The revamped Hell or High Water, now branded as Hell 2.0, presents a glamorous makeover with the addition of the Disco Dick sculpture. The bar owner, Lexi Healy, along with her team, poured epoxy over the pink bar top and created a whole new vibe for the space.
“The Disco Dick is new,” notes Lexi Healy, pointing at a giant phallic sculpture that shimmers above the resurrected Hell or High Water, a destination for tropical drinks that recently opened in a new location at 3542 Walnut Street, next door to Tracks While the original Hell or High Water was nestled into tight quarters, here, the concept has room to flourish and evolve — as it’s sure to do, evidenced by Healy’s ongoing list of ideas for the space. Much of the decor from the previous location was repurposed, including some strategically placed dinos and the OG Gary .
The vintage light fixtures that hang over the bar came from a church — a find that Healy, who has self-funded this whole project, is particularly proud of.
“Morally repugnant,” is the description she uses for Hell 2.0. “It’s a collective of weird shit by weird people,” she notes. “But with really good drinks. We go all out with everything, but we take that so seriously, and everything else is just a fucking joke.
”While there are some tiki classics on the menu — including the Jungle Bird, which comes with a side of pyrotechnics — Hell or High Water is incorporating some high-end techniques and flavors into its libations. Over the last year, Healy has traveled to places like France, Finland, Puerto Rico, and Mexico to get an idea of what’s going on in the cocktail scene globally.
She’s also been “getting into the more nerdy, science-y part of it — I have to make everything harder,” she jokes. But that attention to detail results in some damn tasty libations that avoid the typical tiki cloyingly sweet pitfall. The Ball Gag, for instance, is a briny and balanced blend of cantaloupe-infused cornichon gin, dill aquavit, orgeat, Falernum, and lemon; or the peanut butter-washed cachaça-spiked Spread the Dead with notes of hazelnut, grapefruit, and passionfruit.
Not that you have to sit around discussing flavor profiles. In fact, you shouldn’t. Instead, settle in and let yourself be transported by the punk rock tunes and the chants of “cuck” that ring out whenever someone orders the Cuck Cabana, a strawberry coconut spin on a Negroni that the menu warns is “interactive” and requires a location change.
The menu will continue to transform — with additions like a red-hued drink Healy is working on, to be served in the set of “uterus decanters” waiting behind the bar. The space will keep shifting, too, she assures, evidence that “there is an actual person behind it,” with real passion and a whole lot of ideas.
Hell or High Water is located at 3542 Walnut Street and is open from 5 p.m. to midnight Wednesday and Sunday, and 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, visitNo paywall. Always accessible. We’re always watching out for you and our community — but we need your help to keep us going strong.
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