the travel issue50+ MUST-VISIT HOTEL BARS DESTINATION DISTILLERIES ADVENTURES IN BEER TRAVEL AIRPORT BARS WORTH THE LAYOVER TRAVEL ESSENTIALS FOR DRINKERS ON THE GO Checking in 68 imbibemagazine.com ~ march/april 2019 Opposite: Death & Co in Denver’s Ramble Hotel. This page: Death & Co bartender Tyson Buhler. 50+ HOTEL BARS TO ADD TO YOUR TRAVEL ITINERARY. Photos this spread: Elliott Clark e’re no strangers to life on the road, and hotel bars give us reasons to look forward to the next trip. A good hotel bar can be a perfect oasis in a traveler’s life, a place to kick back on vacation or unwind at the end of a busy day. Whether your next journey is for business or pleasure, here are more than 50 hotel bars around the world worth checking into during your stay. CHARLES H. MIDNIGHT CADIER BAR POOL BAR FOUR SEASONS RAMBLER GRAND HÔTEL HOTEL SAN HOTEL JOULE HOTEL Stockholm CRISTÓBAL Seoul Dallas The Grand Hôtel has Baja California Sur, Though open only since Cuffs & Buttons proprietors been a facet of central Mexico late 2015, The Four Chad Solomon and Christy Stockholm since 1874, If the region’s growing Seasons basement bar Pope took inspiration from even hosting the first wine scene wasn’t reason Charles H. (named for the moody allure of rock ’n Nobel Prize banquet. The enough to get to Baja writer and bon vivant roll when dreaming up the ornate Cadier Bar—named California Peninsula, here’s Charles H. Baker Jr.) is glamorous subterranean in honor of the hotel’s another—the stunning often credited as the craft bar Midnight Rambler. A founder, French chef Régis Pacific-rimmed boutique cocktail pioneer in Seoul. swanky vibe sets the right Cadier—takes a modern Hotel San Cristóbal, where The bar program highlights tone for ambitious drinks, approach to cocktails both natural and man- thoughtful originals like and while many cocktails (incorporating traditional made beauty abounds and the bar’s current signature are made using progressive Nordic ingredients like the bar slants toward laid- drink Ellis Island, a techniques, the easy-to- sour cloudberries), back poolside drinking. A combination of aged rum, read menu leaves most of small menu of cocktails making this historic hotel DavidTop: Thunander; bottom: Nick Simonite Campari, passion fruit, the fuss behind the scenes. comfortably at home in the hits all the proper notes, stout, figs and lime. This humility, combined 21st century. from mezcal and cilantro to fourseasons.com/seoul with razor-sharp mixing, grandhotel.se hibiscus-infused gin, while keeps the bar at the top beers from Mexican craft of Dallas’ must-visit list. brewers like Los Cuentos midnightramblerbar.com are served alongside cooling bottles of Pacifico. sancristobalbaja.com 70 imbibemagazine.com ~ march/april 2019 Hotel Bars Above: Cadier Bar in the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. This photo: The Pool Bar at Hotel San Cristóbal in Baja California Sur. march/april 2019 ~ imbibemagazine.com 71 Hotel Bars COCKTAIL BAR THE MERCHANT HOTEL Belfast Savvy guests know to make a bee- line for the simply titled Cocktail Bar upon arrival at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast. An opulent atmosphere and impressive selection of rare booze and vintage bubbly sets the program apart, and with alumni like Dead Rabbit owners Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry, it’s easy to see why the bar continues to hold a place among the world’s best. themerchanthotel.com 72 imbibemagazine.com ~ march/april 2019 THE ELYSIAN BAR BAR INGLÉS HOTEL PETER COUNTRY CLUB AND PAUL LIMA HOTEL New Orleans Lima Given New Orleans’ Constructed in 1927, the penchant for the historic, Country Club Lima Hotel it’s not surprising to see is a national monument in the newly opened Hotel Peru, and Bar Inglés, or Peter and Paul housed in “English Bar,” is an institu- a former Catholic church. tion in its own right, having The Elysian Bar is located in hosted the likes of Nel- the rectory, with a beverage son Rockefeller and John program created by the Wayne. The cocktail menu local wine hub Bacchanal also features a half dozen that features classic and iterations of the country’s aperitivo cocktails as well national drink, the Pisco as a solid selection of Sour, alongside cocktails domestic wines. such as the Capitán, with theelysianbar.com pisco and sweet vermouth, and the Chicha Sour, with pisco and the purple corn– THE AVIARY based chicha morada. MANDARIN countryclublimahotel.com ORIENTAL HOTEL New York City the merchant hotel’s When The Aviary moved THE MODERN into its New York City BAR th Dark ‘n’ Stormy location on the 35 floor of THE MODERN the Mandarin Oriental, it HOTEL AND BAR Fresh-extracted ginger juice and falernum brought with it the modern Boise, Idaho brighten up this spin on a classic. dazzle that its Chicago In a rehabbed motor lodge flagship had become 1½ oz. dark rum (The Merchant Hotel uses in Boise’s bustling Linen famous for, with elaborately Goslings Black Seal) District, The Modern