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WE’RE FILTHY THIRTEEN, AND WE DO THINGS A CERTAIN WAY.

WE DON’T USE THESE SPIRITS BECAUSE THEY’RE ALL WE CAN FIND. WE USE THESE SPIRITS BECAUSE WE LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEM AND THEY TASTE GREAT.

WE DON’T USE THESE INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THEY’RE CHEAP. WE USE THESE INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THEY’RE THE BEST THAT WE CAN SOURCE LOCALLY.

WE DON’T SOURCE LOCALLY FOR MERE CONVENIENCE. WE SOURCE LOCALLY BECAUSE THE PRODUCE IS EXCEPTIONAL AND

UNNECESSARY TRANSPORT IS A WASTE. XIII FILTHY

WE DON’T USE CONTEMPORARY METHODS TO BE COOL OR EDGY. WE HAVE OUR METHODS BECAUSE WE THINK THEY MAKE THE BEST DRINKS.

WE DIDN’T OPEN THIS TO FEEL BETTER THAN OUR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WE LOVE FANCY AMARO. WE OPENED THIS BAR, AND WE GATHERED THIS TEAM, TO BE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. WE DON’T WANT TO BE CLEAN, VAPID, SOULLESS.

JOIN US.

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Collaboration of arts - A wip

BRISTOL HAS A PHENOMENAL HISTORY OF STREET ART - THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN, AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY IS CRUCIAL - LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE, NOT THE POLITICIANS. ANYTHING CAN BE A CANVAS TO EITHER ARTIST OR VIEWER IF THEY’RE WILLING TO LOOK, AND WE’D SAY THE STREETS OF BRISTOL POSSESS GREATER BEAUTY AMONG THEM THAN MOST GALLERIES.

EVERY MENU, WE’LL COLLABORATE WITH A DIFFERENT ARTISTS, ALLOWING OTHER WORKS TO INSPIRE OR BE INSPIRED BY OUR DRINKS.

WE WANT THIS TO BE DONE ORGANICALLY, SO, WITHOUT A BAR YET LAUNCHED, WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO GIVE AN ARTIST. FOR THIS FIRST MENU, IT’D BE BULLSHIT TO HAVE ARTWORK ALREADY IN PLACE. WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHO AND WHAT FILTHY XIII IS - DEFINING OUR CONCEPT, TEAM AND LOCATION - BEFORE WE COLLABORATE. SO THIS SPACE IS OPEN - KNOW ANYONE?

FANCY WORKING TOGETHER? SLIP US A LITTLE MESSAGE - [email protected]

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IS ANYTHING EVER NEW, REALLY?

LIKE, ACTUALLY? Fauxhemians

SURELY WE’RE OUT OF FRESH IDEAS BY NOW. SURELY WHEN WE REBEL AGAINST ONE THING, WE MOVE CLOSER TO ANOTHER?

HEY - IF IT TASTES GOOD, WE’RE IN FOR IT.

6 7 XIII XIII Scrumptious Sour Curbside Collins Hennessy VS - Bombay Sapphire - Redland Honey BUTTERED Rhubarb - Fresh Lemon Dandelion, VIOLET & NETTLE TONIC

TAKE ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE CLASSICS AND REPLACE THE ENGLISH GARDEN IS DESCRIBED AS HAVING A THE ADMITTEDLY EXCELLENT FRESH FRENCH INGREDIENTS QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH FLAVOUR PROFILE, BUT REALLY ONLY WITH A FEW THINGS THAT THE LOCALS HAPPEN TO PRODUCE ONE VALID FOR PERHAPS OUR MOST DUBIOUS UNIT OF TIME - THE ESPECIALLY WELL. BRITISH SUMMER - AND IT’S NOT LIKE MANY OF US HAVE GARDENS.

WHAT COMES OUT IS ONE VERY TASTY BEVERAGE, MADE FOR WE WANTED TO HARNESS SIMILAR FLAVOURS THROUGH A PEOPLE WANTING TO HAVE NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME. MORE RESPONSIBLE AND CONSIDERED USE OF ‘URBAN JUNGLE’ INGREDIENTS - LESS OF A SOJOURN THROUGH A PRISTINE GREENHOUSE, MORE OF A STROLL FROM OFFICE TO OFFIE.

