“Marker 7 Grill is a Longtime dream of mine that finally fell into place,” said owner Chris Lloyd. “Growing up in the Tampa Bay area I loved eating great seafood and relaxing in coastal bars.”

With the help of his interior designer and wife, Katie, they created the kind of environment on the corner of historic Five Points in Athens that makes you feel like you are on coastal time. It was a pleasure to stop in and visit for happy hour and ask them to create libations with some of our favorite spirits.

 

CrownberryApple

 
• 4 oz Crown Royal
• 2 oz cranberry juice
• Splash of ginger ale
• Serve in a rocks glass with 2 shaved apples and ice.
 

Tito’s Twisted Cherry Limeade

 
• 4 oz of Tito’s Vodka
• 2 cherries
• 2 squirts of fresh lime juice
• splash of soda
• splash of simple syrup
• Serve on shaved ice garnished with a lime and cherries.
 

The Jezebel

 
• 4 oz Bulleit Bourbon
• muddled mint in Triple Sec
• 4 dashes fee brothers rhubarb bitters
• 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
• top with Gosling’s ginger beer
• splash of soda
• Ingredients stirred not shaken in Mason jar with a lemon wedge.
 
 

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