It’s also the only non-members’ bar in London which forbids photography, playing further on the undercover theme. The 16-drink menu naturally makes several references to espionage and takes inspiration from the fictional world of James Bond.
Vesper Martini
With a nod to Ian Fleming’s famous secret agent, The Spy Bar’s signature serve had to be a Vesper Martini – shaken, not stirred. Distilled local honey is used alongside a house vermouth blend infused with fennel pollen and elderflower, as well as quassia bark, to replicate the bitterness of Kina Lillet, which was listed in Fleming’s original recipe but taken out of circulation in the ’80s.
No.3 Gin, London honey distillate, house vermouth blend, orange flower water
Method: Gin, honey distillate and vermouth blend are combined, shaken and strained. Garnished with a spray of orange flower water
The Stinger
Courvoisier VSOP, After Eight chocolate, amaro, mint oil
Whisky Mouthwash
Johnnie Walker Blue & Black Label, red dulse, Kay Sake, Idyll Pine Forest soda, cherry
The Spy Who Loved
Belvedere vodka, Siete Misterios, Campari, passion fruit distillate, artichoke, Cocchi di Torino
