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BY KATLYNN FOX
According to founder Scott Calame, “You May” bourbon is a best-selling spirit for the Leanderthal Lounge.
Scott Calame started the Leanderthal brand after having a career in advertising and law; he said both backgrounds gave him transferable skills that he used to build his brand.
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It’s always 5 o’clock at Leanderthal Lounge For Leanderthal Lounge founder Scott Calame, the appeal of developing local craft liquors, and a space to share it with others, is all about creativity, community and value. The 21+ tasting lounge opened to Leander residents in 2019 following the success of Calame’s spirits line, Leanderthal Distilling.
Prices for cocktails at the lounge typically range between $8 9.
agave spirit, comparable to a tequila, pioneered the distillery’s current lineup, consisting of Leanderthal Vodka, Tasteless Vodka. Triple Secession Orange Liquor, You May bourbon and more. On the menu Menu items at the lounge include liquor exclu- sively made in house, per the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. One of their signature drinks is the Basil Fawlty, which is fresh basil muddled with a little bit of sugar, lemon juice and Whit’s Leander Dry Gin or one of their vodkas. “It’s very aromatic,” Calame said. “One of my favorite descriptions a customer ever said about it was ‘Oh my God, this is like drinking the garden!’”
“The goal was to make sure everything we do is that it is the intersection of quality and aordabil- ity,” said Calame. Respecting the craft The distillery rst opened in 2016 after Calame’s interest in home brewing led him to begin exper- imenting with agave nectar, an idea that turned into the rst ocial product: TexAgave. The blue
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