Fort Defiance is well known for its cocktails.
Below is a sampling of the extensive list of drinks that we offer.
A FEW OF OUR BRUNCH COCKTAILS
$11
Red Hook Criterium
named after the bike race that takes place in March; a bitter, juicy highball featuring the Milanese amaro, Rabarbaro Zucca
$11
$13
Breuckelen Corpse Reviver
from the Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), made with Breuckelen Glorious Gin
$13
$12
Bourbon Milk Punch
a New Orleans brunch favorite
$12
$13
Breakfast Martini
invented by London's most illustrious bartender, Salvatore Calabrese; gin, Cointreau, lemon, and orange marmalade
$13
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Ramos Gin Fizz
the ultimate New Orleans brunch drink, with gin, cream, orange flower water, and egg white
$13
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King Bee
Comb Vodka (made from honey in Port Chester, NY) infused with Darjeeling tea, with lemon and cava
$13
SOME OF OUR DINNER COCKTAILS
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Les Paul
Our Gibson - get it? - with Fino sherry, vermouth, gin. So dry, so good.
$13
$14
Old Bay Ridge
a rye-and-aquavit Old Fashioned created by cocktail historian David Wondrich
$14
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Woebegone
Spanish vermouth is added to cognac and orgeat; brightened with lemon and grated nutmeg
$14
$13
St. John's Martini
Plymouth gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters and a twist
$13
$12
Sazerac
the classic New Orleans cocktail with rye and absinthe
$12
$14
Careless Memories
the most aromatic beverage in all of Brooklyn, with China China, genever, Laphroaig and Peychaud's
$14
HOT & AFTER DINNER COCKTAILS
$13
Irish Coffee
"the best in the known world" —NY Times
$13
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Hot Apple Toddy
with hot apple cider and cream, from Philadelphia's White Dog Cafe
$12
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Koffie Van Brunt
aged rum, Cherry Heering, coffee, and cream
$13
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Black Flannel
stout and rum steeped with spices and then steamed
$12
$12
Bourbon Old-Fashioned
Four Roses Small Batch, bitters, and a twist
$12
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Kingston Stinger
an absolutely captivating take on the classic New York Nightcap, with Jamaican rum, cognac, and Branca menta
$13
WINE BY THE GLASS
$13
Raventos I Blanc Brut Cava
Barcelona, Spain
$13
$11
Domaine du Fief aux Dames Sur Lie Muscadet
Loire, France
$11
$13
Domaine du Pas Saint Martin Saumur
Loire, France
$13
$12
La Grange Tiphaine Touraine
Loire, France
$12
$11
Azul Y Garanza Garnacha Rose
Navarra, Spain
$11
$12
Giacomo Mori Chianti
Tuscany, Italy
$12
$11
Olivier Minot Gamay
Beaujolais, France
$11
$13
Rootdown Touriga Nacional Blend
Mendocino County, California
$13