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Why I’m Ordering Agua Fresca At This Cocktail Lounge

Why I’m Ordering Agua Fresca At This Cocktail Lounge

  • Special selections of private label Scotch.
  • $105 bottles of Dom Perignon.
  • DJ playing 80s, 90s, and Top-40 hits.
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Before we dive in, I think it’s imperative that you know I’m a fan of tragos fuertes (translation: stiff drinks). 

After champagne, bourbon infused cocktails are my go-to’s. It’s not just because of my taste buds, but something about having an Old Fashioned makes me feel a little wilder than usual. It gives me that edge that I liken to the bad boy of Vampire Diaries, Damon Salvatore.

And while all of Trago Lounge’s cocktails were delicious, especially their “Blueberry Lemon Drop” and “G&T” (pictured below), I’m telling you to order the “Agua Fresca”. A recommendation by way of its enthusiastic fan Yvonne –Trago Lounge’s own cocktail waitress– that did not disappoint.

“What is the craze behind the reputation of this elixir,” I thought. One must taste in the name of research.

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“Purple G&T” cocktail at Trago Lounge inside Tropicana Las Vegas/ Photo Credit: Trago Lounge

Through taste and perspective, I found that this cocktail is not just any cocktail. It tells a story. It’s refreshing, sure, but it’s inventive– a testament to Trago Lounge’s audaciousness to stand out in the tropics. 

Let their new general manager Rob Marino, an industry heavyweight champ having previously managed high-profiled properties like Wet Republic Ultra Pool, Social House, Searsucker, tell it and Trago Lounge is bringing enough elegance with a social ambient that includes a live DJ playing music at a reasonable sound level that businessmen and women, hotel guests, and locals alike can enjoy.

But back to “Agua Fresca”. It is made with Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint, St. Germain Elderflower, fresh lime, kiwi purée, and Fever-Tree Indian Tonic. It’s that bliss point between, not sweet, but glacé and just boozy enough to feel the kick. 

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Trago Lounge Tropicana G&T Cocktail Drink Specials Happy Hour Las Vegas
Alluring seating area with velvet red lounge chairs and leather bone couches adorned with crystal draping at Trago Lounge inside Tropicana Las Vegas/ Photo Credit: Trago Lounge

Trago Lounge opened March 2019 and something tells me that this unexpectedly alluring cheeky lounge, by way of Tropicana’s unlikeness style, will become a contender as a best kept secret on the Las Vegas Strip for excellent cocktails and weekly specials like $10 featuring Johnnie Walker Blue Label (1 ounce pour) during their Monday Blues.

Plus, their Maker’s Tuesdays featuring $6 Maker’s Mark cocktails, impressive collection of private label Scotches, and (get ready for this) Dom Perignon bottles for $105, available every Friday and Saturday.

Now, if only they start serving tacos with “Agua Frescas” every Tuesday for Taco Tuesday, well….

Pros

Enough available seating space

Reasonable prices for quality cocktails

DJ playing top 80s, 90s, and Top-40 loud enough to hear yourself think

Complimentary parking

Complimentary valet (please tip valet)

Serves cocktails without straws

Metal straws available if you ask for one (please do)

Cons

Plastic straws available if you ask for one (please don't)

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