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Sidequest Bartending Sidequest Bartending provides TABC-certified bartending services for private parties and events.

09/04/2026

There might be a little something going on downstairs at Parker-Astin tonight, too...

09/04/2026

The forecast has changed. No rain tonight! That means we can have live music on the rooftop patio at Perez Jewelers. Come see us! Erik will show you the studio, I'll make you a drink, and Miguel will play you a song.

Will it rain tonight during First Friday hours? Kinda looks that way. BUT that's not a reason to stay home. It just mean...
09/04/2026

Will it rain tonight during First Friday hours? Kinda looks that way. BUT that's not a reason to stay home. It just means parking will be easier, and I'll be happy to make you a drink, even if you're a little soggy. Likewise, Erik will give you a tour of the Perez Jewelers studio. Come visit!

112 N Bryan Ave in the Parker-Astin building, beginning at 5:30
Look for the door marked Perez Jewelers and come up the stairs.

First Friday is coming soon, and I'm making drinks in downtown Bryan! Come visit Perez Jewelers on Friday, September 4 t...
08/30/2026

First Friday is coming soon, and I'm making drinks in downtown Bryan! Come visit Perez Jewelers on Friday, September 4 to meet the jeweler, tour the studio, have a drink, and hang out on the rooftop patio. We'll be located at 112 N Bryan Ave in the Parker-Astin building. Look for the door marked Perez Jewelers and come up the stairs. The first drink will flow at about 5:30, and we'll shut it down some time before 10:00. This month, you'll have a chance to meet Morgan, the bartender-in training who will accompany me. She's studying hospitality at TAMU and working with me to learn barcraft. Stop in during your First Friday stroll and let us make you a drink!

It's time to start planning your TAMU football watch parties! You'll be busy grilling, eating dips, and socializing. Let...
08/23/2026

It's time to start planning your TAMU football watch parties! You'll be busy grilling, eating dips, and socializing. Let Sidequest make the drinks! I've got several dates available this fall. Reach out by Facebook messenger or email.

Holy COW. I was tinkering in the home bar tonight and may have created a monster. The recipe that got me thinking is the...
08/15/2026

Holy COW.
I was tinkering in the home bar tonight and may have created a monster. The recipe that got me thinking is the Dub Treo, a cocktail that calls for Appleton Estate Reserve Jamaican rum, Aperol, and Carpano Antica sweet vermouth. I'm out of two of those, but I have some near cousins...so this drink is made with 1 1/2 oz of Smith + Cross Jamaican rum, 3/4 oz Aperol, and 3/4 oz Vermouth Perucchi, along with a dash of Angostura and an orange peel garnish. The recipe ends up halfway between the Dub Treo and a Kingston Negroni. It begins with a citrusy sweetness that fades to Angostura spices across the palate and ends with bittersweet overripe tropical fruit. What a ride. This one might get a name, y'all.

First Friday at Perez Jewelers is right around the corner! The goal of this month's menu is to help you discover somethi...
08/03/2026

First Friday at Perez Jewelers is right around the corner! The goal of this month's menu is to help you discover something new, based on drinks you already enjoy. On the evenning of August 7, come visit the studio, meet the jeweler, have a drink, and enjoy the rooftop patio. We'll be located at 112 N Bryan Ave, in the Parker-Astin building. Enter the door marked Perez Jewelers and come up the stairs. The first drink will flow around 5:30, and we'll shut down around 9:30.

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I'm looking forward to this afternoon's event! As the final 90 minutes of a work day, a professional group scheduled a s...
07/28/2026

I'm looking forward to this afternoon's event! As the final 90 minutes of a work day, a professional group scheduled a social hour and cocktail/mocktail lesson. Time to put make some drinks!

Summer is almost over; make good use of these last evenings by throwing a cocktail party! A Sidequest party means a cust...
07/24/2026

Summer is almost over; make good use of these last evenings by throwing a cocktail party! A Sidequest party means a custom menu, handcrafted cocktails, outstanding service, and fun chitchat at the bar. Get in touch to ask questions or schedule an event!

Hey, y'all! I'm back in Texas, and I brought back wh***eys from several Minnesota distilleries. One of my favorite parts...
07/13/2026

Hey, y'all! I'm back in Texas, and I brought back wh***eys from several Minnesota distilleries. One of my favorite parts of vacationing is checking out locally distilled spirits and locally brewed beers. I always try to bring some home when I travel. On this trip, I got wh***ey from Far North, Tattersall, and Crooked Water.

Far North is a small distillery in the northwest corner of MN, in a little town called Hallock. They produce grain-to-glass spirits including a bourbon called Bødalen and a rye called Roknar. They also make single-varietal rye from individual strains of grain. On this trip, I picked up the bottled-in-bond Roknar, the bottled-in-bond single varietal Hazlet, and the 94-proof single varietal Hazlet.

Tattersall distillery, located in River Falls, Wisconsin, sources all of its grains from growers in central Minnesota. Tattersall produces a wide variety of spirits and liqueurs, but their rye wh***ey is my favorite. On this trip, I got a bottle of 132.2 proof rye from a single barrel selected by Westside Liquors, a bottle of 100-proof straight rye from a single barrel selected by G-Will Liquors (best liquor store name ever), and a bottle of 80-proof maple-finished rye produced in conjunction with cross-country skiing association Birkie.

While I've bought Far North and Tattersall bottles before, Crooked Water is new to me this year. It's a woman-owned distillery in Osakis, MN that is currently sourcing distillate while the first batches of their own product age in barrels. Old Hell Roaring is their double-barreled bourbon, and King's Point is their straight bourbon finished in port w**e barrels. Both of the bottles I picked up are cask strength single barrels selected by SuperOne Liquor. I tasted both of these wh***eys the day I bought them, and they're excellent. I'm excited to see what this distillery will do in the future.

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