Most cocktail menus don’t include the Picon Punch, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a bartender who knows about it and how to make one. However, in pockets of California, Idaho, and Nevada, the drink is a tradition, and several highly recommended Basque-American bars and restaurants serve it. Each has its own take on the cocktail, but the experience packs the same punch.
• The Depot Craft Brewery & Distillery, Reno, Nev.
• Heyday Inn, Wellington, Nev.
• Galetti’s Coney Island Bar, Sparks, Nev.
• J.T Basque Bar & Dining Room, Gardnerville, Nev.
• Louis’ Basque Corner, Reno, Nev.
• The Martin Hotel, Winnemucca, Nev.
• Noriega’s, Bakersfi eld, Calif.
• Ormachea’s Dinner House, Winnemucca, Nev.
• Overland Restaurant & Pub, Garnerville, Nev.
• Star Hotel, Elko, Nev.
• Wool…
