We had a free afternoon and decided to spend it searching out new haunts in old town Scottsdale that we'd never been to before.  After reading a recent blog from Susie Timm and how impressed she was with Old Town Whiskey, we decided to give it a try.\n\nWe arrived around noon and had the place to ourselves, which in turn gave us the opportunity to soak in the new decor and renovation that was recently done with the renaming of this boutique hotel now known as 'The Saguaro'.  (It's only been open for 5 weeks).\n\nBeing the only customers in the place it also gave us ample time to become familiar with the bar and wait staff - including bar manager Eric who was exceptional!  What a nice guy and a fun person to get to know.  Once again confirms my belief - you can spend millions on brick and morter, but it is people that really make your business and create memories, and that is exactly what he and the rest of the staff did that day!\n\nWe tried some great new wines we'd not had before and he suggested the Pickled Red & Yellow Beets served with black olive tapenade, whipped ricotta and toasted sour dough baguettes as an appetizer.  It was delicious!\n\nWe will go back again for lunch and hope to also try their other new restaurant, Distrito ... In the meantime, we wish them all the very best with their new venture!