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To help explain Acid Buddy we “gamified” the website and our social media presence by creating a difficulty range and adjectives to help find the drinnk you love. https://alobarandkudra.com/whisler’s-mezcalería-tobalá 2026-06-05T15:55:59+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A2744083317099046409207478216207/sorry-merch-beeswax-.jpg Whisler’s is a high volume cocktail bar in Austin, Texas with a storied history, famous for establishing East Austin as a nightlife destination. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Z2766480600572784017218632934927/whislers-tobala--11.jpg Whisler’s is a high volume cocktail bar in Austin, Texas with a storied history, famous for establishing East Austin as a nightlife destination. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U2766480600554337273144923383311/whislers-tobala--01.jpg Mezcaleria Tobala sits above Whisler’s nad is only open a few nights a week, when I began my creative work at Whisler’s i first started by creating some brand imagery for Tobala. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/E2766490013226861812328150066703/example-whisler-revolutions-menu-.jpg First order of business, while working inside the established 4 menus a year framework, was to use those menus not just as a list of drinks but to tell stories with each menu, like this menu from 2022 in which each drink was inspired by a different revolution with spirits and flavor profiles specific to those regions. 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I wrote a 14 line sonnet telling the story of a young woman finding herself on an endless summer vacation to Italy with each drink corresponding to a line in the sonnet. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/W2766529119770895754366289438223/IMG_6629.jpg The next order of business was using social media to create high energy reels depicting the bartenders as rockstars. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/N2766529119789342498439998989839/C8E0CC73-296F-4835-80D9-A958565CF012.JPG We created new merch that helped tell the story of our brand, like these hoodies from our Winter 23’ collection advertised here being used in our ice house where we cut all of our big cubes. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G2766531949851924798811988813327/Whisler's : Energy Reels https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/H2766532643486395458438548678159/Whisler's : Energy Reel https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/F2766536773933754490891670119951/Whisler's : Event Animation https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/I2766540232956522728464531842575/zine-pdf-3.JPG The following slides are a few more examples of creative ways I used media to create a cocktail bar that was more than just drinks but a creative space, like these pages from a zine we produced for our annual mezcal party in which we invite everyone to come and try our new barrel selections, or the following animation for our Fat Tuesday party, and lastly a surrealist video used to promote the drop of a recent menu. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O2771241376275868130101998118415/whislers-frozen-can-three-spread-.jpg Design for our Summer 2026 frozen cocktail cans. https://alobarandkudra.com/you'll-be-sorry-when-im-gone-(sorry) 2026-06-05T15:55:59+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A2744083317099046409207478216207/sorry-merch-beeswax-.jpg Handmade Beeswax To-Go Bags You’ll Be Sorry When I’m Gone is a rustic French inspired restaraunt and cocktail bar with a cajun twist located just outside Austin, Texas on historic Main Street in downtown Bastrop. 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