LENA — Even if you tried a different drink every day at Sugarbakers Cocktail Lounge in Lena, it’d take you the better part of a year to get through its entire menu.
Lena is the kind of quaint little spot on the map — about 3,000 people at last count — where you probably wouldn’t expect to find such a long list of libations, but with around 200 different drinks in the mix, Sugarbakers can find something to fill anyone’s glass, whether it’s a wine glass, shot glass, beer glass or martini glass. Straight up, on the rocks, neat, or shaken not stirred — you call it and the spirits will be willing.
Manager Becky Ozburn and her bartenders serve up cocktails, martinis, wines, beer and more at the business that originally opened in 2019 as a wine and boutique business. Since taking over as manager in December 2023, Ozburn has changed things around and added to the mix. Gone is the boutique, having made way for the cocktail lounge, where more than 60 cocktails and over 20 martinis are served, along with 60 different wines, and just as many bourbons, by the bottle, glass or flight. Seasonal cocktails are also available from time to time, such as a recent selection of Christmas martinis.
