In the modern cocktail era, London has become the undisputed cocktail capital of the world in part thanks to the contribution of Agostino Perrone, Salvatore Calabrese, Simone Caporale, Alessandro Palazzi, Erik Lorincz, Alex Kratena and many more. Below I take you on my favorite drinking and eating experiences in London, organized by neighborhood. Given the importance of London on the cocktail map, I will update this article often. To give a bar its due justice and appear below, I need to have visited it more than once, with one exception below noted with an asterisk.
Mayfair
Dukes
Alessandro Palazzi of Dukes is reason alone to visit London. His charm, wit and epic story telling will bring you back time and time again for the stiffest martini cocktail on the planet. There is a two martini maximum at Dukes for good reason: Alessandro serves the direct martini by pouring ice cold gin or vodka directly into a frozen coupette with no dilution from a mixing glass. “With all the rain outside, I don’t need to add more water to the martini” Alessandro likes to joke. Although there is no water, your nose may detect a trace amount of dry vermouth. I say trace amount because before pouring the spirit into your glass, Alessandro discards the rest of the vermouth on the floor, making for the best smelling carpet in town. Alessandro and his handsome martini trolley service is perhaps the best possible experience you can have as a cocktail lover. I would put it up there with a Ramos Gin fizz by Erik Lorincz or a Tommy’s Margarita by Julio Bermejo. Alessandro, you are a legend!
Alessandro Palazzi at Dukes bar (Photo courtesy Dukes hotel)
The Donovan Bar
The Donovan bar is located in Brown's Hotel, which first opened in 1837, making it one of London’s oldest hotels. In 2018, the iconic Donovan Bar was relaunched following a redesign and the arrival of legendary bartender and consultant Salvatore Calabrese, who has created a classy yet informal atmosphere, where everyone will feel welcome. Calabrese points to several aspects to make his guests feel at home, regardless of their stipend. “It all starts at the entrance. At the Donovan bar, we have a separate entrance which allows guests to freely access the bar area. Even if we’re proud to be a part of Browns hotel, this gives Donovan a separate identity, and puts the guest more at ease, having the option to not walk through the hotel reception area. Next is the entrance to the bar itself. We’ve all had the experience of arriving at the entrance of a hotel bar and then have a hostess ask us if we’re guests of the hotel, or if we’ve made a reservation. At the Donovan, we don’t have a hostess and it’s up to our bar manager and floor team to make the guests immediately feel like they’re at home. In this way, there is no longer the fear of being rejected at the door. Guests feel more relaxed coming to the Donovan, and even if they haven’t made a reservation, we do our best to accommodate everyone, even on busy nights.”
Salvatore has put together an outstanding bar team: Federico Pavan, Cristiana Pirinu, Fabio Spinetti, Alessandro Vella, Donato Pasquariello, Martina Petrelli, Chiara Falcone and Raffaele Pupetto. The nearly all-Italian team always makes you feel at home at The Donovan.
Salvatore Calabrese at The Donovan Bar (Photo Janos Grapow)
The Connaught Bar
The Connaught Bar in London first opened its doors in 2008 and is considered by many to be the first important hotel bar of the second Golden Age of cocktails. With the team’s trademark Italian hospitality, The Connaught Bar strikes a perfect balance between old and new with their elegant Martini cocktail trolley that offers a Martini cocktail tailored to the guest’s palate with handmade bitters. For Agostino Perrone, Director of Mixology, the secret to the success of the Connaught is the focus on their guests: “Since the 2008 opening, we designed a beverage offering and service that would make the guest the very heart of our bar. Everyone can find their dimension at the bar, with a varied cocktail list that caters to every taste. Every creation has been designed to create a connection with our guests, to allow them to relate to our ideas and our creative process. This concept can span from the explanation and personalization of a cocktail like our Connaught Martini with the trolley service, to the design of a special stirrer or ice lift that allows the guest to add the final touch to the drink on the table, or even bespoke elements like cards that accompany special drinks. Whatever we do, we ensure our guests feel special, wherever they come from and for whichever reason they’re coming for.”
