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Road to Coachella: Where to Imbibe Fest-Inspired Cocktails
The RU Mine, The Blinker, Gary Clark Jr.'s Bright Lights, and the Gin N Juice (Photo courtesy Ra Pour)
You're on the road to Coachella for a weekend of sun-soaked musically-enhanced Bacchanalia. You're thirsty. You've got a designated driver who is abstaining from the sauce. If you pull off the road in a magical land called Rancho Cucamonga, Ra Pour is hoping to reel you in with cocktails inspired by the annual music fest.
Four Coachella-inspired cocktails are on Ra Pour's drinks menu for the entire month of April (so, yes, even if you aren't Coachella-bound, but either looking to liven up your visit to a local giant mall or need to drown your ticket-less sorrows, you can join in the fun).
And--hey! You might need to wash down your $28 bag lunch from The Bazaar. (We don't know about you, but the high-end equivalent of a Lunchables always gives us a thirst for hard liquor.)
The restaurant sent us over these drink names and descriptions:
Gin N Juice (in honor of Sunday headliners Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s hit record)
A gin and elderflower liqueur with grape garnishes
Gary Clark Jr.’s Bright Lights
Tequila, rum, Grand Marnier and a lime/pineapple juice flourish
R U Mine (created with the Arctic Monkeys in mind)
Bourbon, raspberry vodka and vermouth
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The Blinker
Rye whiskey, raspberries and grapefruit juice
We know you're the clever type, and considering the rich minefield of musical talent and Coachella-related humor from which one can cull, in the spirit of great Cochella spoofs and riffs everywhere, feel free to share with us in the comments what your Coachella-themed cocktail concoction would involve.
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