Rhumbar
Scene Stirs
Halloween hostess gifts, new menus and movember
October 25th, 2012
Last week we told you about Tilt, a set of stainless-steel balls that keep your beverages cool. Similarly, Balls of Steel cool your spirits, but now you’re drinking for a cause, my man. A portion of all BOS profits go directly to fund testicular cancer research. Pre-order now for November shipping—just in time for all your “Movember” gifting needs! Read more »
Valentine's Day
Eat Your Heart Out
How much do we love an amazing Valentine’s Day dinner? Vegas Seven counts the ways
February 9th, 2012
Looking to wine and dine your Schmoopie, CuddleBum or BooBear? Be a hero this Valentine’s Day by showing the one you love that you know the way to his or her heart is a lavish, multi-course prix fixe dinner. And drinks. And dessert… Here are just seven of our favorites. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass … to the New Year!
January 5th, 2012
A new year calls for some new haunts. Now open for your imbibing enjoyment: Mob Bar on Third Street and Ogden Avenue, Public House in the Venetian, Old Homestead in Caesars Palace, Hyde Bellagio, 1 Oak in The Mirage, Lynyrd Skynyrd in Excalibur, Bottles & Burgers in Tivoli Village and Oscar's in the Plaza. Now, who's buying? Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Season’s Heatings
Butter Me Up, as served at Rhumbar in The Mirage, $12
December 1st, 2011
It warms the soul, the hands and heart, but did you know that a good hot buttered rum also goes a long way toward spreading goodwill to your fellow man, especially when that man is just one of the many houseguests you will be entertaining this holiday season? Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Derby Daze
Woodford Reserve Mint Julep, as served at Rhumbar in The Mirage, $12
May 5th, 2011
And they’re off! But even if you won’t be among the lucky chapeau’d and cheering few to witness the starting gates open and sing “My Old Kentucky Home” at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby enthusiasts will have multiple opportunities to revel in all things equine at a number of viewing parties on May 7. Read more »
Drinking
Where the Spirits Are
A top-shelf liquor locator for the Vegas connoisseur
April 28th, 2011
It’s not hard to locate an adult beverage in Las Vegas. But for those who know their spirits, sorting the frozen daiquiri pushers from the real deal can work up quite a thirst. We’ve broken it down for you by spirit—the rest is up to you. Read more »
Music
Dreams in the Key of Jazz
After a lifetime playing music, Bobby Barnes finds a home on the Strip
September 16th, 2010
Michael Frey, owner of Rhumbar at The Mirage, decided that he wanted to add a jazz night to his Strip bar’s weekly schedule, but the question of who would be the resident jazz master lingered. Then one night, Frey walked into the Seven Seas and chanced upon the musician he had been seeking. At the historic venue Frey heard a 78-year-old saxophonist play. Hearing his music, Frey knew that he’d found the man to helm Rhumbar’s jazz night. “They were such great musicians, it was like walking into a time warp into Vegas in 1958,” Frey says. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
The Don Harlow
As created by Kristen Schaefer of Rhumbar at The Mirage
August 12th, 2010
Bombay Sapphire and GQ presented the fourth annual Nation’s Most Inspired Bartender Search’s Las Vegas regional competition recently at Noir Bar. Ten finalists were chosen from 26 entrants to compete for a chance to represent Sin City in the finals to be held here later this month. “I think that we are doing a great job developing our underground mixology market,” says Vegas-based Team Enterprises special events manager Katie Dodd, on behalf of Bombay Sapphire. “We have some of the best in the nation in Vegas.” Read more »
The Grape Nut
The Last Wine Taboo?
Champagne—gasp!—on the rocks
July 15th, 2010
Somewhere, a butler is fainting. Mais no, I’d protest, it’s not a new idea, adding ice cubes to one’s bubbly! Well, not to the French, anyway. Une Piscine, it’s called on the chic French Riviera: “a pool.” I ponder the notion, sipping Ice Imperial, Moët & Chandon’s newest release, from a curvaceous, white plastic goblet at Palazzo’s Azure Pool. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
A nice pair
June 10th, 2010
“Rhumbar’s eclectic vibe and outdoor patio create the perfect ambience for cigar lovers,” says bar co-owner and cigar aficionado Michael Frey. The breezy and tropical-feeling venue at The Mirage offers monthly cigar and cocktail pairings, all perfect for the Strip-facing patio and all for $20. This month, the promotion pairs Cuervo Platino cocktails with a Montecristo cigar; come July, it includes a cool glass of 10 Cane rum hurricane punch and a Xicar HC Habano Colorado cigar. Read more »