The Connaught Bar
The Red Room
The Red Room is the hotel’s latest bar, joining the award-winning The Connaught Bar, the intimate Coburg Bar, and the hidden The Champagne Room. The Red Room features a collection of red artworks by four important female artists, Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer, Ti-a Thuy Nguyen and Trina McKillen. The space was designed by Bryan O’Sullivan, who aimed to create the feel of an eclectic art collector’s living room. The protagonists at The Room Room are the bar counter, with dazzling pink onyx and jewel-like molded lamps, and the fireplace made of Italian marble, above which hangs the ‘I Am Rouge’ work by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois.
The Red Room focuses on wine-based cocktails and outstanding wines, taking advantage of The Connaught’s 30000-bottle collection. Two hand-made trolleys, which were crafted from the same marble as the fireplace, have been fashioned for the refined wine service at The Red Room.
In collaboration with Agostino Perrone, Giorgio Bargiani and Oscar Angeloni of The Connaught Bar, the bar team at The Red Room have developed a cocktail list “The Art of Colors” inspired by the connection between colors, art and emotions. The Red Room’s team, which also includes Clement Gosselin, Flavio Giarracca, Francesco Lanfranchini, Henry Gould, Lara D'Ascoli, Chiara Marchica, Cecilia Saracco, Gabriele Cerri, Bradley Simms and Dariusz Strycharz, explore the different shades and hues of wines and how they evoke changes in mood and perspective (average price of cocktails £23).
The Red Room also has a section dedicated to the best-selling drinks over the bar’s two-year history. The most well-known of The Red Room classics is the suitably named Red, with Remy Martin XO, Pisco, Morgon 2021 red wine infused with eucalyptus and white peaches, Pedro Ximenez, verjus, peach and jasmine soda.
The Red Room (photo James McDonald)
Kwant
Kwant Mayfair was the most highly anticipated opening in London in 2023. This should come as no surprise, given that founder Erik Lorincz is one of the leading bartenders of the modern age of cocktails. After reaching great acclaim with his darker basement level Kwant on Heddon St, Lorincz has moved to a brighter ground level space on Stratton St, a hop, skip and a jump from the Green Park subway station.
The new Kwant is gorgeous. The interior features high ceilings and massive windows, a hand-painted Polynesian-patterned wall and a massive rectangular bar island reminiscent of Insider bar in Moscow. Taking advantage of the natural lighting passing through the large windows, Kwant now opens earlier at 4PM, catering to the modern cocktail guest who prefers imbibing earlier in the evening compared to pre-pandemic times. To the right of the bar counter, your eyes will be drawn towards Erik’s impressive vintage bottle collection which are on display in a special bottle cabinet.
When Erik Lorincz is away from London on business, Kwant operates flawlessly thanks to the strong team including bar manager Gento Torigata, all dressed elegantly in a trademark white jacket. The team at Kwant have crafted an impressive menu of twenty-something signatures (average price of cocktails £17), all served in custom-designed glassware. Highlights include “See The Sea”, a marine-inspired wet Martini cocktail with Ford’s gin, langoustine distillate, Tio Pepe fino sherry, Cocchi Americano and sea oil. One of the most popular highballs in London is the savory but smashable “Come as You Are” with Michter’s bourbon, miso, black cardamom, citrus, oat and agave.
Kwant also features an excellent bar food menu thanks to chef Joni Ketonen (ex-The Fat Duck). An absolute must is “Cheddar” with Barbers 1833 vintage cheddar, brown cheese, pickled celeriac, orange blossom honey and cobnut. Although Kwant is usually no reservations, you can book a seat at Ketonen’s tasting menu experience (Tuesday to Saturday), allowing you to sample the chef’s best seasonal dishes.
Vintage Daiquiri at Kwant (Photo Shane Eaton)
The Bar Below at HIDE
It is well known that one Michelin star HIDE offers some of Mayfair’s best dining, but on the basement floor down the flowing oak stairs is also a gem of a cocktail bar, the aptly named The Bar Below. The bar is an oasis from the hustle and bustle of Mayfair, with a cozy atmosphere provided by dim lighting, dark wood and a charismatic bar team. Even compared to the always-packed restaurant one floor up at Ground, and the exclusive tasting menu only-space at Above on the first floor, things are more laidback at The Bar Below.
The Bar Below is dominated by a long, craggy wooden bar top which makes you feel for a moment that you are in one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. From the sculptured counter, you can glimpse the majestic backlit back bar and yearn for the pricey bottles within the locked cabinet, which holds rare jewels such as Michter’s Celebration sour mash whiskey and Yamazaki Tsukuriwake Japanese whisky. The dimly lit The Bar Below is framed by poured concrete walls, fusing the mystic yet modern bar area with a minimalist industrial look.
