I was excited to try this place, so much I left it for last on my list of Scottsdale yelp discoveries. Looking at their description and reviews I was under the impression that Mabel's would be a down right awesome cocktail bar. It also came highly recommended by the great folks at Kaz. \n\nWalking in the decor spoke of prohibition and the menu showed pics of barrels aging and flapper women a...err flappin...? Their logo being a goat's head signaled to me that this is a place of craft. The waitresses gritty response \""...we don't do much with vodka\"" of one of our parties request for something with vodka, spelled out what I was in all hopes for. I felt triumph! This is it!! We have found the Death & Co. of the desert! Let the ice shaping, concoction stirring, I'm not going to shake your manhattan you stpdfck drinking begin!! \n\nI will have an old fashioned! They will have French 75s! He will have a Blood and Sand!!\nWhat's a Blood and Sand, you ask? \nYou've never heard of that in the three years you've cocktailed here you say? \nIt's a Blood and Sand! \nIt's a famous vintage scotch cocktail named after the 1922 movie 'Blood and Sand'. \nMy good friend here is new to vintage cocktails and I know he loves scotch, so this would be a perfect cocktail for him. What other cocktail would he like if you cannot do this one? I don't know... what other scotch cocktails do you have? None? \nOk, not to worry! I'm sure your bartenders in their nifty vests surly know how to make a Blood and Sand, thanks! \n\""Negative\""\nNegative you say? Hmm, and there is no other scotch cocktails that they know? That's ok! Just have them look it up on their phones that all three of them are on at this very moment... no? Why not? Well... how about if I look it up on my phone and have them do it? No!? \nOk... I see. :-( \nLet him have an old fashioned with me I guess. \n\nRound two:\n\nThe old fashioneds and Nolet's French 75s were a good start and all, yet my friend and I would really like a good scotch. With all this broken leather and master study like book cases that are in here you outa have a great selection of scotches right? Well, what scotches do you have? A lot you say? Great!! I would like a Lagavulin 16, please.\nWhat do you mean no one has ever ordered a Lagavulin in the 3 years you have worked here?\nWhy do you keep bringing up that you have worked here for 3 years and act as if my requests are absurd? \nPlease, just go and check with the texting vested bartender team. It really is a good scotch and I don't think it's that rare to find in establishments like this. \n\""Negative\"" \nNegative? Huh... What fine scotches do you have? Laphroig 10? Fine, it'll work. \nDo I fckn look like I want it on the rocks!?!! \n\nThe service would have been great if the waitress didn't have the 'I know more than you attitude' and if I wouldn't see the stupidly dressed bartenders/bar backs constantly on their phones. \n\nAs for cocktails? They should get into the fine art of infused vodkas. It's more their speed and more the speed of what Scottsdale is and probably will ever be.