C.R.E.A.M. Spoom Ahus - Chambord - Coconut OIL Belvedere Grapefruit - Pine Sorbet Kefir Cream - Lime Sherbet PROSECCO

THE VEGAN MOVEMENT HAS EXPLODED IN RECENT YEARS, AND, NOT WE’VE ALL SEEN A MATE CHANGED BY SUCCESS - IN THIS WANTING TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT, WE’VE INCLUDED A GOOD FEW CASE, OUR OL’ PAL, FIZZY WINE. CHAMPAGNE LED THE WAY OPTIONS IN THIS MENU… AND MANY PRODUCERS ALTERED TO FOLLOW (#YOUBASIC), BUT DON’T YOU WORRY - WE’RE RETURNING PROSECCO TO ...NOT RIGHT HERE, THOUGH. HER ROOTS, FRINGE ’N’ ALL.

IN THIS DRINK, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE CENTURIES OF GETTING THOSE BITTERSWEET GRASSY NOTES BACK DAIRY FARMING CULTURE IN BRISTOL, SOMERSET AND BRITAIN. THE WHERE THEY BELONG, THIS IS A TIPPLE FOR A TIME WHEN UK’S FAVOURITE CHEESE, BY BOTH REPUTATION AND VOLUME, IS, OF WE DIDN’T NEED TO BE CHRISTENING A YACHT TO ENJOY A COURSE, CHEDDAR - FIRST CREATED RIGHT HERE* IN SOMERSET… SPLASH O’ BUBBLY. * LOOSE, PRE-1996 INTERPRETATION.

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NOTHING BEATS A CLASSIC, RIGHT?

WRONG.

JUST BECAUSE THEY GOT IT RIGHT THEN DOESN’T MEANS TIMES HAVEN’T CHANGED, AND DAMN RIGHT I’LL USE A DOUBLE NEGATIVE IF I WANT TO.

WE’RE SMARTER NOW - WE’VE LEARNED MORE AND THERE’S MORE AVAILABLE TO US. SO EXCUSE US WHILE WE THINGS UP A LITTLE - MAYBE YOU’LL LIKE IT.

10 11 XIII XIII B.M.T. FINZEL GREEN SPOT Woodford Reserve - Harveys Bristol Cream MARTINI RUBINO - CHARTREUSE - 4D BARREL BITTERS APPLE Molasses - Salted Walnut

SOMETIMES, BRISTOL REALLY LIKES TO DO THINGS ITS OWN THROUGHOUT OUR GEORGIAN HEYDAY, BRISTOL THRIVED UPON WAY - ONE SUCH *TIME* WAS EXACTLY THAT - OUR OWN IMPERIAL TRADE - MOSTLY TOBACCO AND - AND, AMIDST IT TIMEZONE, PRECISELY 10 MINUTES BEHIND GMT, BECAUSE ALL, CONRAD FINZEL REVOLUTIONISED THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR BRISTOL. THIS WASN’T ABOLISHED UNTIL 1852, WHEN THE WITH HIS CENTRIFUGE METHOD. COMPLETION OF THE RAIL LINE TO LONDON OBVIOUSLY RESULTED IN CONFUSION. THE RESULTING ‘WASTE PRODUCT’, MOLASSES, WOULD THEN BE TRANSFORMED INTO RUM OR TREACLE, AND NO SMALL AMOUNT MEANWHILE, BRISTOL HAS MUCH HISTORICAL CONNECTION OF PROFIT WENT TO CHARITIES - UTTERLY UNHEARD OF AT THE TO ANOTHER PROUD PEOPLE - THOSE OF THE EMERALD TIME. HE WAS, IN SHORT, WAY AHEAD ON #SUSTAINABILITY, ISLE - SO WE’VE LOVINGLY CRAFTED A CLASSIC TIPPERARY #EMPLOYERGOALZ, ETC. BEFORE GIVING IT AN EXTRA DOSAGE OF BRISTOL TIME.

GIMLET KliCK FLIP Fords - Very British Conserve LOT 40 RYE - GENTIAN BANANA BRULEE - CBD A SAILOR’S LIFE SURELY MISSED MANY A HOME COMFORT, ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT BEING GOOD OL’ VITAMIN CANADA RECENTLY LEGALISED EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE HERB, AND C. THUS, A CORDIAL OF LIMES WAS RATIONED TO EACH OF BRISTOL MAY NOT BE FAR BEHIND. THERE’S MORE IN COMMON THE CREW, TO BE CONSUMED WITH THEIR ALLOTMENT OF BETWEEN US, THOUGH - BRISTOLIANS SEEMINGLY HAD A PART TO GROG, IF SO DESIRED (DAIQUIRI, ANYONE?) - THE OFFICERS, PLAY IN THE EARLY COLONISATION OF CANADA, WHERE THE CITY THOUGH, WERE AFFORDED THE PRIVILEGE OF GIN. OF BRISTOL, QUEBEC, NOW RESIDES.

