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A true speakeasy!

So a few weekends ago I was in Tallahassee for my brothers wedding and in talking with his other groomsmen they mentioned that they took my brother to a new bar in the area called Alchemy. So I'm thinking... great some faux strip club or something stupid, but as it turns out it's a bar within a bar behind a hidden door that requires a reservation and a dress code. Well we happened to be at the bar that houses Alchemy and we're all out in our tuxes from the wedding when lo and behold this door opens out of a book case and the door guy says wow, you guys are all dressed up, do you have a reservation? We say no, so he asks us in anyway and says he has a table for us because we look grand! The bartender comes out to our table and explains just like a speakeasy they only do cocktails no beer or wine and they actually make quite a few of their ingredients. So for anyone in that neighborhood I highly recommend this place, our bartender was awesome and it was a great experience, pictures to follow!

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The rules since the picture is a little small here:

No. 1: Keep your mind open to new experiences.
No. 2: Please dress sharply and speak easy, mind your manners.
No. 3: Do refrain from talking on your phone inside the bar.
No. 4: No flash photography.
No. 5: Please be patient. Quality cocktails take time. And love.
No. 6: Gentleman, be so good as to remove your hats.
No. 7: If you must smoke, leave your cirrhosis at the table and take your cancer out the back door. Full re-entry required.
No. 8: Gentlemen will not approach ladies. If you'd like to make someone's acquaintance, please ask the bartender to introduce you.

They take rule No. 2 pretty seriously as well, we saw a group of 4 guys denied their reservation because they had jeans and flip flops on!
http://www.alchemymidtown.com
 
Very cool. Glad to see someone doing it right.

Here in St. Louis, we have a "speakeasy" downtown that, I kid you not, has a huge sign over the door that says, "SPEAKEASY."

I don't know if it's someone's idea of a joke or if it's just plain ignorance. Either way, I'll never go there.
 

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Needs milk and a bidet!
my kind of place.

anyone wearing jeans a flip flops should be denied the right to dress themselves.
 
Sounds a bit like Vernon's Hidden Valley Steakhouse in Albuquerque. Secret knock and password required at the signless entry with a heavy black door with a small rectangular opening covered with a small sliding door, big enough to spy who's knocking and push the barrel of a Tommy gun through, if need be.
 
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My parents live fairly close to Tallahassee. The wife and I may have to sneak off one night when we visit my folks and check this place out! Looks really awesome!
 
I love the house rules, but #2 should be a given anywhere you go. Here in Pittsburgh they opened a speakeasy in a historic hotel. It was was modeled exactly like the speakeasy that existed there during prohibition. How were the cocktails?
 
There's a neat little speakeasy here in Denver that I've ducked into a few times. They're less overtly serious about the "rules" (that's a bit of a turn-off for me, but I can understand why it's there), but the ambiance and presentation of the drinks looks to be similar. They have a nice list of various whiskys, absinthes, and the like. Fun stuff, especially when executed well.
 
I love the house rules, but #2 should be a given anywhere you go. Here in Pittsburgh they opened a speakeasy in a historic hotel. It was was modeled exactly like the speakeasy that existed there during prohibition. How were the cocktails?
Cocktails were amazing. We had 7 in our party and we each got something different. I went with absinthe because I hate to buy a bottle, but I love the taste.

I'll have to check out the Chicago one Buff, I'll be out in July for a few cubs games :)
 
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