BAR 1661, the Dublin 7 bar-that-could has been nominated for the Best International Bar Team in the European category of Tales of the Cocktail.
This annual competition run by a non-profit cocktail education company that’s all about showing the world what cocktails can do.
The true blue locals local were ranked alongside the best bars from Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, London and more. 1661 launched a staunchly Irish thirty-two cocktail menu last year that catapulted them from Dublin darling to a major player on the international circuit.
The team have mastered the arts of flavour and crafting great drinks while putting Irish history front and centre. For anyone looking to dive headfirst into the menu, the drink is Generation Six. Think spicy poitín Margarita. It’s a symphony.
The winners will be announced in New Orleans in July.
Words: Shamim de Brún