Working in collaboration with the founding chef Ollie Dabbous and head chef Martin Carabott, the bar team includes group executive bar manager Oskar Kinberg, bar manager Rui Costa, assistant bar manager Ambra Lombardo and head bartender Jeanne Mathieu. There are 15 signature cocktails at The Bar Below, with Kinberg’s list striking a perfect balance between originality and smashability. It's hard to beat Erik Lorincz's twist on the Bloody Mary at Kwant, but The Bar Below's Cross-Eyed Mary (16 GBP) gives it a good run for the money. With vodka fat-washed olive oil, Fino sherry, and clarified tomato water with spices this savory, yet sessionable Mediterranean rendition of the Bloody Mary is a divine way to start your drinking adventure at HIDE.
Although there is a bias towards lighter and fresher cocktails to complement the food at HIDE, there are also boozier options for the seasoned drinkers out there. If you aren’t tempted to unlock the liquor cabinet to enjoy one of the fine dark spirits at The Bar Below, consider the stiff Holy Water (20 GBP) to finish your evening. With Macallan 12yo sherry oak Scotch malt whisky, Companero rum, Amontillado sherry and Palo Santo, this rich meditation cocktail is the quintessential night cap at HIDE.
The Bar Below
Kensington
Viajante
In September 2023, hospitality industry powerhouses Pietro Collina and Veronica Di Pietrantonio joined Viajante87 as Bar Director and Brand Manager, respectively. In collaboration with founder Markus Thesleff, the experienced duo was tasked with bringing a new direction to Viajante87 in West London. Other than Pietro and Veronica, the Viajante87 team is made up of Aldo Chiantella, Danilo Frigulti, Giacomo Rivara, Lili Sach and Joe Stefani and their latest hire Kat Stanley-Whyte (ex-American Bar at the Savoy).
Staying true to the ethos of Viajante, which means traveler in Spanish, Pietro Collina and Veronica Di Pietrantonio have designed a bar program that will celebrate exceptional cultures, unfamiliar ingredients and evocative experiences from around the world. The concept, which will change with time, will be inspired from the team’s recent travels. Pietro and Veronica travelled to Mexico, Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Peru and Brazil in 2022, and so the first menu iteration will be Latin America, taking guests on a journey with them, to discover new flavours, traditions, and the warmth of the region.
The intimate underground space of Viajante87 was modified by Veronica and Pietro to make it even more welcoming. As explained by Veronica, “We kept the original bar counter made from recycled glass since we loved it, but we wanted Viajante87 to be more like a bar you expect to find in Oaxaca or Rio. We added candles on tables, plants everywhere and cushions to make the bar cozier.” The comfortable space makes a great setting for pre-dinner drinks. However, Viajante87 really comes into its own on the weekend when guests often stay the whole evening to drink and dance to the Latin and house music provided by the resident DJs. It is helpful that the walls are made from recycled cork, which are sustainable and sound absorbing.
Pietro and Veronica’s menu is divided into sections based on how daring the guest is as a voyager. The first part “Be Comfortable” is where the journey begins, which will give you an introduction to Latin American cultures. The drinks are familiar classics but are elevated thanks to Pietro’s outstanding bartending and culinary experience. For example, you can find the East 8 Hold Up (Vodka, Pineapple, Aperol, Lime, Passion fruit), the modern classic developed by Kevin Armstrong in 2010 when at Milk and Honey London and a favorite of Viajante’s bartender Kat Stanley-Whyte.
In the subsequent section “Be Curious”, the guest can dive a bit deeper into the southern part of the New World with unique products and uncommon flavours but still made with a recognizable form. For example, Ya Esta with Tapatio Blanco, Nocheluna Sotol, Lime, Celery, Apple Cordial, and Chartreuse Élixir Végétal was inspired by the fresh greens Veronica and Pietro found in Mexico City. The drink is all about highlighting the mentholated flavour of Sotol, and the green profile of Tapatio. It can be thought of a twist on the Last Word, with the addition of celery and apple peel cordial.
