When you’re a New Orleans-inspired restaurant idea, you’d higher deliver the enjoyable and the flavour — within the meals, a festive environment and, particularly, the grownup drinks. That’s partly why Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe underwent a whole revamp of its drink menu final summer season.
Razzoo’s, which presently operates 23 places in Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina, launched almost a dozen new drinks that emphasize fruity flavors and vibrant colours designed to match the model’s energetic ambiance.
“Our cocktail menu undergoes seasonal opinions to maintain issues contemporary and thrilling,” says Shaena Tuohy, senior director of promoting. The total menu redo is a part of the beverage workforce staying on prime of trending flavors and visitor preferences.
The brand new menu consists of French Quarter-inspired sips such because the Remy Paradise Punch, made with Remy Martin VSOP Cognac, Don Q Piña rum, Most interesting Name watermelon puree, pineapple juice and Most interesting Name single pressed lime juice; the Moonshine Mary, with Ole Smoky White Lightnin’ moonshine and Zing Zang Bloody Mary combine; and the Coco-Lotta, with Teremana reposado tequila, Most interesting Name premium citrus bitter, Coco Reàl cream of coconut, pineapple juice and a Kraken Black Spiced Rum float.
One other new rum drink is the Zydeco Zombie, made with Bacardi Superior rum, Don Q Gold rum, Mr. Boston Triple Sec, Most interesting Name citrus bitter, mango puree, Grenadine and Purple Bull Yellow Version. A vodka-based addition is named Dis ‘N Dat, that includes New Amsterdam peach vodka, Disaronno Amaretto, lemon juice, Fever-Tree ginger beer and Twisted Tea.
And the Wild Rona-Rita, with Teremana reposado tequila, Monin desert pear syrup, Monin wildberry puree and Most interesting Name premium citrus bitter, topped with a Coronita, is a newcomer to Razzoo’s Margarita lineup.
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Porch Pounders and fishbowls
Razzoo’s new menu introduces the Porch Pounders, a collection of spiked flavored lemonades served in 22-oz. mason jars and priced at $13. The Porch Pounder lineup consists of Strawberry Moonshine Lemonade (Previous Smoky White Lightnin’ moonshine, Reàl Strawberry, Minute Maid lemonade and Sprite); Crown Peach Lemonade (Crown Royal Regal Peach whiskey, Reàl peach and Minute Maid lemonade); and Berry Barrel Lemonade (Jack Daniels, Reàl blackberry, Most interesting Name citrus bitter, Minute Maid lemonade and Sprite).
As a part of the menu overhaul, Razzoo’s introduced again its fan-favorite Gator Punch, a mammoth 89-oz. cocktail served in a shareable fishbowl. It’s a concoction of New Amsterdam vodka, Don Q Cristal rum, Mr. Boston banana liqueur, Skyy Infusions citrus vodka, The Kraken spiced rum, Southern Consolation and Gator Punch juice.
The restaurant additionally rolled out two extra shareable fishbowls: The Massive Blue Mamou (Skyy Infusions citrus vodka, Mr. Boston Blue Curaçao, Most interesting Name premium citrus bitter and Sprite); and the Pontchartrain Punch (Captain Morgan spiced rum, Mr. Boston banana liqueur, Mr. Boston Blue Curaçao, pineapple juice, orange juice and Sprite).
What are a few of the hottest cocktails at Razzoo’s? The Remy Paradise Punch, Frozen Mardi Rita and Gator Punch, Tuohy says. One other visitor favourite is The Worm Burner, made with Southern Consolation, Tito’s vodka, Most interesting Name Grenadine and topped with gummy worms and Don Q 151 rum.
In terms of cocktail tendencies and preferences, “Throughout all places, our friends love daring candy flavors, shiny colours and booze-forward,” says Tuohy. “We all the time intention to introduce our friends to new flavors whereas retaining their all-time favorites on the menu,” she provides, so Razzoo’s releases limited-time supply drinks a number of occasions a yr.
About 14% of Razzoo’s gross sales come from alcohol: 10.6% from liquor, 2.9% from beer and simply 0.2% from wine. Cocktails are clearly the main target of the beverage menum; the corporate works with Patrick Henry Inventive Promotions on cocktail innovation.
Razzoo’s provides a few dozen beers on draft and round 10 by the bottle. Tuohy says that the corporate mandates nationwide beer manufacturers, with the one exception being North Carolina.
Since wine is such a small share of gross sales, she notes, “we select wines based mostly on taste profile and affordability for our friends,” with manufacturers corresponding to Chloe, Josh Cellars and 19 Crimes.
A bit of the drinks lists titled “The Exhausting Thangs” consists of exhausting ciders, seltzers and teas. Nonalcoholic choices vary from flavored lemonade and teas to assorted gentle drink manufacturers.
Ragin’ Cajun
The primary Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe opened in 1991 in Dallas. Cofounder Jeff Powell, a fan of the energetic tradition and spicy meals of the Cajun nation, noticed “a possibility to deliver the down-home enjoyable and flavors of the Bayou to extra folks,” Tuohy says.
Earlier than beginning idea, the founders had various backgrounds with a standard thread within the hospitality business. They mixed their experiences in eating places and their understanding of genuine Cajun delicacies to create Razzoo’s.
Based on the corporate’s historical past part on its web site, “Razzoo’s was all the time meant to be one thing completely different. We leaned into being gaudy, edgy, and unapologetically Cajun.”
The delicacies highlights made-from-scratch daring, flavorful, Cajun dishes corresponding to gumbo, crawfish, etouffee, jambalaya and hand-battered fried seafood. For instance, the appetizers, recognized on the menu as “Le First Chomp,” embrace Crispy Fried Gator Tail, Firemouth Wings and Mardi Occasion Shrimp.
Spurred by robust efficiency in the course of the previous three years, Razzoo’s is gearing up for development and plans to increase into Arkansas, Tennessee and Florida, and improve its footprint in Oklahoma, Texas and North Carolina.
