5/5 Alex H. 4 years ago on Google
After
all
the
awards
it
has
won,
I
was
really
expecting
to
be
wowed
by
the
cocktails
here,
but
when
I
arrived,
friends
and
family
in
tow,
all
excited
by
how
I'd
been
talking
it
up,
the
initial
impression
from
the
cocktail
menu
was
a
little
disappointing.
A
very
plain
menu
with
pretty
plain
sounding
drinks,
each
composed
only
of
two
components
(though
admittedly
many
of
the
components
I
didn't
recognise).
Don't
let
this
fool
you.
Behind
the
veil
of
simplicity
lies
world
class
Fat-Duck
levels
of
culinary
excellence
and
scientific
creativity.
Whisky
and
peach?
Champagne
and
cream?
Eugh.
And
most
of
them
are
plainly
(if
elegantly)
presented,
most
just
a
clear
ungarnished
liquid.
But
then
you
try
it.
Anything
but
simple.
Refined,
distilled,
centrifuged,
redistilled,
infused...
The
results
are
uniformly
brilliant.
Having
had
the
cheekiness
to
ask,
we
were
also
treated
to
a
brief
tour
of
the
laboratory
where
they
develop
these
inspired
glasses
of
mixology
genius.
To
our
amazement,
whilst
it
was
densely
packed,
the
lab
was
quite
small,
just
a
single
room
in
the
basement.
But
to
see
even
just
a
little
glimpse
into
the
creative
and
engineering
processes
behind
their
award
winning
drinks
was
quite
a
privilege.
Yes
it's
expensive
(£20/drink
when
we
were
there)
but
these
are
no
ordinary
drinks.
Worth
every
penny.
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