Nic's Martini Lounge

I love cute lounges, especially when they offer a broad range of fruity drinks. We found a little gem in Beverly Hills a few months ago that not only offers ample "frou frou" drinks, but delectable desserts as well. (dark chocolate bon bons with coconut anyone?) It is called Nic's Martini Lounge, and we went there last week with Ben's brother and his girlfriend, who were visiting from Denver. But Nic's doesn't just offer you the standard cosmopolitan and chocolate torte, they have a vodka tasting room as well. Yup, that's right, vodka tasting! It is called the "Vodbox", and is basically a freezing cold room filled with any kind of vodka you could ever imagine. Before you go in, the boys dress in black fur coats and russian ushankas (fur hats), while the girls don leopard fur coats with white fur hats. It is really hysterical. Once you enter the Vodbox, you can taste any kind of vodka, from Russian Water to Acai Berry that tastes like gummi bears, to espresso, a rich dessert vodka with the warmth of an  afternoon cup of of this caffeine fix we all know and love. We had so much fun in the Vodbox, and each of us was able to personalize the tasting according to our preferences.  I learned a lot about how the taste of a certain vodka is dependent on where it is distilled, and vodka tastes best when it is at the perfect cool temperature. I would absolutely recommend this as a fun activity to do with friends, but pace yourself, you may come out a little tipsier than intended :)
xx,
Penelope Anne

All of us in the Vodbox