Hotel over-the-top cocktails ¾ oz. fresh lime juice is an eclectic, 39-room (think clouds of smoke oz. simple syrup (1:1) boutique hotel, with the ¼ oz. ginger extract emitted from ingredients Modern Bar serving as a ¼ oz. falernum quick-frozen with liquid gathering spot for visi- Chilled soda water nitrogen, siphon-produced tors and locals alike. The infusions and drinks seasonal drinks program Tools: shaker, strainer This page: Studio Kin; facing page: Rob Durston encased in translucent features mostly originals Glass: highball pillows of fragrant air). like their Thai-influenced Garnish: lime wedge While the bird’s-eye view of Bloody Mary (made with Central Park might be nice, Shake the first 5 ingredients with ice, then strain sriracha salt and fish the real view here is the into an ice-filled glass and top with soda. Garnish. sauce) and the Due Dili- cocktail wizardry happening gence, with Old Tom gin, behind the glass wall of the Ginger Extract: Press fresh ginger through an elec- Averna and hyssop. tric juicer, then strain the liquid; use immediately. drink kitchen. themodernhotel.com aviarynyc.com COCKTAIL BAR THE MERCHANT HOTEL BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND march/april 2019 ~ imbibemagazine.com 73 Hotel Bars Cyrano All photos: Death & Co Denver. Two types of rum and a touch of pineapple play against a rich Italian amaro. 1 oz. aged rhum agricole (Death & Co uses Rhum JM VSOP) ¾ oz. Cynar ¼ oz. Plantation Pineapple Rum Stiggins’ Fancy 1 tsp. pineapple syrup 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 lime Tools: muddler, knife, barspoon Glass: Old Fashioned Garnish: mint sprig Using a small knife, cut a coin-size piece of peel from the lime, cutting deep enough to include a small amount of flesh with the peel. Muddle the lime piece in an Old Fashioned glass, then add the remaining ingredients. Fill the glass with cracked ice and briefly stir the drink, then garnish. JONNIE LONG DEATH & CO THE RAMBLE HOTEL, DENVER 74 imbibemagazine.com ~ march/april 2019 DEATH & CO THE RAMBLE HOTEL Denver This new outpost of the acclaimed New York cocktail bar is the stylistic oppo- site of the original. Spanning the main lobby of the boutique Ramble Hotel and outfitted with elegant furnishings bathed in natural light, Death & Co Denver opened in summer of 2018. In addition to the main bar, the team orchestrates café DC/AM, The Garden and Suite 6A in the hotel, keeping the excellence level high from morning coffee to the evening’s final nightcap. deathandcompany. com/denver For a more detailed Photos this spread: Elliott Clark look at Death & Co Denver, head to imbibemagazine.com. march/april 2019 ~ imbibemagazine.com 75 A Rake's Bar, in the LINE Hotel, Washington, D.C. Salt & Vinegar Martini Like a Dirty Martini? Try this extra-briny spin from The Spare Room. 2 oz. vodka (potato-based recommended) 1 oz. dill pickle brine (The Spare Room uses pickled carrot brine) A RAKE’S BAR THE LOUNGE ¾ oz. dry vermouth LINE HOTEL THE DRAKE HOTEL 2 dashes celery bitters 1 pinch of salt Washington, D.C. Toronto Housed within a 110-year- Since its opening on Val- Tools: barspoon, strainer old church, the LINE entine’s Day 15 years ago, Glass: cocktail DC offers great options Toronto’s Drake Hotel has Garnish: pickled carrot, potato chips for thirsty travelers. At proven itself to be a center A Rake’s Bar, beverage for cultural happenings. Stir all the ingredients with ice, then director Corey Polyoka Bartenders collaborate on strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with draws deep on D.C. the bar approach for The a pickled carrot and serve with potato connections, looking to Lounge, resulting in drinks chips on the side. local distillers to create like The Departed (rum, far-reaching cocktails like Campari, Averna, mezcal YAEL VENGROFF the Head Up, made with and bitters) and the alcohol- THE SPARE ROOM THE HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL gold rum, sorghum, sumac free Wanderlust (grapefruit, LOS ANGELES bitters and yuzu oil. cucumber, mint, cranberry, thelinehotel.com/dc lemon and seltzer). thedrake.ca 76 imbibemagazine.com ~ march/april 2019 Hotel Bars From left: courtesy Spare Room; Farrah Skeiky; courtesy Aman THE LOUNGE AMAN TOKYO Tokyo Occupying the top six floors of the Otema- chi Tower in Tokyo’s financial district, LONG BAR THE SPARE ROOM THE STANDARD Aman Tokyo offers RAFFLES HOTEL THE HOLLYWOOD BIERGARTEN a calming, natural light–filled sanctu- Singapore ROOSEVELT HOTEL THE STANDARD ary. Detached from Inside the colonial-era Los Angeles New York City the 98-foot-ceiling Raffles Hotel, the Long Bar Booze and games are a Beneath the trestles of lobby, The Lounge made its claim to cocktail natural match, and The the High Line Park, The serves signature fame with the supposed Spare Room has everything Standard Biergarten isn’t drinks influenced creation of the Singapore from Jenga to a two-lane your standard hotel bar.
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