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A collection of my favorite St Louis curbside cocktails as told by my Instagram feed. I ran this series of the best places to find curbside cocktails in St Louis on Instagram starting in July of 2020.
Each photo is linked up with the restaurant or bar’s website. Further down the page, I’ve added a feed of all the original posts on Instagram so you can explore each post without ever leaving this page! Pretty cool, right? Scrolling through this feed of the very best cocktails and dreaming up which ones you’re going to order next.
Explore St Louis Curbside Cocktails
Click any photo below to be taken to the website for the featured restaurant or bar. Each of these photos were taken by me and originally appeared on my Instagram feed. If you’re not following me on Instagram yet, click here to view my profile and hit that follow button.
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I’ve saved all my posts from Instagram over here too. Check them out below without ever clicking off this page!
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Last week in my insta stories I had a poll asking what content you wanted to see hit the feed next. Curbside Cocktails was the clear winner. So, over the next couple of weeks you’re going to be seeing stories about all my favorite curbside cocktail spots in STL (and if you voted for camping pics, don’t worry, they’re next!)
My love of Old Fashioneds isn’t new, but the time spent in quarantine has kick-started a new obsession. So when Juniper started offering curbside Old Fashioneds, you know I couldn’t stay away. Their cocktails are sold in a single-serving pouch. Slice it open when you get home and pour over ice (or stick it with a straw and sip it like a Capri Sun. No judgements.)
@GreetingsFromKelly:
⚠️ Tag your favorite place offering curbside cocktails ⚠️
I’ve got a good list of curbside cocktails coming your way, but there’s always room for more. Drop a comment and let me know your favorite place offering curbside cocktails.
Despite how it may seem, I DO drink other things besides Old Fashioneds, and this drink from Juniper is one of my favorites on their menu, so when they made it available curbside, I was all for it! Pick up one of these Tennis With Hemingways curbside, pour it in a fancy glass, pretend you’re still hanging out at the bars. Repeat.
@GreetingsFromKelly:
It’s been a three cocktail kind of day. 🙃
Which of these three cocktails from @juniperstl are you trying first?
Tomorrow I’m breaking out some new photos from some new places, I swear. I was just most excited about Juniper because they were my first carry out cocktail experience and the novelty still hasn’t worn off just yet.
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Alright, y’all. These 1220 curbside collaborations are no joke. It’s a mash up between @1220spirits and @elmwood.stl that will seriously knock your socks off. And it’s still available on 4hands’s online order platform so you can order online and walk off with one of these bad boys curbside. And I know perspective in photos can be a bit deceiving, but don’t be fooled, this is a full 750ml bottle of fun. New collaborations are released weekly, limited numbers available. Check it out right now!
The Host of Ghosts is made with 1220 bay leaf and pink peppercorn gin, 1220’s Flora aperitif, lime, and salted strawberry syrup. A little bit tart and not too sweet, I promise you’re going to love it.
@GreetingsFromKelly:
One of the trips we had to cancel this year was our second annual trip to bourbon country.
Last year we took a trip to Louisville and had an absolute blast, and this year we had planned to repeat the trip…but then everything got shut down. On the same weekend our trip was supposed to happen, we bought a few new bottled of bourbon and did our own at-home Louisville weekend. It was fun, but not quite the same. You know how it goes.
One of the things you miss out on by not being able to visit distilleries is the tastings. Really, the best part of any distillery visit is being able to taste the goods. Plus they usually break out a real expensive bottle, and that is one experience that can’t (feasibly) be recreated at home.
So when Small Batch started offering bourbon tasting flights as part of their cocktail carry out menu…well, you didn’t exactly have to twist my arm to make me buy one.
I know I sound like a broken record, but our ability to adapt to the new circumstances truly blows my mind. With every missed opportunity, there’s something new that comes to take its place. No, it’s not the same. But this is our new reality, and I for one am still glad it contains plenty of sips of bourbon.
🥃: @smallbatchstl
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Planter’s House recently reopened their doors for the first time since the shut down. And thank god for that because I was really lost without them. ❤️
They’ve got a handful of their most popular cocktails on their carryout menu (yes, In a Pickle is one of them, calm down) and a whole new menu of palindrome cocktails available for enjoyment on their patio. No word yet on if they’re going to expand their carryout menu to include these new drinks, but @plantershouse if you’re reading this, I’d like a Taco Cat to go, please! 😉
Happy Monday! Where are you carrying out from this week?
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Two magical words for you:
✨ Cocktail Delivery. ✨
These carry out cocktails aren’t quite carry out…because they’ll deliver them right to your door!! (As long as you’re in the STL area.)
Silver Lining Cocktails is the genius group behind this cocktail delivery service. Not only do they make some of the best cocktails, but proceeds go to new charities each week. AND they’re made with local ingredients as often as possible. There are a few “base” cocktails to choose from: an old fashioned, a fizz, a punch, and each week they add a new spin to them. Like making all their drinks with a peach twist, a blackberry twist, or even tiki themed! This Tiki Old Fashioned was their featured old fashioned a couple weeks ago, this week, they’ll be delivering me an Herbal Honey Old Fashioned and I. CAN’T. WAIT. !!
You may not be familiar with @silverliningcocktails, but you’ve likely heard of their parent company, @barkeep.us, formerly known as @stlbarkeep. If you’ve ever been to an event hosted by these guys, you already know the drinks are 🔥🔥🔥. So believe me when I say you’ve gotta get your hands on your favorite creation from this team.
@GreetingsFromKelly:
If you’re loving finding out about carry out cocktails in St. Louis…you should head on over to the link in my bio to read my blog post giving you the dish on all my favorite to go cocktails right now.
In all honesty, the information available about carry out cocktails has been kind of lagging (if you’ve got a great resource, send it my way, ASAP!) It seems all the usual go-to places with articles written about to go cocktails are dated way back in March and April. So many new options and old favorites have emerged since then. You deserve better than the original cocktails of quarantine. The time has come to get back to the same old cocktails you know and love but in pouch form. It’s time to get back out there (curbside, of course) and try new places.
Click that link to get started!
@GreetingsFromKelly:
New glassware, new icecubes, new cocktail 😍
This curbside cocktail from vicia is best described as a mint explosion! There are subtle ways to twist an old fashioned, but I’ve never had one quite like this before. The mint hits you on the front and the old fashioned flavor comes after. Incredibly unique flavor and if you like mint and old fashioneds (like I do) you’re going to want to try this one out.
Curbside pick up at Vicia starts at 5:30pm. But I’m going to clue you in on a lil secret…I picked this one up from their sister restaurant Winslow’s Table. Use the link in my bio for more info on how to order this one.
@GreetingsFromKelly:
The weekends used to be anything but restful in our house. Between moving into our home, attending events, trying new bars, trivia nights, game nights, family dinners, and travel there wasn’t much time left for unpacking boxes or cleaning the never ending piles of clutter. Which means there was zero time left to actually relax. And we loved living like this. We loved going out with friends, loved seeing the city, loved exploring new places and having stories to tell. But it wasn’t exactly sustainable.
While I never in a million years could have imagined having time to just play a board game in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, the slower pace feels nice.
Looking forward to another weekend of sleeping in late, watching movies, playing board games, laying on the rug watching the clouds through the skylights. Looking forward to a weekend that feels restful. Looking forward to another weekend of staying in and staying safe.
What do you have planned this weekend?
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Cocktails so nice, I ordered them twice. 🤷🏻♀️
Last week I made a repeat order from Silver Lining Cocktails because the drinks they’re making are out of this world good. Plus, I love that they’re delivering right to your door so we can stay home. When they arrived, the cocktails were placed at my door, then I got a text to let me know they were outside. When I went out to grab them, the friendly faces of @silverliningcocktails were waving to me from the end of my driveway. No contact delivery and some of the best cocktails in town? Yes please!
