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Annual Ribs & Whiskey Celebration returns to Marlow's Tavern for five weeks!

Fall favorite brings special BBQ-inspired menu plus whiskey dinner series every Wednesday for five weeks.

Annual Ribs & Whiskey Celebration returns to Marlow's Tavern for five weeks!

Marlow's Tavern, the neighborhood eatery known for its innovative approach to classic American fare, is bringing back its infamous Ribs & Whiskey menu this fall.


Starting Sept. 10 and available for lunch and dinner daily for five weeks at all locations including three here in Central Florida at LEE VISTA, 6889 Eagle Watch Drive, Orlando, WATERFORD LAKES, 547 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, and OVIEDO, 352 Mike Roberto Way, Oviedo,

 

As an additional midweek treat this year, each Marlow’s location hosts a Whiskey Dinner Series every Wednesday at 7 pm. These three-course dinners spotlight a different spirits partner each week.


Guests enjoying the Ribs & Whiskey menu or the Whiskey Dinner Series are also entered into a drawing to win exclusive whiskey bottles, a Big Green Egg, a Yeti Cooler filled with goodies from Certified Angus Beef, and more.

 



“Nothing says fall quite like tender, slow-cooked BBQ paired with a distinguished selection of whiskeys, and Marlow’s Ribs & Whiskey menu has become an icon of the season since we started the tradition back in 2009,” says executive chef, CEO and co-founder John C. Metz. “We look forward to this smokin’ good time every year and can’t wait to celebrate with our guests.” 

 

This year’s Ribs & Whiskey menu is a “Meat & Three” celebration featuring two sauces to satisfy tangy and spicy or sweet and smoky cravings: Jack Daniel’s Glaze and Carolina Mustard BBQ. Guests can pair these with a full or half rack of fall-off-the-bone tender ribs, brined and grilled Prestige Farms chicken breast, grilled Atlantic salmon or slow-smoked, fork-tenderCertified Angus Beef smoked brisket. All are served with chili-slathered corn on the cob, jicama slaw and jalapeño corn muffins.

 

Marlow’s Tavern is excited to partner with Certified Angus Beef this year, the original brand of premium beef, created in the 1970s and raised then and now by family farmers and ranchers. The mission of Certified Angus Beef is simple and unchanged: to support farmers and ranchers in rural communities through a brand of premium beef that offers consumers consistent quality, thereby creating demand and adding value for Angus cattle.




Other saucy specials and rib-ticklin’ cocktails on the limited-time menu include:

 

BBQ Flatbread “The Original” 

Made with the freshest ingredients in Marlow’s kitchen


Kickin’ Chicken Verde Soup

Tender chicken, fresh cilantro, roasted poblanos, tomatillos, fall sweet corn and chili cream


Pig and Buns 

Slow-roasted pulled pork with Jack Daniel’s Honey Glaze and crispy tobacco onions on a buttery sesame seed roll


Honey Bourbon Bread Pudding 

Crème-brûlée-soaked Cuban bread and a splash of Old Forester bourbon


Kentucky Mule 

Old Forester, lime, simple syrup, Fever Tree ginger beer with a squeezed lime wedge


Smoked Sazerac 

Spritz of absinthe, water, Basil Hayden rye, simple syrup, Peychaud’s bitters and expressed orange peel


Brown Derby 

ASW Fiddler bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, Scrappy’s orange bitters and expressed lemon peel


Paper Plane 

Michter’s bourbon, Aperol, Cardamaro, lemon juice, simple syrup and lemon wheel


Every Wednesday throughout the Ribs & Whiskey celebration, the exclusive Whiskey Dinner Series spotlights a different brand, pairing their finest spirits with mouthwatering BBQ. Each three-course dinner starts at 7 p.m. and costs $75 per person. Guests are also entered to win a special reserve bottle of the featured bourbon or whiskey.


For more information and to make reservations for the Whiskey Dinner Series, visit marlowstavern.com/rw-dinner-series.

 

Annual Ribs & Whiskey Celebration returns to Marlow's Tavern for five weeks!

The NEW Whiskey Dinner Series lineup includes:

 

Wednesday, Sept. 11 – Jack Daniel’s

Arugula Citrus Salad - candied orange vinaigrette, feta, pickled red onions and bacon hazelnut crumble

Grilled Bistro Filet with bourbon demi and steak fries

Bourbon Pecan Pie topped with whipped cream and bourbon crème anglaise

Giveaway: Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select Tennessee Whiskey

 

Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Old Forester

Fried Green Tomato with bourbon-glazed pork belly, pimento cheese and balsamic glaze

Blackened Swordfish with mustard potatoes and mustard-caper vinaigrette

Carrot Cake with bourbon salted caramel

Giveaway: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

 

Wednesday, Sept. 25 - ASW

Grilled Shrimp with bourbon smoked bacon and apple gastrique

Mustard Glazed Chicken and loaded bliss potatoes

Bourbon Chocolate Pot de Crème

Giveaway: ASW Distillery Tour and Bottles of Whiskey

 

Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Michter’s

Pimento Cheese Deviled Egg topped with candied bacon and smoked chili cream

Duroc Pork Chop with jalapeño grits and pineapple glaze

Bourbon Bread Pudding

Giveaway: Michter’s 10

 

Wednesday, Oct. 9 - Basil Hayden/Booker’s

Pulled Pork Spring Rolls with jicama slaw and bourbon glaze

Smoked Brisket with bourbon glaze and jalapeño poppers

NY Cheesecake topped with bourbon caramel and hazelnut crumble

Giveaway: Booker's Little Book Chapter Series

 

“We love bringing back the Ribs & Whiskey menu year after year,” added Metz. “The Whiskey Dinner Series is a new way to honor this tradition, allowing our guests to join us in celebrating with delicious food, exceptional whiskey and memorable experiences.”

 

For more information visit marlowstavern.com.



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