Don Day: Shaken not stirred/by Diego [] Tyto’s Grill

Published December 23, 2022

I like cocktails. I have one almost every evening. At around 5:00 pm. Actually it’s more like exactly at 5:00 pm. And yes, I’ve been known to watch the little hand take forever to get to that number five.

I’m not sure where it came from, but somehow in my brain there’s something that says I might have a drinking problem if I start before five. But if I can hold off until Jimmy Buffet hour, I’m simply a social drinker.

I said that I have one cocktail almost every evening. I need to correct that line as well. I should have said that I have one or two cocktails every evening and, yes, it’s usually two. But I rarely, if ever, have more than two.

Last Thursday evening, I had four cocktails. I wasn’t celebrating anything. Other than it being five o’clock. It was just the setting, the atmosphere, the company I was keeping, the enthusiastic bartender and the clincher, a sign that said “Toda la Cocteleria 2 x $149”.

We were at Tyto’s, a place where I’m quickly becoming a regular. The bartender there is called Diego Capitan and I think he’s very good at his job.

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Tyto’s Grill & Drinks is located at Salida a Celaya #6 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The bar/restaurant is open from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sundays. The 2 for 1 cocktail special is available on Mondays and Wednesdays.