Bar Review: Whiskey Blue
Blue All Around
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East
541 Lexington Ave
(between 49th St & 50th St)
New York, NY 10022
(212) 486-1591
Nearest Transit:
Lexington-3rd Aves-51st St (6, E, V)
Grand Central (4, 5, 6, 7, S)
Whiskey Blue is one of those New York City bars that you can only describe using the following words: sexy, trendy, posh, luxurious and sexy. (Yes, it deserves two sexys)
I work in the neighborhood and I first went to Whiskey Blue in December 2007. Our Christmas party was at a nearby Indian restaurant and we had some time to kill and believe me--I wish I would have killed it along with my soul. Our company employees (at that time) consisted of me (a Texas transplant of 7 years), a blond bombshell, a ghetto girl, a CEO from London and her husband, and two country home North Carolinians. Oy!
We entered the glamorous bar and I ordered a chocolate martini--everyone else orders Budweiser or Coors and I believe there was a request for moonshine. I looked around and the people entering just got sexier and sexier. Am I on the set for America's Next Top Model? Where is Tyra hiding? I thought, "I belong." Then I remembered, "I don't really drink." And with that--the martini kicked in and I began to slur my words and my thoughts were fuzzy--as if I were Jessica Simpson.
I came back two weeks ago (July 08) with a new set of coworkers--these guys were ready for a drink after a long corporate presentation on "how we suck at our jobs," so I recommended the place. We walked in around 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and the bar had a few people inside enjoying their New York minutes. I knew to stay away from the martinis so instead I ordered a shandy (thank you GQ).
Not too many people know what a shandy is-- 1/2 beer and 1/2 lemonade and it's more commonly ordered in Europe. It's not so common here in the USA and by the dirty looks I get when ordering it and the laughs I have to put up with from friends--I know that my mission as a trend setter is not an easy one.
Whiskey Blue is the perfect place to come for a nice chat with workers (to complain about work) or with friends (to complain about work) or to meet sexy strangers (to complain about work). Our beers were $9.00 but I guess you're really paying for the sexiness.
The staff is friendly and also on the sultry side. I had a conversation with a sexy female bartender who was a mix between Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey and Melissa Rivers. I know...weird combo but it worked--and trust me--she was hot.
If you're ever in the hood, text me and I will come along for a drink--make mine a shandy.
Published by Nandoism
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1 Comments
Post a CommentSexiness for $9.00...cheaper than a gallon of gas (at least for this minute)...seems like a bargain to me. Where I live, the only thing selling for $9.00 is shallowness, a quickie, and cheap champagne;(...not that I'd know anything about that.