This summer season Eric Lemonides and Jason Weiner, the owners of Bridgehampton’s Almond, will launch Zigmund’s Bar in Bridgehampton on July 25th.  Zigmund’s will be a bar inspired by the location’s popular bar in the 90s called the Wild Rose. “The Wild Rose was a great bar with food, drinks, awesome music and even a karaoke night. This is the vibe we are going for at Zigmund’s,” says Lemonides. Cocktails will be the main attraction here with a menu created by barman, Justin August Fairweather. The core of the cocktail program will be incorporating ingredients from the on-site garden in front of the building. The garden will be curated and maintained by Amagansett’s Amber Waves Farm.

The space offers a rustic vibe with exposed steel beams supporting reclaimed wood walls, which surround from floor to ceiling. Comfortable black booths with small throw pillows line a window-spotted wall, while wooden bar tables fill the rest of the space. The horseshoe bar with a wooden shelved back bar hides a television behind a rolling chalkboard sprawled with the concoctions of the moment.

Cocktails will be featured on tap batched with fresh herbs. There’s a vodka soda, but not your typical vodka soda, this one is housemade with lemon verbena vodka, lemon balm and citrus zest marinated for 24 hours and batched for the tap. Another spin on a classic is the Aperol twist featuring Channing Daughters Rosé, Aperol and hibiscus water also served on tap. Zigmund’s will offer a “Bespoke” menu featuring housemade shrubs from fresh local fruits, vegetables and herbs. These shrubs can be paired with spirit of choice, topped off with soda resulting in an epic summer cooler. A small but tasty bar menu will feature Weiner’s take on Greek inspired dishes.

Each night at Zigmund’s will bring a different theme. The week will kick off with Industry/Locals Night sponsored by El Jimador and Jack Daniels on Monday with $5 well drinks, wine, draft beer and $5 snacks featuring a mix of tunes from 80’s pop to Hip Hop. Look for street teams handing out bracelets to locals and industry workers for entry on Monday nights. Wednesday night will be karaoke night for those looking to hit the mic from 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Thirsty Thursday will bring in $20 pitchers and $5 shots alongside bluegrass, blues and jazz. The weekend kicks off with top 40 tunes and late night disco on Fridays followed by the Saturday Night Special with a disco DJ and Soul Train projected on to the ceiling. The week closes out with Reggae Sunday sponsored by Appleton Rum featuring $7 tiki drinks and $20 tiki pitchers. In addition to the daily specials a piano player will be holding court nightly from 5 to 9 p.m. and a happy hour will run every night from 5 to 7 p.m.  SEE YOU THERE!