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Dis-Chillin’ In Pittsburgh
A Vodka We Drink.
Parked In Pittsburg.
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Death & Glory Tavern.
Death & Glory is an on-line tavern that doesn’t really exist. But, it will be the digital gathering place for our cocktail hours, drink recipes & occasional mayhem….
The Lawrenceville Distilling Co. distills small batches of spirits by hand at our distillery in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. We are an independently-owned and a family-run small business. We exclusively distill Parking Chair Vodka, 1129 Ridge Ave Absinthe Traditionelle, and Ginzer American Gin.
PARKING CHAIR VODKA
Parking Chair Vodka (40% Alcohol by Volume / Distilled from grains) This vodka begins life as a French Wheat, Grain Neutral Spirit (GNS), and is redistilled in small batches by hand with a copper old-fashioned pot still. Distilled a total of 6 times, Parking Chair Vodka is finally finished using special proprietary methods. Redistilling lets us focus on finishing a balanced vodka with a smooth finish at a very nice price. Clean, soft, and medium in body.
“DEATH & GLORY TAVERN” SPECIALS
Smoke, Mirrors
& Colors
Ingredients
1.5 oz of Lawrenceville Parking Chair Vodka
1 oz of dry vermouth
.5 oz of mezcal
Instructions: Add all ingredients to mixing glass; stir. Strain into a coupe glass.
Frankenstein 75
Ingredients
1.5 oz Noilly Prat Extra Dry
.75 oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
.5 oz lemon juice
.25 oz simple syrup
1 dash Lawrenceville Absinthe Rouge
2 oz pear cider
Instruction: Shake all ingredients except cider and strain onto fresh ice. Top with cider.
Haunted Pittsburgh
Frick Mansion
The Frick Family name has long been associated with luxurious living and it only takes a glance at Frick Mansion with its 23 rooms of opulence.
However, the Fricks may have know how to live the high life, but it seems that they did not know how to let it go!
The mansion still contains most of the family’s original furnishings and design, along with the spirits of the family members themselves.
There are several entities that still dwell within the mansion including Adelaide Frick and her daughter Helen.
The spirits are said to have retained their uppercrust manners and are described as very polite ghosts! More.
THE PRIORY HOTEL 1888
PITTSBURGH'S ONLY HISTORIC BOUTIQUE HOTEL
A former Benedictine monastery, the Priory is a 42 room family owned and operated boutique hotel nestled in the historic Deutschtown section of Pittsburgh’s North Side -- an easy walk to downtown Pittsburgh, PNC Park, the Andy Warhol Museum, and Heinz Field. Built in 1888, the Priory’s then-25 guestrooms were lovingly restored to 19th century elegance by the Graf family in 1986, weaving Edwardian era antiques and reproductions to accent the building’s remarkable architectural and interior design features.
Carefully restored to modern standards, the Priory Hotel is a 42-room historic boutique hotel located in Pittsburgh's thriving North Shore, just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Once a Benedictine monastery, the Priory Hotel features all of the amenities of a large downtown property with the personality and personal service that only a smaller, European style hotel can offer. When you stay at the Priory, you know you've stayed at a place like no other.
Haunted Pittsburgh
Alleghany County Jail
This building may be one of the most haunted places in Pittsburgh, but we certainly don’t recommend visiting since it is still an operational jail!
The Allegheny County Jail is said to be haunted by the ghost of a prisoner who committed suicide in the early 1900s! It is said that he has remained behind and terrorizes anyone with the misfortune to share his cell!
Prisoners have ended up having to be moved to other cells because of his behavior and the cell is always filled last!
There are also a number of other vengeful spirits who are said to be causing all sorts of paranormal mischief! More.
The Original Oyster House Pittsburgh | 1870
Nestled in a corner of Market Square sits a Pittsburgh tradition – a legend, if you will – that has served seafood and beer to generations of Pittsburghers. The Original Oyster House Pittsburgh, the oldest restaurant in Pittsburgh, first opened its doors in 1870 and it’s been a popular spot ever since.
The Original Oyster House made its grand entrance into Market Square in Pittsburgh 146 years ago. Guests could buy oysters for a mere penny each and wash those oysters down with a ten cent glass of beer.
During its storied history, the Original Oyster House has only had four owners. Louis Americus, however, has earned special recognition for his stint as the restaurant's owner between 1916 and 1970. He began the tradition of selling such large fish sandwiches, one of the restaurant's most popular menu items, that special buns have to be made to hold the fillet of fish.
Americus' wife also played a prominent role in the restaurant's history, contributing the recipe that is still used to make the coating that tops the oysters and the fish.
The Original Oyster House didn't just draw locals for its delicious food. It also garnered the attention of Hollywood. The restaurant, in fact, earned a starring role in 25 films.
