Highlights
- Still & Barrel, at 5812 N. 16th St. in Phoenix, is selling the Make It Rain cocktail for $17.
- The drink was conceived by general manager Cliff Cragg and combines three base spirits with passion fruit liqueur, vanilla syrup, and sparkling wine.
- Phoenix Magazine's Asonta Benetti called it 'a festive, fruity sipper that goes down dangerously easy,' with the Chandon Brut finish as the key flourish.
- The bar, which opened in North-Central Phoenix last spring, built its reputation on whiskey; the Make It Rain is a seasonal departure.
Still & Barrel, the whiskey-focused bar at 5812 N. 16th St. in North-Central Phoenix, has a summer cocktail worth ordering despite the bar's reputation for serious bourbon programming. The Make It Rain, priced at $17, was conceived by general manager Cliff Cragg and drinks, according to Phoenix Magazine's Asonta Benetti, like "the offspring of Caribbean Rum Punch and a French 75."
The build is more complex than most tiki riffs: Diplomático Planas Rum, Smuggler's Reserve Overproof Jamaican Rum, and Avuá Amburana Cachaça form the base, joined by Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur, Reàl Madagascar Vanilla Syrup, and fresh lime juice, shaken and double-strained over pebble ice. The finishing touch is a splash of Chandon Brut sparkling wine, which Benetti credits with "pushing the flavors over the top into a refreshing bundle that's light and not overly sweet."
Still & Barrel opened last spring, as Mouth by Southwest and Phoenix New Times both reported, with one of the more ambitious whiskey programs in the city. The Make It Rain is available now; the bar's number is 602-300-7900.
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- Phoenix Magazine retrieved 01/07/2026 20:13
- mouthbysouthwest.com retrieved 01/07/2026 20:13
- Phoenix New Times retrieved 01/07/2026 20:13
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