The menu section “Be Courageous” pushes guests to think like a local rather than a tourist, as to experience unusual ingredients that are popular in Latin America. 90210 is one of the best sellers and is a highball inspired by the Argentinians love for Fernet and Cola (Fernet Branca, Discarded Sweet Cascara Vermouth, homemade cola syrup, Empirical Spirits Ayuuk, lemon and mint). The final part of the menu “Be Involved” caters to larger groups, in keeping with the conviviality in Latin American cultures. You can choose between large format party serves of Caipirinhas or do it your self Agave based drinks.
Sticking with the traveler mindset, Viajante87 has launched “The Culture Exchange”, a refreshingly original series of takeovers showcasing Veronica and Pietro’s favorite restaurants and bars around the world.
Viajante
Amaro Bar
If you ask any London-based bar fly or bartender to come up with a top five list, more than likely Amaro bar will be named. And so, we justly end our night in Kensington at the 38-seat Amaro bar, opened by a team of Italian ex 5-star hotel bartenders, including founder Elon Soddu, beverage director Victor Maggiolo, bar supervisor Alessandro Barbari and bartender Mattia Rovai. Their goal with Amaro bar was to come up with an elegant twist on a neighborhood bar.
Opened at the end of 2021, Amaro bar has already gained the acclaim of cocktail lovers, shortlisted among the top 10 best new international cocktail bars at Tales of The Cocktail Spirited Awards 2022. Amaro bar is a nod to Italy and its drinking heritage, but the bar name also suggests a fondness of classic flavors. Amaro Bar successfully marries exceptional service and meticulous attention to detail of a five-star hotel bar with the coziness of an independent venue. The 75-square-meter venue features an elegant white marble floor, a 5-meter-long black granite bar and a spectacular backlit-onyx backbar.
Amaro bar skillfully reimagines classic cocktails (average price of cocktails £15), with several of their signatures already the talk of town. One such drink is the Banana Gimlet, which has the structure of a gimlet but with a banana-forward flavor, obtained through the extraction of the fruit’s liquids with a centrifuge. The savory and refreshing drink features the nutty notes of Marsala wine, Havana Club 3yo, home-made banana liqueur, and clarified banana juice cordial.
No visit to Amaro bar is complete without trying Dec’s Martini, dedicated to Declan McGurk, former mentor of Amaro bar’s team at the times when they worked together at the Savoy. The cocktail takes the Martini to new heights by combining 40 ml of Boatyard Gin, 15 ml of Cocchi Americano and 5 ml of mezcal. Dec’s Martini is served ice cold from the freezer from a specially designed bottle featuring a sketch portrait of Declan.
Amaro Bar
SOHO
Bar Termini
Bar Termini is a simple but brilliant idea. It aims to be a slick Italian café, but situated in London’s Soho district. And the baristas at Termini pull it off. The team are all dressed in beautiful white aprons and will trick you into thinking you’re in a Roman café. Cafés in Italy are actually called “bars”, and typically offer not just coffee and cornetti, but panini, cold cuts and great mixed drinks at aperitivo time. The same is true at Termini, but each of these offerings is executed to perfection. I recommend trying one of their famous Negroni variations. When people ask me what my favorite bar in the world is, Termini is often the first one to come to mind.
The elegant baristas at Termini just before winning 9th place at W50BB in 2018 (Photo Shane Eaton)
Swift
Across the street from Termini is the slick and sexy Swift. The bar features both an Upstairs bar for a casual visit, or the Downstairs bar for a more involved sit-down experience. Do not miss the world’s best Irish Coffee at Swift.
Left: The Italian crew; Right: A delicious aperitif at Swift (Photo Shane Eaton)
Covent Garden
Rules
Opened in 1798 in Covent Garden by Thomas Rule, Rules is the oldest, continuously functioning British restaurant in London. Rules is old school British at its best. It is even a favorite of British connoisseur Beppe Deregibus. However it wasn’t until 2008 that Bostonian Brian Silva opened the bar at Rules. Fast forward to present day and the bar at Rules has already become a London classic. Located one floor above the restaurant, the bar occupies a space previously used as private dining rooms. Brian Silva is one of the greatest bartenders of the modern era thanks to his phenomenal palate and technique. He is regarded by many as making the best classics in London. If you stop by after lunch, get his Bloody Mary (thanks for this tip Mr. Silenzi!). If you arrive near aperitivo time, then his 2:1:1 Negroni is a must. Brian also makes a fantastic martini cocktail, which he serves 6 parts Tanqueray to 1 part dry vermouth mix. Brian is nearing retirement age, so the best time to catch him is the early afternoon when he is running one of his lessons in which he teaches curious cocktail lovers about the basics of bartending.
