HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery Launches First Cocktail Menu Revamp (PHOTOS)


April 13, 2019
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By Jackie Tran
By Jackie Tran

This is their first full cocktail menu revamp since opening.

Downtown hot spot HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery launched its first full cocktail menu revamp since its opening.

The menu was created by HUB general manager Alex Zepeda, who began her food and beverage career with HUB in 2011 as part of the original staff. She then moved on to some of Tucson’s best craft cocktail joints including (but not limited to) Scott & Co., Saint House, OBON Sushi Bar Ramen, and BIRD Bar & Chicken before coming full circle back to HUB.

We swung by to photograph all nine of the new cocktails. Here are the pics.

Basil Buck ($10) – basil vodka, ginger syrup, fresh lime

Basil Buck cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Basil Buck cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

The Sunspot ($10) – gin, apricot, orgeat, fresh lemon

The Sunspot cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
The Sunspot cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

The Workhorse ($12) – vanilla bean-infused rye, demerara syrup, salted cacao bitters

The Workhorse cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
The Workhorse cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Sandia Fria ($10) – tequila, falernum, watermelon syrup, fresh lime, hibiscus salt rim

Sandia Fria cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Sandia Fria cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Pieces of Eight ($12) – rum, Swedish punsch, ruby port, cinnamon syrup, fresh grapefruit, fresh lime

Pieces of Eight cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Pieces of Eight cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

East Ender ($12) – Hudson white whiskey, Granada-Vallet, Cappelletti, amaretto

East Ender cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
East Ender cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Stuck in my Cabana  ($10) – tepache, raspberry brandy, coconut cream, fresh lemon

Stuck in My Cabana cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Stuck in My Cabana cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Rodeo Queen ($10) – vodka, blueberry syrup, fresh lemon, sparkling wine

Rodeo Queen cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Rodeo Queen cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Santa Cruz Float ($14) – Whiskey Del Bac Clear, amaro, milk stout syrup, salted caramel ice cream

Santa Cruz Float cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)
Santa Cruz Float cocktail at HUB Eatery & Ice Creamery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery is located at 266 Congress St. For more information, visit hubdowntown.com.

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Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon...

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