Ahoy there me rum-lovin’ hearties. On board the Secret London Galley, we’ve hit the decks of our great port’s finest rum bars just in time for #TalkLikeAPirateDay (19th September). You can betcha we’ve found the land to be plentiful with alcoholic treasure and we’re going to share them with you scallywags (if you make an oath not to go blabbing to yer land-loving pals).
1. Cottons
For our mateys over in the East, you’ve got yerself some fine Caribbean loot at yer end (and you don’t need to sail the Seven Seas to get it). Cottons Rhum Shack, buried away on the upper floor of Shoreditch’s BOXPARK, is a rum filled paradise – there are 250 rums in their chest. That’s a lot of cocktails to get through, so you better hit the deck and start tonight. After a few stiff ones, you’ll sure to get to thinking yer back on a beach in the West Indies with Jack Sparrow.
48-49, Boxpark, 2-4 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY
2. Trader Vic’s
For ya fancy pants pirates (the ones amongst ya who like to shine yer boots and shower once a week), you’ll be happy to know that this wee place in Mayfair has some liquor in store for you. Inside the Hilton lair (hotel) on Park Lane you’ll find Trader Vic’s; a fine establishment that’s been servin’ its delicious exotic punch to captains and shipmates alike since it first opened its doors. And the wooden Tiki bar will have you feeling as though you’re back aboard the Golden Hind.
22 Park Ln, London W1K 1BE
3. Chesterfields, Mayfair
35 Charles St, London W1J 5EB
4. Nola, Shoreditch
5. The Rum Kitchen, Soho
Kingly Court, Carnaby St, London W1B 5PW