september-2010

THE SHORTLISTS
Sejal Sukhadwala sips on the classic Mexican beverage
TOP-QUALITY
TEQUILA BARS
THE VOODOO ROOMS
EDINBURGH, UK
Set in a historic building and
spread across fi ve rooms,
this sumptuously decorated
venue plays host to live
music, cabaret and art. The
tequila bar stocks over 60
varieties, including Partida
Elegante (aged for 36
months) and tequila coffee
liqueur Patrón XO Café.
19A WEST REGISTER STREET,
TEL: +44 (0)131 556 7060,
WWW.THEVOODOOROOMS.COM
FLY TO EDINBURGH FROM
40 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
BOLOGNA. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM
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FLORIS TEQUILA
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Charmingly decorated with
earthy colours, Aztec masks
and paintings, this unique
bar offers a staggering
500 tequilas and mescals.
Staff are knowledgeable,
and you’ll fi nd a mixture of
casual drinkers and serious
tequila afi cionados.
2–3 IMPASSE DE LA FIDELITE,
TEL: +32 (0)2 514 4434,
WWW.FLORISTEQUILA.BE
FLY TO BRUSSELS (CHARLEROI)
FROM 62 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
AGADIR, FIGARI AND LA ROCHELLE.
VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM
ZLATY STROM
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
This state-of-the-art club has
fi ve handsome cocktail bars, one of
which specialises in vodka and tequila.
About 70 types of tequila are on off er,
including limited-edition Tesoro Azteca,
and Herencia Historico (aged nine years).
Cocktails include tequila sunset, a short
version of the classic “sunrise”.
HOTEL U ZLATEHO STROMU, 6 KARLOVA, TEL: +420 222
220 441, MUSICCLUB.ZLATYSTROM.COM
FLY TO PRAGUE FROM DUBLIN AND
STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA). VISIT
WWW.RYANAIR.COM
CHAMUCOS BAR
LONDON, UK
Hidden in the basement of
superb restaurant Green &
Red, this trendy and quirky
bar stocks over 200 types
of 100% agave tequilas. DJs
provide the soundtrack for
a night of expertly mixed
cocktails, neat tequilas and
Mexican wines and beers.
51 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD,
TEL: +44 (0)20 7749 9670,
WWW.GREENRED.CO.UK
FLY TO LONDON (GATWICK,
LUTON AND STANSTED) FROM OVER
100 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
RIMINI. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM
BLITZ TEQUILA
PARIS, FRANCE
This trendy bar’s USP is
the house tequila, Blitz, an
organic, carbon-neutral
drink made with German
spring water. The bar also
stocks other varieties from
smaller distilleries, and
evokes the glamour of 1920s
Berlin, when tequila was a
hit with fashionable drinkers.
40 AV PIERRE 1ER DE SERBIE,
WWW.BLITZTEQUILA.COM
FLY TO PARIS (BEAUVAIS AND
VATRY) FROM 34 DESTINATIONS,
INCLUDING OSLO (RYGGE) AND
VERONA. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM
THE
DRINKERS’
COLUMN
TEQUILA OCHO
This limited-edition
tequila is produced by
Tomas Estes, Mexico’s
offi cial “tequila
ambassador to Europe”
(is there a cooler job?).
Tomas has created the
drink in collaboration
with renowned distillers
the Camarena family,
using agave grown on
their estate in the Los
Altos region of Jalisco.
Ocho is the only tequila
in the world to specify
the “vintage”, and the
blanco (silver), reposado
(rested) and añejo
(aged) varieties range in
taste from refreshingly
citrusy to slightly smoky
and complex.
WWW.THEDRINKSHOP.COM
TEQUILA SEASON
LONDON, UK
Amigos, did you know
that 2010 marks the
bicentennial of Mexican
independence? Well,
what better way to
celebrate than with the
annual tequila season
at the Café Pacifi co
and La Perla chain of
restaurants and bars
in central London?
The season runs until
22 November, during
which a variety of
premium tequilas will
be showcased for two
weeks each.
WWW.CAFEPACIFICO-
LAPERLA.COM
FLY TO LONDON
(GATWICK, LUTON AND
STANSTED) FROM OVER 100
DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
BERGERAC, BRINDISI,
DUBLIN AND HAUGESUND.
VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM