Philadelphia - September 04, 2009

That's the Spirit

Village Whiskey Opens

It cures the common cold, makes your conversation sparkle with wry wit, and allows you to forget a terrible day.

So many reasons to love whiskey, so little time (and so few places to drink it).

Help us sing its praises at tomorrow’s opening of Jose Garces’s Village Whiskey, a Prohibition era-style joint with black and white tile floors, subway tile walls, leather banquettes, and aged mirrors behind the bar.

Taste the most expensive burger in the city: foie gras, applewood smoked bacon, and Rogue Creamery blue cheese. Or perch at the raw bar for East and West Coast oysters, a lobster roll, and munchies like duck fat fries, homemade Gruyere cheese puffs, and seasonal pickled goodies.

Home to Philly’s biggest selection of the brown, Village Whiskey’s got more than 80 varieties, including Suntory, Pappy Van Winkle, and Springbank.

More than enough to keep your glass half full.

Village Whiskey, 118 South 20th Street (215-665-1088).

Photo: Courtesy of Village Whiskey