLE CIDER
BUD LIGHT
BUDWEISER
COORS LIGHT
MILLER LITE
MILLER 64
MGD
MILLER HIGH LIFE
PABST BLUE RIBBON
CORONA
CAPITAL SUPPERCLUB
HEINEKEN
BLUE MOON
ALE ASYLUM UNSHADOWED HEFE WEISSE
HACKER-PSCHORR HEFE WEISSE (16 OZ)
LAGUNITAS LIL SUMPIN
OSKAR BLUE’S DALE’S PALE ALE (CAN)
NEW GLARUS SEASONAL
SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER
ALE ASYLUM MADTOWN NUTBROWN
FOUNDER’S DIRTY BASTARD SCOTCH ALE
TYRANENA ROCKY’S REVENGE BOURBON BARREL BROWN ALE
GREAT LAKES EDMUND FITZGERALD PORTER
LEFT HAND MILK STOUT NITRO
CLAUSTHALER (N/A)
CLAUSTHALER AMBER (N/A)
4.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
6.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.00
4.00
COCKTAILS
BUCKY BLOODY MARY
Avenue’s famous recipe mixed with Smirnoff vodka.
Served in a Johnny Velvet rimmed pint glass,
garnished with a pickle spear and a sausage-cheese
skewer. Finished with a beer chaser. 7.25
SAZERAC
Bulleit rye, Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters shaken with
ice. Strained into a Pernod-rinsed rocks glass. 8.00
HURRICANE
Light and dark rums with passion fruit juice
and lime. 7.00
HIGH HAT
J Bavet brandy with grapefruit juice, Campari
and sugar, served with a salted rim and a lime. 6.00
PISCO SOUR
Chilean pisco and house made sour mix shaken
and served up. 6.00
SIDECAR
Aristocrat brandy, Cointreau and lemon juice shaken,
and served in a sugar rimmed glass. 7.00
REVIVING THE CORPSE OF JOHN ADAMS
Korbel XS with Laird’s Applejack, sweet vermouth
and orange bitters shaken and served up. 8.00
CHAMPS-ELYSEES
Ansac VS Cognac, green chartreuse, lemon juice,
sugar and bitters, shaken with ice and served up. 9.00
APPLEJACK RABBIT
Laird’s Applejack with lemon juice, orange juice and
honey, shaken and served up. 8.00
THE AVENUE $10.00
Old Sugar Distillery brandy mixed with
Yahara Bay apple brandy, pomegranate liqueur,
orange blossom water and passion fruit juice.
OLD FASHIONEDS
AVENUE’S OLD FASHIONED
Brandy, whiskey or bourbon with Angostura bitters.
Sweet, sour, or with soda. Garnished with an orange
slice and cherry. 5.50
WISCONSIN CLASSIC OLD FASHIONED
Orange, cherry, and sugar muddled with Angostura
bitters, a generous portion of Korbel brandy.
Made sweet. 6.00
AVENUE’S OLD FASHIONED OF THE MOMENT
IRISH COFFEE OLD FASHIONED
Angostura bitters and sugar mixed with Jameson Irish
whiskey and Kahlua. A new twist on an old classic! 6.50
FRENCH QUARTER OLD FASHIONED
Raynal VSOP brandy, Cointreau, Bittercube orange
bitters, Peychaud’s bitters, sugar and soda. 6.50
THE NEW FASHIONED OLD FASHIONED
Capel pisco, St. Germain elderflower liqueur,
Bittercube orange bitters, sugar and soda. 6.50
A rotating variation on the Avenue classic! 6.00
ICE CREAM COCKTAILS
All ice cream cocktails are topped with whipped cream.
BRANDY ALEXANDER
NUTTY IRISHMAN
Vanilla ice cream blended with Christian Brothers brandy
and crème de cacao. 8.00
Vanilla ice cream blended with Frangelico
and Bailey’s. 8.00
PINK SQUIRREL
GOLDEN CADILLAC
GRASSHOPPER
BROWN COW
Vanilla ice cream blended with crème de noyaux
(almond flavored liqueur) and crème de cacao. 8.00
Vanilla ice cream blended with crème de menthe
and crème de cacao. 8.00
Vanilla ice cream blended with crème de cacao
and a splash of Galliano. 8.00
Coffee ice cream blended Tia Maria, Kahlua
and crème de cacao. 8.00
3 for 3 Happy Hour
SUNDAY-THURSDAY - 3:00pm - 6:00pm, MONDAY - ALL-DAY
WISCONSIN PINTS • GLASS OF HOUSE WINE • RAIL COCKTAILS
(including old fashioneds)