Brian’s Negroni (Photo Shane Eaton)
American Bar at The Savoy
The American Bar first opened in 1893 and is the longest surviving cocktail bar in London and one of the most important bars in history. The American Bar is an icon in cocktail history and has played host to legendary bartenders including Harry Craddock, Ada Coleman, Peter Dorelli and Erik Lorincz. Today you can find Angelo Sparvoli at the head bartender at the iconic American Bar.
Other neighborhoods
Funkidory*
Saronno-born Sergio Leanza met Anna Fairhead in 2013 and the two immediately hit it off. Anna convinced Sergio, who at the time was working at Mark’s Bar in Liverpool street, to start working events with her. Until 2017, they worked many events together although Sergio eventually became bored of making other people’s drinks. In 2018, they thought it was high time they channel their enthusiasm for great drinks and shared love of funk/hip hop and soul music into their own bar. So embarking on their first solo business adventure together, they opened Funkidory. The name of the bar is inspired by funk and hunky-dory, a term which means positive vibes. Sergio and Anna opened Funkidory in close proximity to their home in Peckham Rye, one of the most vibrant, creative and multicultural neighbourhoods in London. For Sergio and Anna, it was important to be close to home, so that the bar could reflect the area they know best.
The decor at Funkidory is an urban New York style from the 1970s, designed to give a laid back vibe with locals in mind and hospitality at its heart. The funk music at Funkidory, carefully curated thanks to Sergio’s previous experience as a DJ, is played on four speakers at a volume that strikes the right balance to maintain the warm feeling in the bar. The interior at Funkidory further sets the cozy neighborhood bar mood with cork flooring, plywood furniture designed by Sergio and built by local carpenters and incense often burning. Hip artwork can be found on the walls at Funkidory courtesy of artist Samira of Night by Night.
The drinks at Funkidory are clean and crisp in appearance and packed with wonderous lingering flavours. Funkidory collaborates with local producers who provide artisanal products such as beer, kombucha, sake and honey to the bar. Peckham, being one of the most multicultural areas in London, offers a wide range of ingredients in the local markets, which Sergio incorporates in the drink offering at Funkidory.
Artesian
Opened in 1865 as Europe’s first ‘Grand Hotel’, The Langham, London is situated in the Marylebone district on Langham Place. Within The Langham is Artesian Bar, which was named the best bar in the world for 4 years in a row starting in 2012. Known for its lavish interior and eye-catching purple leather chairs, Artesian is currently led by the charismatic Giulia Cuccurullo. Her team’s current menu Ingredients of the Future, was a finalist for the 2023 Los Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award by the World’s 50 Best Bars. Each cocktail on the menu highlights a single and sometimes unusual ingredient. For example, Insects is a smoky whiskey sour featuring Michter’s bourbon, Campari, Nixta Corn Liqueur, chicatanas, coffee, lime and crickets. Other than world class drinks and hospitality, Artesian has some of the best bar food in London thanks to a collaboration with Angelo Sato of Humble Chicken in Soho. A must are the buttermilk chicken karaage with spicy miso mayo.
Artesian at The Langham (Photo Will Stanley)
Lyaness
In 2014, Ryan Chetiyawardana went against the grain of classic hotel bars by opening Dandelyan in the Sea Containers hotel in South Bank. Dandeylan, now called Lyaness, inspired guests with its innovative yet approachable botanical cocktail menu. But more than the menu, it was the vibe that was completely new. Chetiyawardana’s goal for Dandelyan was a “neighbourhood bar in a five-star setting”. And so his team transformed the luxurious and opulent space at Sea Containers into a more welcoming, comfortable and easy space. Coupled with a DJ blasting hip hop beats, Dandelyan/Lyaness makes for a fun and easy-going bar experience, that just happens to be in a luxurious hotel.
Scarfes Bar
In Camden is Rosewood London and its sexy and sophisticated Scarfes Bar. First opened in 2014, the high-octane Scarfes Bar features live jazz music every night. Inspired by the atmosphere of a drawing room, the bar was named after the British artist and caricaturist Gerald Scarfe. Gerald’s own collection of conversation-provoking paintings adorn the marble walls, transforming Scarfes Bar into a living canvas, described by Scarfe as “my personal art gallery, where you can see my life on these walls”.
