Maker’s Mark Defines Preux & Proper and Vice Versa

September 12, 2018

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The signature Maker’s Mark barrel at Preux and Proper

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Editor’s Note: Since this post was published, Preux & Proper no longer features Maker’s Mark. The dictionary definition of “Maker’s Mark” is the hallmark on a piece of English gold, silver, or plate denoting the person or firm responsible for its production. Maker’s Mark. Maker’s Mark is a small-batch bourbon whiskey produced in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory, bottled at 90 U.S. proof (45% alcohol by volume), immediately recognizable by squarish bottles sealed with red wax. For the story, read //www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2018/06/03/makers-mark-private-select-how-to-reinvent-bourbon-making/#54a6f4221030

Private label curated by Chef Sammy and Beverage Director, Kassady Wiggins

Owner-Founder, Joshua Kopel and Chef Sammy Monsour traveled to Loretto to curate their own private Maker’s Mark label.

Executive Chef Sammy Monsour

The cocktail program is considered as much of a physical manifestation of P & P’s Southern heritage as the food. Beverage Director, Kassady Wiggins layers each one of her creations with freshly squeezed juices, house made accouterments, locally sourced ingredients, and artisanal spirits.

Beverage Director, Kassady Wiggins

Preux & Proper’s welcoming drink: a GREEN GULLAH with st. george gin, pineapple, lime, green chartreuse, ginger beer and chipotle.

Preux (trounced “Pro” as in “Faux”): French, meaning brave, valiant, gallant, courageous. Preux refers to the downstairs barroom, a laid-back, inviting neighborly place with bold drinks. “The drinks are built to impress by being creative, heavy-handed and garnished,” explains Kopel, “all with the purpose of encouraging camaraderie among our guests. He himself is there most nights mingling with the regulars who support the place.

An open-air frozen daiquiri bar also serves warm true grit soul food and a long menu of cold drinks.

Trip Hatch III with a trio flight of slushy daiquiris, perfect for a hot Indian summer evening

The barkeeps pose; note the Maker’s Mark on the top shelf

Brunch dishes range from BraiSED COLLARDS with lady Edison country ham, chino valleyed and house-fermented Fresno hot sauce to the COLORADO LAMB RIBS Jamaican jerk rub, passionfruit-scotch bonnet bbq, radish pickles shown below.

Sunday brunch is SRO at Preux & Proper

Preux & Proper’s uncorked Sunday street face

Upstairs is PROPER (präpər): Conforming to established standards of behavior or manners. Proper—the spare, airy upstairs dining roof which offers bistro seating, a more extensive modern dinner menu and craft cocktails. It is also used for private parties and closed down on slow evenings.

Bo Smothers personifies the happy, integrated staff at Preux & Proper

Preux & Proper offers $1 oysters all evening, every Monday in the downstairs Barroom, accompanied with fresh lemon and an array of house-made Southern hot sauces, plus Handcrafted Cocktails.