AS IT HAPPENS, LIME CORDIAL DID NEXT TO NOTHING MEANWHILE, DOWN IN ONTARIO, SOME TRULY EXCELLENT TO PREVENT SCURVY, AN AFFLICTION OF WHICH WE’LL ARE PRODUCED, AND, AS A SYMBOL OF PRIDE FOR THE ASSUME NONE OF YOU ARE AT RISK, SO WE SAY OUR REGIONS, IN WHICH FRENCH AND ENGLISH SPEAKERS COEXIST CORDIAL SHOULD SIMPLY LEND A TOUCH OF ACIDITY AND HARMONIOUSLY DESPITE CONFLICTING UNITS OF MEASUREMENT, FRESHNESS - PRESERVED GOOSEBERRIES WILL DO NICELY. WE PRESENT A FLIP WITH A TOUCH OF BITTERNESS (FROM THE GENTIAN, OF COURSE).

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FOR WHEN IT JUST DOESN’T QUITE FIT, YOU KNOW?

IT’S NOT THIS, IT’S NOT THAT - IT’S SOMETHING KINDA NEW, BUT NOT COMPLETELY UNIQUE. AS-YET- UNTITLED?

WE’LL RUN WITH THAT FOR NOW.

14 15 XIII XIII Two Finger Spritz 6am Sunrise Lillet Blanc - Mango - Saffron - Verjus Patron - Sweetcorn Sunrise Pepper Cordial - Lime juice. A PIONEER OF ARCHITECTURAL MODERNISM, FRENCH GENIUS LE CORBUSIER VISITED BRISTOL IN 1947 WITH A THE ARE MANY GREAT SPOTS TO OBSERVE A SUNRISE IN DELEGATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS. THE BLOCKS BRISTOL, BE IT FROM THE CREST OF THE DOWNS, THE BUILT BY THE CITY AFTER 1950 ALONG THE WATERSIDE AT LEDGE OF THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE OR THE BRINK OF REDCLIFFE ARE REMINISCENT OF HIS STYLE - SLAB (RATHER INSANITY AFTER GOING OUT-OUT, AND THE SHEER VITAMIN THAN TOWER) FORM. CONTENT WITHIN THIS PEPPER-CITRUS NUMBER IS SURE BRISTOL WAS HIT HARD IN WWII AND, AS RESULT OF THIS, TO BRIGHTEN THE SKY FOR THOSE STARTING, WE HAVE SOME LOVABLY HIDEOUS CONSTRUCTIONS. SO OR FINISHING, THEIR DAY. HERE’S A TOAST TO THE FRENCH ARCHITECT THAT INSPIRED THE TEQUILA, PERHAPS NOT SO MUCH. OUR CITY’S EYESORES AND UNWITTINGLY PROVIDED A CONCRETE CANVAS FOR BRISTOL’S STREET ARTISTS.

Rice ’n’ Pea Punch SURF & TURF Bacardi Cuatro - CLAIRIN SAJOUS - Sorrel Horchata Crystal Head - Tomato Consommé - ANTILLES MIX - Green Pea Beef Dripping - Seaweed

WEST INDIAN CULTURE IS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN THE CITY MANY A VENUE WOULD SUGGEST THAT BAR AND TABLE AND STREETS SURROUNDING FILTHY XIII. A STROLL THROUGH OCCUPY SEPARATE WORLDS, BUT NOT US - WE BELIEVE STOKES CROFT IN THE WARMER MONTHS WILL HAVE YOU THERE’S PROGRESS IN CHALLENGING THE VALUES BEHIND PASSING MANY AN OIL DRUM, BASKING YOU IN THE AROMAS SUCH BOUNDARIES. OF JERK MEATS AND PLANTAIN. FOR DECADES, COUNTRY KITCHENS HAVE BEEN HOWEVER, THOUGH THE SUN DOESN’T STOP SHINING IN THE EXPERIMENTING WITH STOCKS TO ACHIEVE SUPERB CARIBBEAN, LORD KNOWS IT DOES HERE. EVEN IN SUMMER, TEXTURES ATOP SUBLIME FLAVOURS, FREQUENTLY FROM WE ALL NEED SOMETHING TO WARM US - THIS IS A LOVINGLY WASTE INGREDIENTS - THIS DRINK IS OUR SHOWCASE OF CHILLED DRINK - IT’S JUST WARM IN ANOTHER WAY, YOU TWO WORLDS HOPEFULLY COLLIDING PEACEFULLY. KNOW?...IT’S PRETTY WARM IN THIS ROOM. SO THE DRINK’S COLD.

IT’S JUST WARMING IN ANOTHER WAY, YOU KNOW?

