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Bottle Lausanne is the first Bottle Brothers establishment in Lausanne after Petit Bottle and Grand Bottle in Geneva and a winter pop-up in Verbier. Opened in June, it is ideally located a three minute walk away from Flon, Lausanne’s nightlife hub. As with the other Bottle locations, the decor is modern industrial. The bar/restaurant boasts a nice terrace away from traffic to enjoy the last days of summer. There is an open view over the kitchen. The cocktail menu Bottle Lausanne’s menu lists twelve alcoholic cocktails and three mocktails. Among them are several Bottle Brothers classics. The Bollywood is a mix
When you reach Henri-Blanvalet street in the Eaux-Vives district, the sound of laughter and conversations will lead you straight to the two addresses of Bottle Brothers in Geneva, Petit Bottle and its younger brother, the Grand Bottle. All year round the trendy, cosmopolitan guests mingle on the terraces of the two establishments in a happy brouhaha. While adjacent and united by the same philosophy, each bar has its own “personality”. Petit Bottle: the original Bottle Brothers Opened in 2012, the original Bottle Brothers was meant to be a wine bar. It became a cocktail bar instead. Rather small and narrow,
High on my list of bars to visit in Edinburgh was the speakeasy Bryant & Mack. I had heard of it through Tales of the Cocktail (TOTC), the bartending industry’s biggest seminar. Last April, nine months after opening, Bryant & Mack was already one of the official venues of Tales on Tour, TOTC’s annual abroad edition. Quite a recognition for a brand new bar! Ross Bryant, one of the two bar owners, even hosted a Dynamic Duo with the brand ambassador for Sazerac Rye. The event drew so many guests that “people were queuing around the block to get in”,
Tiki drinks are not my first drinks choice. I have this prejudiced idea that they’ll be too sweet to my taste. However, when a French girl I met in Edinburgh and who was as passionate as me about mixology, talked positively about The Auld Reekie Tiki Bar, I decided to visit it. The Auld Reekie Tiki Bar The bar is located underground in Edinburgh’s New Town. A vaulted passageway with benches leads to its entrance. As its name indicates, The Auld Reekie Tiki Bar is a Polynesian-themed bar. Bamboo bar, Tiki mugs and statues, mini palm trees, everything – except
Hidden below ground in the heart of Edinburgh’ New Town, Hoot the Redeemer takes an original approach to the speakeasy concept. Hoot the Redeemer bar Instead of going the Prohibition route, Hoot the Redeemer sends you back to the 1950’s, with a setting reminiscing of a funfair of the time, complete with fortune telling machines, vintage magician posters, Tarot cards paintings and, of course, fair games and popcorn. I took a seat on the comfortable old leather couch facing the entrance from which I had a good view of the entire bar. The cocktail menu The menu is printed in
Gin Fizz Cocktail Bar is one of the latest additions to Bilbao’s cocktail scene. Opened about three months ago within a 5 min walk from the Guggenheim museum in an area filled with restaurants and bars, the establishment distinguishes itself with its dedication to gin (we’ll get back to that). Gin Fizz Cocktail Bar My friends and I were visiting Bilbao and the surrounding region last month. After a lovely dinner at Las Cepas, a wine, pintxos and shared plates restaurant, we headed to Gin Fizz for a nightcap. The bar is entirely painted in blue from its front porch
Yesterday I visited Geneva‘s brand new speakeasy bar : Le Jardin du Kraken (The Kraken’s Garden in English). As its name indicates, it is attached to Le Kraken, a bar on the Ecole-de-Médecine street, the hub of student nights out in Geneva. Accessing the speakeasy There are two ways to access Le Jardin du Kraken. During the week, you’ll get to the hidden bar through one of the main bar’s cupboards. On weekend nights…you’ll have to find for yourself! After all, the search is one of the enjoyable aspects of a speakeasy! Le Jardin du Kraken bar Once you’re inside,
Last November, Yoann Lazareth, Assistant Bar Manager under Anthony Boschat at the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, welcomed me at the BAR for a tasting of their Autumn-Winter 2016 cocktail menu. While enjoying their impressive drinks, I seized the opportunity to learn a little about the creation process of a palace cocktail menu. The democratization of the palace universe When one thinks of palace hotels, what comes to mind is luxury and elegance. While the quality of hospitality remains high and, let’s be frank, the room prices unattainable for most people, part of the services have become more affordable; a change
A few weeks ago, I visited Kuala Lumpur as part of a two week holiday in Malaysia. The Petronas Towers are the city’s emblematic landmark . Several bars can be found in the neighboring skyscrapers with a spectacular view over them. While the sight is admittedly impressive, it’s well worth it exploring other neighborhoods of the Malaysian capital, going as far as to its outskirts. The residential suburbs are indeed home to excellent coffee shops, restaurants (I enjoyed a wonderful Malaysian dinner at LoKhaba in Bangsar Baru) and bars, including an awesome speakeasy. A truly hard to find speakeasy bar
Sounding like a lock combination, Three Six Six are the magic numbers that will grant you access to two houses of splendid drinks. Three Six Six is indeed the name of not one but two bars established in 2013 by two Mexican brothers, Eduardo and Andres de la Mora, in south west London with locations in Earlsfield (on 366 Garratt Lane, hence the bars’ name) and in Battersea (126 St John’s Hill). I first visited 366 Battersea in March and had wanted to return ever since (for some reason, end of the year tiredness maybe, I told the bartenders I’d
