The Cellar Restaurant

Tonight’s featured Tiki Tuesday cocktail is the ‘Vicious Virgin’ made with Falernum, Lime, Bitters, Gold Rum, and Dark Rum.

The Vicious Virgin is an early Donn Beach original believed to date to around 1937, during the formative years of tiki cocktail culture. Though largely forgotten for decades, the drink survived through the unpublished personal notebook of legendary Don the Beachcomber bartender Mariano Licudine, who joined the Hollywood location in 1939. Its preservation offers a rare glimpse into the creativity of early tropical bartending, highlighting the innovation that helped define Donn Beach’s influential and enduring cocktail legacy.

Tonight’s featured Whiskey Wednesday cocktail is the ‘Final Ward’ made with Green Chartreuse, Lemon, Maraschino Cherry, and Rye Whiskey.

The Final Ward is a modern classic created by bartender Phil Ward during his time at New York City’s Pegu Club. Inspired by the Prohibition-era Last Word, Ward swapped gin for rye whiskey and lime juice for lemon, creating a richer, spicier variation while keeping the original’s equal-parts formula. The cocktail quickly became a favorite of the craft cocktail revival, proving that a few thoughtful changes to a classic can produce an entirely new icon with its own lasting legacy.