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The Alchemist Manchester Reviews |
| "Take one look at the cocktail menu in The Alchemist, provided your eyesight is good enough to read the very small print on the classy gold paper, and you'll soon discover the difference between this and other bars. |
| "As you would expect from Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, the Manchester-based creators of The Living Room, JW Johnsons, Grill On The Alley, Gusto, Life and others, the concept is unique and the drinks presented in a way that reflects the chemistry of its name. The signature cocktail, The Smokey Old Fashioned is perhaps the best example of this. Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey, mixed with maple syrup and Jerry Thomas's Bitters before being oak smoked in front of you at the bar.
It's presented to you in a chemical flask, still smoking away like something from Hogwarts, with a tumbler and a humongous ball of ice. Of course, it's all down to personal taste but every single cocktail on the menu will leave you impressed enough to return... if not, like us, every other night for 2 months solid. |
| "It's not hard to see why The Alchemist has quickly become our favourite bar in town. You could have called us 'Skeptical Chymists' when we first learned of its location in the often ghost town like corporate surroundings of Spinningfields, but if anybody could make a success of it, Tim and Jeremy can. With the Opera House next door and a better afterwork offering than its neighbours, there's no reason why this can't be one of the busiest bars in town, breathing new life into the area in the process. Whilst the inspiration for its name comes from the fact it's below a bank, The Alchemist does indeed have the capabilities to transform its non-glossy surroundings into gold !" ~ ManchesterBars.com (Jan 2011) |
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| • also see the alchemist restaurant |
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