Sky Flirtini

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES

Despite turning 21 at the height of Sex and the City’s heyday, I’ve never been one for Cosmopolitans or any of the spin-off -ini ilk. (I prefer my booze a bit more on the brown side, served over ice in sturdy tumblers—or, you know, coffee mugs.) But, having recently witnessed the grand return of Carrie, Miranda and co., I felt oddly compelled to give the whole she-tini thing another go—which meant first I had to find a bar where I could get Carried away (so sorry). Enter the Sky Room Bar, a gorgeous, teensy Spanish-style bar with a 360-degree view of the Long Beach skyline that sits 30 steps up a narrow staircase above the Sky Room. If ever Charlotte and Samantha were to cruise through Long Beach, I imagine this is where they’d end up. Listed on the menu—among drinks with names like the Vanilla MarTino, the 007 and the Frankly Grape—is the Sky Flirtini, with Absolut Peach, vanilla vodka, Grand Marnier, champagne, cranberry juice and strawberry sauce. A bit tart at first, after a few sips the Flirtini flavors begin to mingle quite nicely—it’s fruity, but there’s some density here, too. Of course, you feel a little silly ordering the drink—really, try saying “I’ll take a Flirtini” with a straight face—but there is something to the name: two of these and you’ll be making friends with everybody in sight. Any more than that, though, and watch out: what goes up must come down, remember, and that staircase could turn into a Big obstacle (again, sorry).

THE SKY ROOM BAR 40 S LOCUST AVE | LONG BEACH 90802 | 562.983.2703 | THESKYROOM.COM

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