Establishment: Sugar House Station — 2155 S. Highland Dr., SLC
Bartender: Seth Hansink
Cocktail Name: Pottery Class
The historic Post Office building off 2100 South in Sugar House has been a drug store, an ice cream shop, a seafood restaurant, and now, the 1930s landmark is the home of Utah’s very first “bar hall”. Sugar House Station is the latest endeavor from Pago Group’s Scott Evans, who has partnered with local distilling vanguards James Fowler and Alan Scott of Sugar House Distillery and Waterpocket Distillery, respectively, to bring the building into a new era of business.
Photography by Natalie Simpson, Beehive Photography.
Head bartender Seth Hansink came up with this spicy, amaro-forward sipper for this year’s Farm-to-Glass contest, and the cocktail does a lovely job of showcasing the collaborative nature of Sugar House Station. Utilizing Sugar House Distilling’s Blue Corn Bourbon and Water Pocket Distilling’s Hartnet, the booze-forward cocktail gets a dose of heat from habanero orgeat. Paying homage to the classic Trinidad Sour, Hansink added a heaping half ounce of Angostura bitters for some full-bodied baking spice flavor. Crowning the autumn-hued drink is a fresh bouquet of mint, delivering some fresh herbal aromatics to this bold concoction.
Pottery Class
1 .5oz Sugar House Blue Corn Bourbon
.5 oz Waterpocket Hartnet
.5 oz Angostura Bitters
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz habanero orgeat
Add all ingredients with ice to a shaker tin and shake well. Strain into a collins glass and garnish with a fresh mint bouquet.
Explore the cocktail trail and vote for your favorite cocktail in the 2025 Salt Lake Magazine Farm-To-Glass Cocktail Contest.
About the 2025 Salt Lake Magazine Farm-To-Glass Cocktail Contest
23 bars from across the state present delicious cocktail creations and compete for the best in Utah. This year’s contest cocktails shine with all Utah has to offer, embodying the farm-to-glass ethos by incorporating the bountiful range of Utah’s native herbs, homegrown produce and locally distilled spirits. Celebrate the bartenders’ hard work throughout from Sept. 1–Oct. 1 by visiting participating bars, trying their unique cocktail concoctions and voting for your favorite on saltlakemagazine.com.
