Raleigh bars offer cocktail mixers to go

Local bars might be closed due to the coronavirus outbreak but guests can still get locally made cocktails.

Posted 7:37 p.m. Mar 18, 2020 — Updated 9:11 p.m. Mar 24, 2020

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Local bars might be closed due to the coronavirus outbreak but guests can still get locally made cocktails.

The Haymaker on Fayetteville Street and upcoming Raleigh cocktail bar Killjoy have started Crosstown Cocktail Catering, which will offer cocktail mixers to go.

The mixers can be picked up at The Haymaker from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Delivery is also available for a $5 fee inside the beltline from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

The mixers are $25 for four servings and $50 for 10 servings. Menu options include drinks like "Bad Guys Wear Black," which has a mix with house-made burnt sugar syrup, bitters and orange zest. Patrons can combine their favorite bourbon or whiskey with the pre-made mix at home.

Triangle restaurants offering catering, delivery and take-out

Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Tuesday closing all bars and restaurant dining rooms in the state. Businesses can continue to offer delivery, take-out and drive-thru options.

Raleigh chef Ashley Christensen and the Frankie Lemmon Foundation launched the Triangle Restaurant Workers Relief Fund Wednesday. The fund is open to wait staff, bartenders, hosts, mangers, delivery drivers, cooks, catering staff and dishwashers who have experienced wage disruption or lay offs due to the coronavirus. Workers can apply for aid on the fund's website.