Try a New Take on a Cocktail at Justice Snows
Carri Wilbanks and Misty Milioto with Lead Libations Liaison, Josh Smith, at Justice Snows in Aspen
If you want to venture away from the typical vodka soda with a splash of cran, look no further than Justice Snow’s restaurant and bar. If you order a standard drink at this cocktail bar you are missing out on the chance to order a creative concoction from the world’s largest cocktail menu. If you feel overwhelmed skimming through pages of vodka, tequila, gin and whiskey drinks- don’t panic! To make sure you are sipping on a libation that best suits you, cocktail mechanic, Josh Peter Smith, will work put his fortune telling spirits to work.
Leaning onto his elbows, he asked me a short series of questions. “What is your favorite color?”I quickly answered- Royal Blue! “Where is someone you would like to vacation?” Simple: The South of France. “Name an emotion.” Happy!
Smith buzzed around the bar strategically grabbing a handful of bottles and shaking together a
mix of booze. And bam! He presented a drink he mixed up for the first time. One of the ingredients was
made in the South of France, another splash came from a vibrant royal blue bottle and Smith assured
me it would make me happy. He was right on! “I try to make 30 new cocktails a night,” Smith tells me.
- Lead Libations Liaison, Josh Smith, was recruited from Denver speakeasy William & Graham
and is shaking things up with cocktails you won’t find anywhere else.
I savored my specialty cocktail taking in the atmospheres I swiveled in my wooden stool. Situated in the
Wheeler Opera House, Justice Snow’s keeps history in the spotlight. A movie set designer recruited from
New York searched far and wide to recreate that old time feeling. Mirrors that have seen many faces
dating back to the 1850’s hang from wooden walls. Stick-on microphones are repurposed into lamps
splashing light on the walls. Glasses from estate sales and auctions are filled with Smith’s creations.
Fun tip: Make sure to check out the peepholes playing vintage film clips outside the bathroom walls.
Justice Snow’s
At the Wheeler Opera House
328 E Hyman Ave.
970.429.8192