Director of Bars Martin Siska leads the bar’s cocktail program. The sizable and gifted mixology team, again mostly Italian, create their own home-made syrups, ferments and distillates within an in-house laboratory, a rare luxury for a hotel bar. Impressively, the bartenders make about 800 cocktails on busy nights, making Scarfes Bar one of the few high volume hotel bars in London.
The new menu launched in April 2024 goes back the basics with drinks that are close relatives to their classic counterparts. For example Scarfes’ Paper Glider, a mix of Highland Park 12, Aperol, peach and maple Verjus, takes inspiration from Sam Ross’ modern classic the Paper Plane, which he invented in 2008 for The Violet Hour in Chicago
Scarfes
The Blue Bar
Just west of Mayfair between Belgravia and Knightsbridge is the modern chic hotel The Berkeley and its legendary Blue Bar. First opened in October 2000, the Blue Bar is known for its signature Lutyens blue, created by late designer David Collins from 50 different shades of blue.
Other than its innovative cocktails and unique interior, Blue Bar has long been known for its music, in part thanks to former habitué Madonna. Being a regular guest of the Blue Bar and a close friend of David Collins, she even allowed the team to use a rare mix of ‘Music’ on one of their popular DJ vinyl session compilation albums. Today, Blue Bar hosts exclusive vinyl-only DJ sets from Thursday to Saturday and its state-of-the-art decks sit against a stunning floor-to-ceiling blue tassel backdrop.
Blue Bar is going stronger than ever, with an original cocktail list launched last summer by bar manager Marcello Cauda, bar supervisor Valentina Pucci and head bartender Giovanni Bruno. The menu is called “Blue Move” and its 12 cocktails (average price of cocktails £25) take inspiration from the Blue Bar’s musical history, with the physical menu mimicking a vinyl sleeve. The “move” element comes into play by the application of a Moiré Art designed by artist Takahiro Kurashima, which reveals a game of motion when patterns are superposed. As explained by Cauda, “Move” was also inspired by the dynamic environment at Blue Bar: “At Blue Bar we are going against the grain for a classic 5-star hotel bar where everyone needs to stay seated. Here we give the chance to guests to move around and even dance at Blue Bar.”
Marcello Cauda at the Blue Bar
Satan’s Whiskers
The Bethnal Green neighborhood is home to Satan’s Whiskers, another bar on the World’s 50 Best Bars list (No. 28 in 2023). Satan’s Whiskers takes its name from the prohibition era cocktail and is internationally acclaimed for its well-made classics. Satan’s Whiskers has been adored by the bar community since it first opened in 2013. But in addition to attracting industry types, Satan’s Whiskers is a hit with regular consumers, who are attracted to its no-frills simplicity, warm hospitality, reliably high-quality serves and a hip-hop soundtrack with serious head nod factor.
The Satan’s team includes founder Kevin Armstrong, bar manager Emilio de Salvo, along with Daniel Waddy, Jelena Kovačević, Keïla Urzaiz de Calignon, Yoann Tarditi, Ollie Sagerström Blom and CLASS bar magazine bartender of the year Mia Kumari. As explained by owner Kevin Armstrong in a conversation with Hamish Smith, their strong team is the key to the success of Satan’s Whiskers. It all starts with recruiting: “I like to see bartenders come for a minimum of two years. The biggest alarm bell is when you see someone who has spent six months at a bar. You can’t achieve much in six months, and familiarity is good for business.” Although costs are sky high these days, Armstrong prefers to invest in the team, rather than seek profits for himself.
The bar team comes up with a list of daily recommended classics (average price of cocktails £11), that are selected from a database of 900 different recipes that they have perfected over the years. When I visited, the daily menu featured classics White Russian, Tom Collins, Sazerac and Negroni Sbagliato. The constantly changing menu means that even if you live in Bethnal Green, every drinking experience will be different at Satan’s Whiskers.
In executing its well-made classics, the secret is using top quality products. Kevin Armstrong’s team performs rigorous blind tasting of all possible spirits and liqueurs and multiple recipe variations when perfecting their drinks. The same process is also repeatedly applied in deciding which bottles to feature on Satan’s Whiskers ever evolving back bar.
Satan’s from outside (photo Steven Joyce)