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Berlin’s perfume and cocktail pairing-bar launches new menu
The “world’s first” perfume and cocktail bar, Fragrances, has unveiled a brand new menu inspired by perfumes from high end fashion houses including Giorgio Armani and Issey Miyake.
The interactive Hall of Fame where guests can select their drink based on the aroma
Fragrances opened at The Ritz-Carlton in Berlin in June 2014 as the “first” bar to serve cocktail creations inspired by exclusive perfumes.
Now the venue has launched a brand new menu comprising 30 contemporary cocktails inspired by perfumes from the likes of Jo Malone and Bulgari.
Upon entry, guests find themselves in an “Hall of Fame” where all 30 drinks are arranged as small interactive works of art.
From here, guests rely on all their senses to select their cocktail of choice rather than simply selecting from a menu.
The new menu features “rare” spirits, including Brazilian Leblon Cachaҫa, Japanese Tantakatan Shochu and Amabuki sake – discovered by bar manager and creator of the menu, Arnd Heißen, on his travels – as well as oil and plant-based shrubs and syrups, and various other floral, wood and spice sources.
Each is served in an unusual vessel – for example, an oversized strawberry with cotton candy – which guests are invited to make themselves if they choose to.
Heißen said: “It is especially important to us that our guests’ visit at Fragrances is fun.
“Here, they can experience the world of cocktails and fragrances with all their senses, exchange ideas and take new experiences and memories home with them.”
Click through to the following pages to see our pick of the top 10 cocktail and perfume pairings available at Fragrances.
Viola Essential by Salvatore Ferragamo
Ingredients: Tanqueray 10, lime, neroli-patchouli syrup
Garnish: Espuma, made from litchi-purée, egg white, neroli syrup
Served in: Small painted vase
Fille en Aiguilles by Serge Lutens
Ingredients: Incense-infused Don Julio Reposado, Andalusian lime, Sizilianian orange, pine needle-vetiver syrup, strawberry rum, Chambord
Garnish: Twist orange over glass, incense, pine, vetiver
Served in: Holy grail
Corsica Furiosa by Parfum d‘Empire
Ingredients: Mastixharz Likör, peppermint brandy, marie grass brandy, Ketel One Citrus, Don Julio Reposado, honey syrup
Garnish: Mint, lemon peel, lentisc gum
Served in: Green bowl with flower potpourri, parfume and voda smoke out of the vaporiser, purple glass and lemon twist
Royal Pavillion by Etro
Ingredients: Don Julio Blanco, bigallet violet, Swan Lake Gin, lime, ylang ylang-sandalwood-vetiver syrup, egg white, rose lemonade
Garnish: Violet, jasmine, sandalwood-vetiver
Served in: Big golden bowl, topped with gold dust
Oud Royal by Giorgio Armani
Ingredients: Zacapa 23, Swan Lake Gin, Persian orange and saffron brandy, Persian lime, incense-cedar wood syrup
Garnish: Oud on wood
Served in: Golden bowl with crystal tumbler – wood with perfume, Oud wood, rose, incense
030 by Frau Tonnis
Ingredients: Earl Grey Gin, Rio Tinto brandy, lime, cedar wood, tonic to top
Garnish: Bergamot, cedar, orange
Served in: 030 Flakon
Vetiver Extraordinaire by Frederic Malle
Ingredients: Mezcal Tlachuache, Java orange brandy, Don Julio Anejo, lime, vetiver-sandalwood-cedar syrup, one egg white
Garnish: Vetiver, pink pepper, sandalwood
Served in: Grey stone with corn blossom, blue plate with peta crispy and chocolate candies
Nuit d’issey by Issey Miyake
Ingredients: Patchouli-incense Don Julio Anejo, Himmelswind Sake, paradise apple, tonka beans, lime, vetiver syrup
Garnish: Tonka beans, Mezcal, vetiver-patchouli-incense
Served in: Mondvase, with a grapefruit twist
Vaara by Penhaligons
Ingredients: Bulleit Bourbon, saffron-infused Zacapa 23, coriander brandy, pear purée, rose water, lime, vanilla-tonka bean-honey-magnolia syrup
Garnish: Cedar wood, saffron, tonka bean
Served in: Tumbler and bird house, with sandalwood smoke
Gin Fizz by Lubin
Ingredients: Swan Lake Gin, Sicilian orange brandy, Ketel One Citrus, Don Julio Blanco, orange blossom water, lemon, vetiver-vanilla syrup, one egg white, 1905 Tonic
Garnish: Mandarin, jasmine rose, vetiver
Served in: Black Gin Fizz glass with a long lime twist