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1100 Feet

The Scotch-based 1100 Feet is Spire73's best-selling cocktail.The Scotch-based 1100 Feet is Spire73's best-selling cocktail.

Courtesy InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Taking its name from the building's height -- including its signature spire that towers above the bar -- the 1100 Feet, which is Spire73's best-selling cocktail, also pays homage to Los Angeles' cultural mix.
"We wanted to go first and foremost with the actual height of the building, which is 1,100 feet, but, more importantly, it's got a little bit of everything [in it]," says Romero. "It really is a testament to the blending pot that we have here in L.A."
The cocktail's main ingredient, the single-malt Glenmorangie Scotch, is made in Ross-shire, in the Scottish Highlands.
Rhubarb bitters, which Romero describes as "herbal and bitter," are a product of Jamaica, as is the drink's dried-apricot garnish. D.O.M. Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur that consists of 27 different spices and herbs ("None of them really overpower the others," Romero says), comes from France.
Rounding out the 1100 Feet's ingredients is Lillet Blanc vermouth, which gives the drink a touch of dryness.
"[Glenmorangie is] a Scottish whisky which I adore, so I wanted to use it as a base, and we use a little bit of Lillet Blanc and some Caribbean bitters to make it a little bit more interesting," says Florence Granteral Fall, the food and beverage manager for Spire73 and the InterContinental's Lobby Lounge.
"We decided to have a fairly multicultural beverage list, and this drink is an expression of that."
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