South Austin Sway Restaurant Now Offering Specialty Cocktails

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Cocktail anyone? Sway, the award-winning Thai restaurant located in South Austin, is now offering liquor and specialty cocktails in addition to its wide selection of wine, beer and sake, restaurant officials said.

The new offerings feature a uniquely Thai take on classic cocktails through the use of fresh herbs, house-made syrups and locally sourced ingredients to create a signature menu, Mandi Nelson, beverage direction at restaurant developer New Waterloo, said.

“Developing each cocktail was an exercise in flavor balance and celebrating the distinct flavors of Thailand,” Nelson said. “They can hold up to the heat of Sway’s cuisine without getting lost or be overpowering. Our cocktails are as lovely as they are delicious, and they serve as the perfect complement to our food menu.”

In addition to specialty cocktails, guests also can now enjoy mixed drinks or add a spirit of their choosing to Sway’s house-made sodas and drinking vinegars. Here's a look at the cocktail menu:

• Bangkok 75 — gin, secret garden tea, lemon, sparkling wine.
• Monk water — vodka, pineapple, lime, cucumber, mint, cilantro, soda water.
• Same same tonic — gin, galangal, lime, tonic.
• Lotus margarita — tequila, combier, tamarind, lime salt.
• Tuk tuk sling — butterfly tea infused gin, benedictine, combier, cherry heering, pineapple, lime, black berry.
• Koh koh breeze — vodka, combier, lemon, raspberry-lychee, coconut cream.
• The emperor — whiskey, aperol, lemon, chai tea.
• To magnolia city with love — (proceeds benefit Hurricane Harvey Relief) rum, lychee, fresh orange, cherry.

Sway is located at 1417 South 1st Street and is open Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, visit www.swaythai.com or call (512) 326-1999. Additional locations are at West Lake Hills (3437 Bee Caves Road) and Domain NORTHSIDE (Rock Rose), are scheduled to open in early 2018.

ABOUT SWAY (provided text):

Sway is a modern Thai restaurant located in Austin, Texas, that serves lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

Inspired by an Australian style of Thai cooking, Sway is an interpretation of a traditional northern Thai-style

lanna house. For more information, please visit http://www.swaythai.com. Follow Sway on Facebook (Sway

Thai) and Instagram (@SwayThai).

>>> Cocktail photos by Travis Hallmark via Sway