Seventeen Jewels

Slack Tide Brut Nature

Marrow & Finch · North Fork, New York

Green apple, lemon peel, bread crust

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Les Rouages Extra Brut

Champagne Lemaire-Aubry · Champagne, France

Red apple, chalk, a little smoke

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Lambrusco di Sorbara Secco

Podere Il Bilanciere · Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Dry, pink, wild strawberry, fizzing

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Shale Dry Riesling

Kettle Point Vineyards · Finger Lakes, New York

Lime, green peach, wet slate

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie

Domaine de la Pendule · Loire Valley, France

Lemon, sea spray, very light

Contains: sulfites. Fined with a milk proteinV GF DF NF

Grüner Veltliner Löss

Weingut Uhrmacher · Kamptal, Austria

White pepper, green pear, crisp

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Chablis Vieilles Vignes

Domaine Tessandier · Burgundy, France

Lemon, oyster shell, long and salty

Contains: sulfites. Fined with a milk proteinV GF DF NF

Vouvray Sec

Domaine Huard-Brisset · Loire Valley, France

Quince, beeswax, a firm dry finish

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Brass Skin-Contact Pinot Gris

Marrow & Finch · North Fork, New York

Dried apricot, orange peel, black tea

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo

Azienda Collemoro · Abruzzo, Italy

Sour cherry, blood orange, almond

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Frappato, served cool

Tenuta Scarlatta · Vittoria, Sicily

Strawberry, white pepper, hardly any tannin

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Morgon Côte du Py

Domaine Aubry-Lachaise · Beaujolais, France

Black cherry, violets, crushed rock

Contains: sulfites. Fined with egg whiteV GF DF NF

Regulator Cabernet Franc

Marrow & Finch · North Fork, New York

Raspberry, pencil shavings, green pepper

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Langhe Nebbiolo

Cascina Tre Lancette · Piedmont, Italy

Rose, tar, sour cherry, firm

Contains: sulfites. Fined with egg whiteV GF DF NF

Diecisiete Reserva 2018

Bodegas Valdecierzo · Rioja Alta, Spain

Dried cherry, leather, vanilla

Contains: sulfites. Fined with egg whiteV GF DF NF

Fino Sherry

Bodegas La Espiral · Jerez, Spain

Bone dry, almond, green olive, cold

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Late Harvest Riesling

Kettle Point Vineyards · Finger Lakes, New York

Apricot, honey, a line of acid

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

The Mainspring

Fino sherry and dry vermouth, stirred, with orange bitters and one green olive. Low in alcohol, high in purpose.

16% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

White Port and Tonic

Dry white port over ice, tonic, a strip of lemon peel. Served long, the way Porto drinks it before dinner.

9% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Seventeen Seconds

Gin, red bitter and sweet vermouth in equal parts, stirred for seventeen seconds by the regulator clock. A Negroni with a stopwatch.

24% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Tallow Lane Spritz

Brass orange wine, a bitter orange aperitivo and soda over ice, with a slice of blood orange.

8% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Kir, made properly

A glass of Muscadet with a short measure of blackcurrant liqueur. One part to nine, never pink enough to embarrass anyone.

12% abvContains: sulfites, milk (fining)V GF DF NF

Hot Honey Toddy

Rye whiskey, Turnspit hot honey, lemon and hot water in a glass mug. On the list from the first cold night until April.

Autumn and winterContains: honeyV GF DF NF

Verjus Spritz

North Fork verjus, the juice of unripe wine grapes, with soda and a sprig of thyme. Tart, dry and grown-up.

0% abvNo common allergensV VG GF DF NF

Dry Sparkling Tea

Cold-brewed jasmine and Darjeeling, carbonated and poured in a flute. It behaves like a wine with dinner.

0% abvNo common allergensV VG GF DF NF

Quince Shrub and Tonic

Wren's quince vinegar shrub from the October batch, tonic and ice.

0% abvNo common allergensV VG GF DF NF

Vermouth and Soda

A half measure of dry white vermouth, a lot of soda, an olive and a lemon wheel.

5% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Dry New York Cider

Still, unfiltered cider from Hudson Valley orchards, poured from the 750 ml bottle by the glass.

6.9% abvContains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

One piece, cut to order

Any cheese on the counter, with rye crisps and a slice of quince paste.

Contains: milk, wheat, ryeV NF

Three, mild to strong

Wren chooses, or you point. Usually First Frost, Comté and Harbor Blue, with crisps, quince and honey.

Contains: milk, wheat, ryeV NF

Five, the length of the counter

A piece every nine inches or so, in the order you should eat them, with everything that goes alongside.

Contains: milk, wheat, ryeV NF

Warm Castelvetrano olives

Warmed in olive oil with orange peel and a bay leaf.

No common allergensV VG GF DF NF

Marcona almonds

Fried in olive oil, salted while hot.

Contains: tree nutsV VG GF DF

Kettle chips and a glass of Champagne

A bowl of sea salt chips and a glass of Les Rouages. Salt, fat and bubbles: the oldest pairing we know.

Contains: sulfitesV VG GF DF NF

Gilda

A green olive, a salted anchovy and a pickled guindilla pepper on a pick. Priced each; order three.

Contains: fishGF DF NF

Hearth bread and cultured butter

Marian's loaf, baked this morning at Turnspit on Gristmill Row, with salted butter we culture for a week.

Contains: wheat, milkV NF

Sardines from the tin

The tin, opened at the bar, with buttered rye crisps, lemon and flaky salt.

Contains: fish, wheat, rye, milkNF

Chicken liver mousse

Made from Turnspit's birds, set under a layer of quince jelly, with rye crisps.

Contains: milk, wheat, ryeNF

Harbor Blue, hot honey, pear

A thick slice of the blue with a spoon of Turnspit hot honey and half a ripe pear.

Contains: milkV GF NF

Grilled cheese at the bar

Clothbound cheddar and Comté on hearth bread, pressed in butter until it shatters, with cornichons.

Contains: milk, wheatV NF

Saucisson sec

Dry-cured pork sausage, sliced thin, with cornichons and mustard.

Contains: mustardGF DF NF

Dark chocolate, two squares

Seventy percent, with sea salt. Made in a workshop that also handles hazelnuts.

Contains: may contain tree nutsV VG GF DF

Basque cheesecake

Burnt on top, barely set in the middle, served at room temperature with nothing on it.

Contains: milk, eggsV GF NF