On the inspiration behind utilizing an airplane fuselage, Lew said, “It represents the storyline of crashing in a tropical jungle and surviving and thriving in an adventurous and dangerous environment.”
Ashley Batz
“For us, Last Rites encompasses a feeling of adventure, excitement and a little danger. We were inspired by pulp novels where often times the hero was captured by ‘natives’ to be sacrificed to their gods only to narrowly escape on the last page,” said Lew.
Ashley Batz
“Our intention was to create a space where one would be lost in the environment, losing concept of time of day or outside locale,” said Lew.
Last Rites (cocktail)
Ashley Batz
The most popular drink, and the signature namesake cocktail, features Mount Gay Black Barrel rum, house white rum, overproof rum blend, lime, passion-fruit syrup, blackstrap-molasses syrup, and a secret Last Rites mix.
The Legend of Xtabay
Ashley Batz
Made with buttered-popcorn rum, coconut cream, lemon, apricot liqueur, cocoa-nib bitters and pepper tincture.
The Jock Lindsay
Matthew Wyne
In the movie, Jock Lindsay was a pilot. The drink is comprised of mezcal, tequila, lime, celery, coconut cream, Montenegro, absinthe, and bitter-lemon soda.
Ashley Batz
Cocktails were created by Ian Scalzo, Susan Eggette, and Sevan Araneda. With more than 150 types of rum, the bar also offers spins on the traditional Mai Tai, Fogcutter, and jungle bird.
