E.R.B. was about as prepared for safely distanced outdoor gathering as a business could be. Its backyard, filled with picnic tables and strung with lights, takes up a sizable chunk of real estate, given its Arts District location. The spirits list is biblical in length, and since Randy Clement of Silverlake Wine is one of the owners, expect dry cava and orange Gewurztraminers by the glass.
Mezcal is one of the oldest cultivated spirits of the Americas, a warming, soulful, complex substance pierced through with wood smoke. Owner Ivan Vasquez and bar manager Bryant Joel Orozco of Madre Oaxacan Restaurant have curated a lovely at-home mezcal tasting flight of three samples — recently it included a distinctly earthy example from famed Oaxacan producer Santa Catarina Minas — along with a glossy pamphlet with information about the producers.
709 W. Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel; 724 S. Spring St., Los Angeles; 6785 Quail Hill Parkway, Irvine,
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