We stumble out of the Diagio cocktail competition; a sureal masterclass event where the Maestro (Calebrasee) hugged me and Peter Dorellie called me a lier! Someone shouts tequila and I know this cool little place around the corner.
Green and Red is the brain child of a small indipendant company who have decided to set the difficult task of hitting a niche croud (tequila drinkers) and do it in a personal way. It's the bigest tequila bar in europe and obviously deserves the title with one glance of the huge bar. Having met the General Manager three months previously I knew a few of the more select tequilas but still was massivley overwhelmed by the backbar; rabbit in the headlights moment.
I asked the bartender to make me something simple with his favourite white tequila, he made me a dry tiquini with an onion and a zest spray of lime. Quite possibly the best one I've ever had. They made a selection of tequila mojitos with an unusual twist of elderflower and apple.
What nocked me off my feet was not the knowledge or skill of the bartenders (juicing fresh lime as they go along and using jiggers to ensure that every drink is perfect) it wasn't the tequila selection but it was the bartenders welcoming nature. It really is incredible to walk into a bar and be welcomed by the bartenders over a crowd of people.
The food was very uncommon tapas which was clearly made fresh and importantly served hot (you won't believe how difficult some venues find this) and the drinks were universily accepted even by the members of our group that swore they didn't like tequila.
This bar is truely a pleasure.
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