Top 10 high volume cocktail bars

While current trends suggest small boutique bars are dominating the cocktail scene, there are a few amazing high volume cocktail bars out there providing drinkable delights en masse.

Click through the following pages to discover the top 10 high volume cocktail bars, as nominated for this year’s Spirited Award

The most famous cocktail and bar show in the world Tales of the Cocktail has now come to an end, with its Spirited Awards ceremony paying due plaudits to pioneers in the industry.

One such category was the Best High Volume Cocktail Bar Spirited Award, where the large-scale establishments across the globe are recognised for their quality, inventiveness and speed.

This shortlist demonstrates that large bars no longer shun quality for numbers, with a host of classy establishments driving credibility and challenging old perceptions.

Click through the following pages to see our list of the the top 10 high volume cocktail bars as identified by Tales of the Cocktail’s shortlist for the Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar Spirited Award, excluding those in the US (which has its own category).

If you think one of your favourite high volume cocktail bars should have received a spot on this list, let us know by leaving a comment below.

Big Easy Covent Garden, London

The Chelsea branch has held a long-standing reputation and the relatively new opening in Covent Garden is just as impressive. Upstairs offers a nine metre long bar with more than 500 bottles to choose from and a menu brimming with BBQ meat, pulled pork, lobsters and dozens of sides. Downstairs The Shelter bar offers something a little more serious and refined with its weekly changing cocktail menu and signature drinks that aren’t available upstairs.

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Black Angel’s Bar, Prague

One of the most famous bars in the Czech Republic, Black Angel’s Bar has no shortage of style. Based in the 2nd basement of Hotel U Prince, This speakeasy-style bar gives a decadent edge to its inspirational rough and ready saloon bars of the Prohibition era. Somewhat of an exclusive location, the bar has a strict “no videos, no pictures” rule.

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The Attic at the Black Pearl, Melbourne

The Attic is part of popular Melbourne hangout the Black Pearl and features vintage glassware, laid-back glamour and a selection of amazing cocktails. Opened in 2011, the venue offers house cocktails served to your table, amid a friendly, lively atmosphere thought to be one of the best found in Melbourne.

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The Cufflink Club, Singapore

Brain child of mixologist Joel Fraser, Singapore’s The Cufflink Club is described as “an integrated concept of charcuterie and cocktails”, serving cocktails alongside cold cut meats. The bar is set in a restored shop house in the historical district of China Town and is known for its consistent innovativeness, changing its cocktail menu every two months.

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Dvars, Amsterdam

Said to “promote the experience of drinking, instead of the drinking itself”, cool jazz bar Dvars in Amsterdam is a sprawling venue with three separate bars and copious amounts of seating space. Dvar’s cocktail menu features an array of signature drinks, seasonal mixes, twists on classic cocktails and a selection of sharing punch bowls.

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Eau de Vie, Melbourne

Simultaneously large and intimate speakeasy-style bar Eau de Vie, in Melbourne, continues to dominate the city’s cosmspolitan cocktail scene. Eau de Vie’s cocktail menu is historically-focused and divides its cocktails by era. The bar also has a strong gastro focus, offering not only an array of delicious tapas food, but also food and cocktail pairing experiences.

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Frank’s, Buenos Aires

Frank’s bar brings the speakeasy vie to Buenos Aires, with its bow-tied bartenders, classic cocktails and a passcode-for-entry policy. Burlesque dancers adorn podiums and house-made spirits flow freely in this homage to the Roaring 20s. To enjoy it you need only enter a secret code at the front door, disguised as a telephone box.

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The Lobo Plantation, Sydney

Sydney’s bar scene has moved decidedly more up-market in recent years, but despite a high competition, The Lobo Plantation basement stands out from the crowd. With a focus on rum, the bar channels the Caribbean and the decaying grandeur of a plantations house. It is named after powerful sugar cane producer and financier Julio Lobo. Cocktails include the Beetroot Sour and Pear Treacle.

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London Cocktail Club, London

Co-founded by cocktail maverick JJ Goodman, London Cocktail Club is a name known throughout London, with bars in Oxford Circus, Goodge St and Covent Garden, and Shaftesbury Avenue all of which feature a different core theme. All bars feature creative and gastronomically-themed mixes such as the Cheese and Pineapple Martini the Bacon and Egg cocktail.

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Schumann’s American Bar, Munich

Despite its famously high prices, Schumann’s American Bar has been a firm favourite among Munich’s sophisticated sippers for decades. Owned by renowned mixologist Charles Schumann, the bar is definitely a place to see and be seen, with frequent rich and famous visitors.

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