The Dorchester to Launch New Vesper Bar

United Kingdom, London, England. January 24, 2023

The Dorchester unveils new cocktail destination Vesper Bar, launching Monday 23 January, 2023, designed by renowned designer Martin Brudnizki and set to become one of Mayfair's finest bars. To coincide with the launch, The Dorchester has enlisted the expertise of Scott Gavin who joins as bar manager, having established an impressive career at Scarfes Bar, Tom Kerridge, and Fitz Bar.

The name, Vesper Bar, honours The Dorchester's many connections with James Bond throughout the years. Bond author, Ian Fleming, who invented the Vesper Martini, stayed and dined at The Dorchester in the 1940s and throughout his life until he died in 1964 and when William Boyd continued the Bond series with the novel ‘Solo', Bond wakes up in a suite at The Dorchester on his 45th birthday. During the 60s and 70s the production company for the James Bond films, EON, had an office at the hotel and throughout the decades The Dorchester has hosted many press junkets for the films and welcomed all six James Bonds, 14 Bond Girls, four M's and nine Bond villains as guests of the hotel.

Serving up an illustrious history, Vesper Bar will be London's ultimate destination for cocktail sipping, deal making and legend creating. Stepping into this atmospheric hideaway reveals the award-winning team of cocktail alchemists, ready to serve classic or experimental cocktails, concoctions from rare and forgotten recipes or just a glass of the ‘usual'. Every drink is poured into beautifully unique glassware, ready to be savoured alongside a cool soundtrack and globally-inspired bites from the eclectic bar menu.

At Vesper Bar, guests will encounter a bar with movie star looks and a supporting cast of talented bartenders, with the cocktail menu showcasing both timeless and signature cocktails inspired by The Dorchester, curated by award-winning drinks connoisseur and head bartender Lucia Montanelli. Signature cocktails are inspired by moments of The Dorchester from The Gilded Three motivated by the new artwork by Sophie Coryndon hanging within the lobby, to the Busterkeys cocktail named after Liberace's first show name, whose piano now proudly sits within The Dorchester's Artists' Bar. To honour one of the hotel's most loved guests, Elizabeth Taylor - who stayed at the hotel 37 times throughout her life and signed her contract for ‘Cleopatra' in the bath within the Harlequin Suite - the Bessie Mae cocktail affectionately recalls Taylor's nickname and comes complete with ‘bath bubbles' floating on top.

The bar's new interior is inspired by the spirit and elegance of the 30s, a time when manners were still important and yet mayhem was celebrated. The new layout allows for a dedicated Park Lane entrance and an outside terrace with views towards Hyde Park. Ornate design runs throughout the bar, including a 1930s Palladium leaf ceiling creating a warm effect as Martini hour transitions into the evening. An upper area of the bar and cosy ‘snug' provide more privacy without compromising on the atmosphere.

A series of Cecil Beaton pieces will adorn the bar walls to honour a long-standing connection between the celebrated photographer/designer and the hotel, and to remind guests of this glamorous decade. Some of Beaton's original drawings and celebrity photography will be brought together with work by contemporary artists, such as Rosie Emmerson, who were inspired by both Beaton and the energy of that time. The Glass of Fashion cocktail sits proudly on the menu to represent Beaton's work, and was the namesake of one his most famed books.

The Dorchester reveals its new interiors on the ground floor as of Monday 23 January 2023 with rooms and suites to follow from March 2023.

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https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/london/the-dorchester/restaurants-bars/vesper-bar/


Tags: The Dorchester, Dorchester Collection, Hotel Opening, Hotel Renovations

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