Date Night: A New Cozy Bar

A pint-sized Whiskey bar with a flickering fireplace and little nooks for privacy opened yesterday, just in time for couples canoodling on Valentine’s Day (or the other 364 days a year you’re allowed to show affection). You’ll find the Root Cellar Whiskey Bar tucked under Chef Barry Koslow’s Pinea restaurant in the W Washington DC Hotel. While whiskey is spotlighted, it also makes a mean barrel-aged Negroni. Nibble on snacks from Pinea’s “merenda menu” with your cocktail, like well-composed platters of house-made charcuterie. Expect to see a monthly, intimate dinner series.

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