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Today in Cocktail Comedy: Twilight Specials at the Kabuki, and a ‘Marina Manhattan’ at Nettie’s

Photo: J. Herman

A friend alerts Grub Street to the slightly gross-sounding but nevertheless hilarious Twilight-themed cocktails now being served at the bar at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. The Edward contains Dubonnet, Sprite, and crème de cassis, and the Jacob, for reasons we can not hope to comprehend, is vodka, crème de cacao, and Coke.

Also, Nettie’s Crab Shack has a house cocktail called the Marina Manhattan, described as an “all-white version.” It turns out this isn’t a Manhattan at all, but a gin martini with dry vermouth, orange bitters, and Cointreau. Funny, but Nettie’s may want to refer to the White Manhattan made with un-aged whiskey at NoPa.

Today in Cocktail Comedy: Twilight Specials at the Kabuki, and a