Penicillin

The room feels like a mad scientist’s apothecary: white tiles, fermentation vessels glowing behind glass and fruit rinds pickled and waiting their turn. The Original is savoury salvation, with waste shell vodka, spiced cherry tomato and salted coconut cordial, that tastes like medicine in the best possible way. Hot, Flat & Crowded shouldn’t work: mango-curd gin, salted burnt butter and grilled purple cabbage cream soda, but somehow lands in perfect balance. The team moves with surgical precision, happy to explain the fermentation room or the upcycling, resulting in a bar where the mission statement actually improves the drink.

Tatler Tip

Ask about the “stinky room”, a climate-controlled fermentation chamber where the magic starts. If the team offers you a taste of whatever’s currently brewing, say yes; those half-finished experiments are where next season’s menu is born.