176 College Street, Burlington, 860-9401
It was a rainy Saturday. After a full day of judging cupcakes at Northern Decadence, hanging with my pals at Pride and seeing the excellent Robot & Frank at Merrill’s Roxy Cinema, it was time for some whiskey. Or, rather, a room full of it.
I prefer to leave the drinking to Corin, but when I recently passed by the Whiskey Room at Rí Rá, the menu popped. I was doubly surprised: Not only was there food, it sounded creative, with a local bent.
Once inside, I found the next surprise: The shadowy bar is as transporting as Rí Rá next door, and the dark wood is a far cry from Anything’s Pastable. Around 9 p.m., only a couple of tables were free; most were filled with college-age drinkers perusing the fat notebook of whiskey selections.
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