Bar Fly: The Carlisle Bar

THE CARLISLE BAR
2 Kellett Street, Potts Point (02) 9331 0058 thecarlislebar.com.au
Known for its late night music, The Carlisle Bar could be your last stop for the night, but this week we made it our only stop. We started early evening with food, because we know and love the gorgeous cocktails here – the Bar Bloke’s favourite Clover Club ($18) with the sultry lavender undertones of Aviation Gin, or my whisky-drinker’s pick Blood & Sand ($18) with Chivas, Cherry Herring, Antica Formula, Ardbeg and fresh orange juice. When they say fresh juice, they mean it – squeezed on the premises. Thankfully here’s another bar with no pre-mixed cocktails. Insist on this everywhere: I say. Hand crafted libations, like Gin & Juice or our love Rye an’ Gosling are just ten bucks. I love Kings Cross and The Carlisle Bar, in all its Thursday to Saturday glory (curfew or not).