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WE WORK WITH LOCAL WINE SUPPLIERS AND WE MIGHT PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP YOU STOCKED WITH OUR MIXED DRINKS, BUT AFTER A DECENT PLONK AT A GOOD PRICE. NO NEED TO LONG SHIFT, YOU CAN BE SURE AS wine COMPLICATE - THE FIRST OPTION IS TO SWILL SHIT THAT WE’RE NOT SITTING UP AROUND, THE SECOND IS TO MULL OVER. WITH A MOSCOW MULE - WE’LL BE SMASHING BACK A PBR, PROBABLY

WITH A SHOT ON THE SIDE. BREWS

Red Perfectly good red Lager Flying Pig Pinot/Regent Pale Ale

White Not Beer Absolutely ‘deece’ white Cider Bacchus Real Ginger Beer

Rose Not Not Beer Mary’s Rose ‘Small Beer’

Bubbles Boilermakers - add to your beer or wine Santa Eleni Prosecco Mellow Corn Veuve Clicquot Ardbeg 10 year

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WHAT’S BETTER THAN A GOOD TEA? I KNOW WE ALL BLOODY LOVE TO WHINE ACHIEVING ONE’S DREAMS PERHAPS, ABOUT THE STATE OF THE WORLD AND BUT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT 2019, BUT HERE’S SOMETHING FOR WHICH LEAVES TEA ANYHOW. TO BE THANKFUL - DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT COFFEE WAS LIKE IN THE UK JUST

WE WORK WITH CANTON - GOOD, FIVE YEARS AGO? GROUNDS ETHICAL PRODUCERS AND PURVEYORS OF SOME DAMN FINE LEAVES. COMPANIES LIKE EXTRACT ARE TO BE ADORED UNCONDITIONALLY - THEY PRODUCE AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT BEANS AND THE BEST TRAINING TO ENGLISH BREAKFAST ENSURE IT’S DELIVERED JUST RIGHT. EARL GREY JASMINE PEARL GREEN RED BERRY & HIBISCUS ESPRESSO WILD ROOIBOS AMERICANO FLAT WHITE DECAF DARK HOT CHOCOLATE

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Espresso Martini Grey Goose la VanillE - guituaua roast Coffee

THE SECRET TO A GREAT ESPRESSO MARTINI IS IN THE SEASONING - WHEN THIS IS RIGHT, THE COFFEE CAN SPEAK UP.

GET THE RIGHT BALANCE OF SWEET, BITTER AND SAVOURY, AND IN THIS CASE, YOU’LL FIND A LITTLE RHUBARB AND GREEN TOMATO REACHING OUT TO GREET YOU FONDLY.

THE TEAM BEHIND EXTRACT ROASTERY ARE GOOD FRIENDS OF OURS, Irish Coffee CONVENIENTLY SUPPLYING EXCELLENT Slane Irish whiskey - chania estate filter STUFF, PRODUCTS WE’VE COME Cream - Nutmeg TO LOVE MORE AS OUR WORKING PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTRACT ALLOWS CHANIA ESTATE IS AT THE CORE OF ALL KINDS OF PROGRESSION IN THE KENYAN COFFEE INDUSTRY. US TO UNDERSTAND THEM. THIS LITTLE NUMBER IS NATURALLY WASHED AND PACKS COFFEE AND ALCOHOL, AFTER ALL, INTRIGUING NOTES OF WINE GUMS & MANGO, SO MAKES A HAVE A CERTAIN RELATIONSHIP, ONE CURIOUSLY FRUITY IRISH COFFEE... THAT’S EXPLORED BELOW.

OUR FRIENDS HAVE WORKED WITH US ON PRODUCING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE BEST ROASTS FOR THE JOB, AND WE’RE GONNA LET IT DO THE TALKING. EXTRACT X FILTHYXIII

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WE TAKE PRIDE AND CARE IN MAKING GREAT DRINKS, AND, AS A RESULT, QUITE A LOT GOES INTO THEM - OFTEN MORE THAN WE CAN LIST. WE DO HAVE A FULL LIST OF ALLERGENS AVAILABLE, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY ALLERGIES, PLEASE INFORM US.

WE POUR DOUBLES AS STANDARD. IF YOU WANT A SMALLER MEASURE, JUST ASK.

IF YOU’D LIKE A CLASSIC DRINK, JUST ASK - WE WON’T BITE.

WE HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED YOUR VISIT. DESPITE THE BRAVADO AND THE LAUGHS, WE DO JUST WANT TO BE A GREAT BAR, SO PLEASE:

IF YOU LIKED US, TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

IF YOU DIDN’T LIKE US, TELL US. WE’LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

The last bits The last bits TAKE ME WITH YOU, AND KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART, OR POCKET.

COME BACK SOON. UNLESS WE TOSSED YOU OUT. AWKS.

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