Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2025
Spirited Getaways
2024-11-28 09:38:53
PA sets a high bar for encounters of cocktail kind, ranking 4th nationally in the number of licensed distilleries.
The self-proclaimed worst-kept secret in Bristol, Daddy Tom’s Cocktail Lounge requires a daily-changing password to enter the eclectic retro-chic speakeasy tucked behind a bookcase at 304 Wine and Beer shop, renowned for impeccably crafted libations.
Head to the stone-walled basement of Gettysburg’s historic Dobbin House Tavern to imbibe in colonial style at a candlelit bar with appropriately garbed servers at the Springhouse Tavern, where guests can drink like a founding father with a Philadelphia Fish House Punch.
Bucolic New Tripoli’s Eight Oaks Farm Distillery provides a selection of unaged and barrel-aged spirits, including two versions of PA’s signature rye whiskey, using only site-grown grains. Sip a craft cocktail that plays to the season, take a guided tour, or relax by a fire pit.
An unmarked gated door in Philly’s Chinatown may have you questioning if you’re in the right place, but an air of mystery suits a speakeasy-style bar like the cash-only Hop Sing Laundromat. Before entering, potential guests must agree to a strict list of protocols. Those who pass are rewarded with sumptuous ambiance and pure alcoholic alchemy.
At Tall Pines Distillery in Salisbury, Somerset County’s first legal moonshine distiller since Prohibition, traditional recipes and natural flavors result in sweetly appealing varieties and a 140-proof bourbon-style Forest Fire version. Tastings, shopping, and tours are offered.
Unwind in the subdued elegance of the Library Bar at The Rittenhouse hotel, among Philadelphia’s most luxurious hotels. Fulfill cocktail cravings with house classics or innovative seasonal options. A well-curated wine list and a prodigious whiskey collection provide alternate liquid diversions.
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Rebecca Styn, co-founder of Room 33 Speakeasy in Erie, devised a line of canned and bottled alcohol-free Blind Tiger mocktails that captured old-timey tastes — like a honey-and-lemon laced Bee’s Knees — and garnered numerous awards. (The brand name came from the Prohibition-era custom of displaying a stuffed tiger to signal illicit alcohol sales, with a blind-eye from authorities.) Purchase a few of these sober-sipping drinks for takeout at the restaurant, retailers nationwide, or online.
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