And, yes. I am getting a third delivery from them this week. They’re hosting a virtual cocktail making class and I can’t wait to show you all the cocktail goodness they’re delivering to my door tomorrow. Keep an eye on my insta stories tomorrow to see what treasures they bring. 😍
@GreetingsFromKelly:
Manhattans and I have a love/hate relationship. (It may or may not have something to do with over doing it on the Manhattans at a work holiday party. …no comment.) But every once in a while I feel brave enough to try one again and when I do, I’m always delighted by them all over again.
This bottled Manhattan comes from @smallbatchstl, where we also picked up our bourbon flight from a few posts back.
One of the problems I’m having with curbside cocktails is that I’m more cautious with my drink selection than usual. I’m drinking a lot of old fashioneds because I know they’re a safe bet. I know I’m going to love them because me and old fashioneds go together like peanut butter and jelly. I’m worried if I try something new I won’t like it but I won’t get the chance to order something new off the menu. So I stick with the familiar. Ordering a Manhattan was a baby step for me. Next time maybe I’ll be more adventurous. 🤷🏻♀️
@GreetingsFromKelly:
I know I say this all the time, but the way that the people and businesses of St Louis have adapted to our new circumstances has seriously blown me away!
On Wednesday we attended a 100% virtual cocktail class. There have been a ton of virtual cocktail classes going around the last few months (I’m even hosting one for a local dog rescue!) This one was different, though. Every ingredient you needed to follow along with the class (including your bottle of alcohol) was hand delivered to you the day of the class. We had so much fun making these drinks and can’t wait for the next one (your move, @barkeep.us)
I am grateful for the businesses that have created new ways to have fun in the face of lockdown. Who have encouraged safe activities at a distance. Who have given us opportunities to connect with new people when we can’t meet face to face. I’m grateful to you @silverliningcocktails
@GreetingsFromKelly:
When I find something I like, it’s hard to get me motivated to try something new. It’s a divisive personality trait. People who get it really get it. People who don’t get it really don’t get it. To my adventurous people out there, let me explain myself…
✨ I love doing research and I love finding new places, not unlike yourself. But once I find something that fills the void, I’d rather put that energy into an entirely new category of research. Why work hard to fix something that isn’t broken?
✨ I am driven by a fear of being disappointed. If I find something I love, what if I don’t love something new as much? I 100% understand that I might also love the new thing when more, but why risk it?
✨ Decisions are hard. I like to make as few decisions as possible. When you stick with the familiar, there are less factors to weigh. There are less unknowns. The decision is easier.
That being said, I’ve locked in on my favorite cocktails of the covid era. I’m not as motivated to find something new because now I’ve found something I love. So today is the last day of my carryout cocktail series. I’ll still try new cocktails to-go, I’ll still share the good ones with you, but I’m done with my research phase. I’m done deciding and I’m just going to start enjoying the ones that I love.
What’s your personality trait? Are you comfortable in the familiar or do you rarely try the same thing twice?
@GreetingsFromKelly:
This weekend we were cranking on some serious DIY and home improvement projects. Some small, like fixing some tread that has been missing since we moved into our house (…in September 😬) and some a bit larger like repairing a step that we mighhhhhht have broken trying to move a refrigerator into our basement by ourselves. Did you guys know that fridges are like, really heavy? Guess we didn’t get the memo 🙃
But we are now the proud owners of a basement fridge to hold all of our beer and simple syrups and fancy ice cubes. Recently I was told that basement fridges are a Midwestern thing. So to all my non-midwestern friends I would like to ask: do you enjoy warm beer or…? 😉
We’re also working on a really cool project for our deck that I’m really excited to share and subsequently enjoy with a to-go cocktail in hand.
Needless to say, this weekend of sawing and hammering and lifting has left me quite exhausted. I could use a weekend from my weekend.
Looking for even more info about the best St Louis Cocktails to-go? You’re in luck! I wrote an entire post that goes more in-depth into the best places around town. You can check that out using the button below.