Causwells whips up Girl Scout cookie-inspired cocktails
Driving the news: Causwells in the Marina is offering a limited edition line-up of Girl Scout cookie-themed cocktails.
There are six on the menu, including drinks inspired by Toast-Yays, Adventurefulls and Lemonades, Tagalongs, Samoas and Thin Mints.
$1 from the sale of every cocktail goes to Girl Scout troops in Los Angeles affected by wildfires.
My thought bubble: Thin Mint cookies are overrated. There, I said it! But the cocktail version was a fun, modern take on the grasshopper and came with its own matching cookie.
What to try: Samoas and Lemonades are my favorite cookies and their cocktails were perfectly bright and summery.
But my surprise favorite was the Tagalong. It had smoky notes of peanut butter-washed mezcal, tamarind and lime — sipping it, I felt like a Girl Scout who'd grown up to start her own Fortune 500 company.
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