a hidden bar · ring the owl

THE BRASS OWL

Some rooms you have to knock to find. This is the last one before the night forgets you.

Nightly · 7 til late Six · signature pours No · photographs, please

IRocks

The Night Porter

Rye · Oxblood Bitters

Overproof rye, house oxblood bitters, burnt-orange oil, smoked demerara.

A slow burn for the last one still at the bar.

IICoupe

Emerald Hour

Gin · Chartreuse

London dry, green Chartreuse, pressed cucumber, lime, an absinthe rinse.

Absinthe-rinsed, and dangerously easy to say yes to.

IIIMartini

The Gilded Owl

Barrel Gin · Saffron

Barrel-aged gin, dry vermouth, a thread of saffron, a single leaf of gold.

The house pour. Stirred until it's cold as a good alibi.

IVNick & Nora

Plum Velvet

Cognac · Port

Cognac, tawny port, roasted plum, clove, a collar of silk foam.

Dressed in oxblood and poured like a confession.

VHighball

Midnight Fizz

Gin · Elderflower

Gin, elderflower, citrus cordial, chilled soda poured to the brim.

Effervescence, kept just behind the velvet rope.

VISnifter

Smoke & Honey

Mezcal · Wildflower Honey

Espadín mezcal, wildflower honey, lime, a breath of mesquite smoke.

Mezcal kept under glass — and the smoke that follows it out.

Bartender's Choice

Answer three, and the owl decides

Tell the bar three true things about tonight. It has poured for stranger moods than yours.

Question 1 of 3

Which bottle is calling?

The owl pours you —

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The Room

A small dark place, kept on purpose

Hours

Tuesday — Thursday7pm — 1am

Friday — Saturday7pm — 3am

Sunday8pm — Midnight

MondayDark. The owl rests.

The Address

There isn't one printed. Find the unmarked brass door on the lane behind the old print-works — the one with no handle. Knock twice, and ask for the owl.

The password changes with the moon. Tonight it is simply — ASK FOR THE OWL.

House Rules

No photographs. What happens here should only be remembered, imperfectly.
Speak at the volume of a secret. The room is small and listens well.
If you don't know what you want, say so. That's what the owl is for.
Last pour is called quietly. When the candles are snuffed, the night is over.

Keep a table

We hold a few seats in the back for those who ask nicely. Tell us when, and for how many.