The lost Lost Society and Be at One Bar
No, it is not a
mistake, that the word ´´lost´´ in the title is written twice. I should meet
another friend of mine in the central London, but at the end she was working,
so I ended up on my own and very lonely in the city center. As I do not have a
smartphone and no connection to the internet on public places, I have realized
that London is a very, very big city. I've got the whole day and the Lost
Society is opening later, so I was just roaming around the city and I've
seen some very famous places and landmarks and a few amazing street
exhibitions, I've been eating on a many different places and after at least 7
hours of walking around, I noticed by comparing the size of the city and the
amount of people on the streets, that there is a huge lack of public toilets.
In fact, there are none. Even on an underground stops, You will not find any.
Except of one station, somewhere in the heart of London. I would love to tell
You the name of it, in case You will find yourself in the same situation as me,
but it was closed by the time I had to make my desperate visit, so I didn't
really have time to try to notice where exactly it was or what was the name of
it.
You would tell me, to
go to a first possible café or restaurant or bar or anything and actually I was
thinking about doing it too, but fortunatelly I've managed to hold it long
enough. As I was hopelessly passing through the streets close to the
Towerbridge, I've noticed a cocktail bar on my right. It wasn't just any bar.
It was the Be At One cocktail bar. It had a huge windows, great desing of the
actual bar display and beatiful chandeliers…
´´Ok, this is the
place George!´´ The voice in my head shouted – Actually, it wasn't really my
inner voice… Or at least, that voice was definetely not in my head...
Well, at least I
can check the map, how to get to the Lost Society in a warm place, in case that the bar will not be as
nice as it seems to be.
So I entered and I
didn't sit down on the bar for one simple reason. They didn't have any
barstools, there. But I didn't want to go to the table, as I didn't want to
miss anything, so I was just standing there, and after all – I came there just
for one drink…
That idea got smashed
in the next following second. I've realized, that I left the map in my
friend's house! And
then the bartender, who was originally from Lithuania explained to me, that
because of the happy hour, I will get 1 drink + another one for free. Honestly,
I hate this promotion. I don't even know why I hate it, but it just seems… too
cheap, to be good.
So I ordered a
Boulevadier (as almost always – I know, I am sorry) and as I was watching the
bartender preparing my cocktail, I've realized with what kind of a cocktail bar
I have the honor. All bartenders are using perfect freepouring and most of the
times that evening I've seen them flairing, because there were not so many
guests and they simply had enough time and atmosphere to do so…
So as I was drinking
my cocktail, I was enjoying the bar as never expected. Then I had to ask, where
are the toilets and the bartender said, that I have to go down to the second
bar underneath and
to the first doors on the left. Second bar? That drew my attention. I've been
told, that Be at One Bar is not just one bar, but it is a chain of the bars,
something like TGI Fridays, but without the restaurant. And some of them have
even two floors, becasue especially on weekends they are totally full. All bars
look the same and in all of them, they have the same ´´position leveling´´ -
that means, that no matter who You are, You will always start as a cleaner,
then You will become waiter and then You will become bartender and so on. If
You will start their training, they will give You an amazing opportunity to
work in a fantastic bar and a full education of a proper bartender. That's what
I call a great management.
I had to ask the
personell, if they know where is the Lost Society Bar, because by now I didn't
have any idea where am I or where to go. They didn't knowabout that bar and
they asked me, why I need the directions. I explained them my blog-situation
and my story. They've been very helpful and they've searched the adress and
told me, that it is really far from this bar and that I should probably get a
taxi, otherwise it is another one hour of walking… And I would have to
remember all the way there, which was not so easy, either.
So as I didn't have
any other option than to take a taxi or drag my tired body to the other side of
London with not very secure ending, I've decided to stay where I was, because
the Be at One Bar is a truly enjoyable place with great entertaining way of
work, amazing music as AC/DC or The Heavy (how do you like me now) or a soundtrack
from the movie RocknRolla (Black Strobe – I am a man), and because I don't miss
anything here. Except of hooks under the bar desk for your coat, barstools or
at least some metal rail at the bottom of the bar for your feet.
Then I had 2
cocktails more. One of them
was a simple Manhattan with a twist in a form of 1cl of gingerbread syrup. You
would be surpised, how well that goes together. It was an interesting
idea and the result was great, but my last and the best cocktail I had, was
prepared by Valencia (if i remember well) who was é spanish barmaid. Her way of
work was brilliant, clean and fast and very precise.
Unfortunatelly, most
probably You will not meet her there anymore, as she was planning to move back
to é spain… Pitty, because she made me this cocktail called Giant
Bruce Killer :
Giant Bruce Killer
- El Dorado 8 years old Rum
- Chilli pineapple syrup
- Apple concentrate
- Lime juice
- Vanilla bitters
- Angostura bitters
She said, that this
is her most favourite cocktail. So it is mine, from now on. Basically, imagine
Pina Colada with more fruity taste, based on dark spicy rum which is supported
by additional spices and when you breathe out, a little amount of vanilla aroma
is going to slowly close your experience from the sip…
This cocktail was
great, refreshing, still strong and spicy and still smooth like velvet. Perfect
end for my visit here. My apologies, that I didn't make it to Lost Society, but
after Giant Bruce Killer I regret nothing. This cocktail has everything. As well
as the bar.
Maybe the
´´speedmixing´´ is not exactly
the masterclass level of working, but if You want to have a great, funny,
entertaining night in London city center, with a great cocktails, You will find
it here. And most probably, you will find me here too. Drinking Giant Bruce
Killer. Or You will find me in Lost Society, making the review. Finally.
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