FREE WALKING TOURS OF PITTSBURGH
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See the highlights of Pittsburgh and learn about its legendary past from a knowledgable and enthusiastic guide. Choose between our Downtown tour and North Side tour and at the end of your tour, you can name your own price.
We'll show you places like Fort Pitt, Heinz Field, and the world's first all-aluminum building, learn how we came to be the Steel City, and walk the streets that were home to famous Pittsburghers such as Andrew Carnegie and Henry J. Heinz.
Park House Tavern
Next time you’ve got time to kill before or after a Pirates or a Steelers game or after a show in the Cultural District, take a stroll to this classic tavern in Pittsburgh. Go for the delicious food. Go for the live entertainment. Or, just go to discover why this historic tavern has been called the friendliest in Pittsburgh.
Park House's story began at the tail end of the 1800's. James Marshall, the warden of the Allegheny County Jail at the time, commissioned the construction of the building. He and his family lived upstairs while...
Haunted Pittsburgh
Chatham University
It seems like lots of University and College campuses have at least one haunted building, but Chatham University in its entirety claims a place in the top ten haunted places in Pittsburgh.
The entire school seems to play host to a variety of spirits including the likes of ‘The Blue Lady of Woodland Hall’.
She is thought to be a former mental patient who has remained at her treatment place even after death – yeah, did we mention that the university was once an asylum? She appears to students in a glowing blue dress.
There are also reports of apparitions in Laughlin House which was the site of a murder-suicide and there have also been sightings of Edwin Fickes in Fickes Hall. He is often blamed for moving objects around in the dorm rooms! More.
On The Menu…
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GHOST BOMBER GIN
On January 31st, 1956 a B-25 Mitchell Bomber airplane crashed into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh, PA igniting one of the city’s most legendary unsolved mysteries. The plane, as tall as the river is deep, vanished overnight. Share a tipple of Ghost Bomber Gin with a Pittsburgh native and no doubt they will share a theory, or two, about what the plane was actually carrying and where the wreckage has settled. Ghost Bomber Gin blends tropical fruit and hibiscus notes with juniper berries and rose hips for a distinctive sipping gin that won’t get lost in classic gin cocktails. (44% Alcohol by Volume / Distilled from grains)
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ABSINTHE ROUGE
1129 Ridge Ave. Absinthe Rouge (69% Alcohol by Volume / Distilled from grapes) is distilled from grapes in small batches with wormwood, green anise, fennel, and hibiscus in a copper alembic still. Brighter floral and citrus flavors are balanced against the traditional herbal ingredients of absinthe. 1129 Ridge Ave Absinthe Rouge is a product that revives the recipe of a lone documented pre-ban red absinthe.
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BACK CREEK WHEAT BOURBON
This grain-to-glass small batch wheated bourbon begins with a complex and highly flavorful seven-grain mash bill. Milled, fermented, distilled and barreled all at Lawrenceville Distilling Co., this bourbon is bottled unfiltered and at cask strength. Extremely limited availability.
Haunted Pittsburgh
Carnegie Library of Homestead
Carnegie Library of Homestead is one of the oldest libraries in Pittsburgh. It has been featured on a number of popular paranormal television shows as investigators attempt to uncover who or what is haunting the library!
Some believe that it could be the founder, Andrew Carnegie while others say it is former millworkers who lost their lives while working for him.
There are even some who say the ghost is a staff member who wasn’t quite ready to go off the clock. Whoever is responsible for the activity they seem to be most active in the music room and in the basement. More.
MORE “DEATH & GLORY TAVERN” SPECIALS
Morton’s Candy Corn
Old Fashion
Ingredients
3 dashes of orange bitters
1 orange slice
.5 oz Monin Candy Corn Syrup
2 oz Jack Daniels Whiskey
Instructions: Muddle bitters, orange, and syrup in a large old fashioned glass. Add ice to top of glass and add whiskey. Garnish with 4-5 pieces of candy corn.
From Morton's The Steakhouse in NYC.
The Grave Digger
Ingredients
1.5 oz Tres Agaves Reposado tequila
.5 oz mezcal
.75 oz fino sherry
.5 oz pear liqueur
Instructions: Stir all ingredients and strain over a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist and edible flower.
Created by Masa Urushido.
Haunted Pittsburgh
Dead Man’s Hollow
With a name like Dead Man’s Hollow is it really any surprise that this is one of the most haunted locations in Pittsburgh?
Suicides, murders and a variety of strange disappearances are linked to this spooky spot on the Youghiogheny River.
There are frequent reports of a vengeful spirit of a drowned man who rises from the water and attempts to drag unsuspecting passers-by into the water with him!
There are also reports of a large unidentified creature slithering through the nearby forest in search of its next meal! More.