Every show that Spiegelworld creates is a world unto itself—these peeps have helped define what “immersive experience” means in Las Vegas. It started with the theater company’s first show, Absinthe, at Caesars Palace in 2011, followed by Atomic Saloon Show at The Venetian Resort in 2019, and DISCOSHOW, its most recent production, at The Linq Hotel last year. Spiegelworld’s over-the-top, bacchanalianlike shows keep theatergoers engaged from beginning to end—each one with its own singular theme and partylike atmosphere. But for Spiegelworld, it’s not just about the show; it’s also what’s happening before and after … and even if you don’t have a ticket, you can still engage in each world. How? Check out—or should we say, check in to—each show’s bar, where Niko Novick, executive of beverage for Spiegelworld, has created a liquid party through inventive and delicious cocktails. Here we highlight all three bars and two popular cocktails from each. So whether or not you snag a ticket to one of the shows, might we suggest that you immerse yourself in these special worlds that Speigelworld has so awesomely created? Fun is guaranteed.
The House of Yee-Haw Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
The Milkman's Son Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
The Cow Hide at Atomic Saloon Show
“It’s a small bar with a big personality,” says Novick. The Cow Hide oozes crazy cool country all the way, with resident musician Blue playing his guitar and singing some sweet jams, mostly country music hits. The decor is cowboy chic with wood and cowhide colliding, along with an air of old-timey country saloon. A longtime favorite cocktail that Novick loves is The Milkman’s Son, made with El Tequileño blanco tequila, blueberries, orgeat, vanilla bean, citrus, thyme and clarified milk. “It’s balanced with a fruity brightness and earthy spice,” he says. A new cocktail, The House of Yee-Haw, “has a flavor experience that is so good,” Novick says. “It’s like a gin crusher. I love introducing people to gin.” The uniquely tasting cocktail is a mix of gin, yuzu, Midori, lime, matcha and cucumber.
Negroni Colada Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
Banana Boat Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
Photo by: Anthony Mair
Pier 17 Yacht Club at Absinthe
“Pier 17, this place is an homage to the beginnings of Speigelworld and Absinthe, specifically,” Novick says. “Spiegelworld was founded in 2006, and Absinthe is still our flagship show; that’s when it started, on Pier 17 in New York. When you look around the room, all the pictures are from that time in New York. It’s a place that we made for ourselves. … (It’s) cheeky and fun with a nautical theme; we use that as the foundation for the cocktails.” Start with the Banana Boat, a blend of vodka with infused vanilla, sake, banana liqueur, lemon juice and orgeat. “It’s bananas on banana,” he says. “The banana really punches through. It has that tropical vacation feel to it like a colada would.” Another must-try, a favorite of Novick’s, is the Negroni Colada. “It’s more a colada than Negroni but with the Negroni as its inspiration,” he says. “It combines the two worlds. It’s dry with bitter components, but it’s not just a sweet tropical smorgasbord of ingredients.” The sweet and bitter drink is mixed with mezcal, Diplomático rum, Campari, lemon juice, rhum agricole, Suze liqueur and pineapple juice. Pier 17 offers both indoor and outdoor spots to chill, and you can also order up some eats, a blend of high-brow and low-brow bites like tots with caviar and the No Pants Burger with short rib patties and secret sauce.
Disco Pigeon Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
Café Arroz Photo by: Christopher DeVargas
Photo by: Courtesy of DREX Agency
99 Prince Bar at DISCOSHOW
“It’s like a Michelin-star dive bar,” Novick says. “It’s very much geared for welcoming everyone, from cocktail geeks to your mom. The vibe of it is back-alley bodega rather than a themed set piece. It’s loud, dark and fun. ... Bartenders will stand on the bar and put a funnel in your mouth and make cocktails in that, the Tunnel Funnel. It’s uptown cocktails and low-down, get-down vibes.” (Some history: 99 Prince was the address of David Mancuso, godfather of disco and the original creator of loft parties in the ’70s. DISCOSHOW re-creates the Prince Street subway stop in New York City.) Start your drinking adventure with the Disco Pigeon, mixed with The Funk Rum, Planteray pineapple OFTD rum, orange, falernum, lime, amontillado and cherry. Then check out the “Legends” section of the menu, cocktails that pay homage to the bartenders that started the cocktail scene in America, circa 2000s. “They really started a movement that without all of them we wouldn’t be here right now,” Novick says. Try the Café Arroz, created by bartender Jim Meehan, who opened PDT (Please Don’t Tell), the speakeasy inside of a hot dog shop in the East Village of New York. “The horchata is made in-house. It tastes like amazingness.” It’s a creamy blend of El Tequileño reposado tequila, Kahlua, horchata and cinnamon.
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