Encapsulating the decadence and debauchery of the roaring ‘20s, the
Playboy Club in London’s Park Lane is to bring back the tradition of Champagne
towers at it’s newly launched Baroque bar. The brainchild of Gerry Calabrese, son
of cocktail maestro Salvatore Calabrese and founder of Hoxton Gin, Baroque will
be the first place in the capital to revive this most theatrical of traditions.
“Champagne towers are a vintage art form that have been sadly neglected
in recent decades,” said Calabrese. Boasting one of the most extensive vintage
Champagne lists in Europe, guests can pre-order the towers created from retro
Champagne coupes said to have been modelled on Marie-Antoinette’s breasts.
Towers can be formed from a magnum of Salon 1964 for £25,000, a
Jeraboam of Veuve Clicquot Brut 1945 at £12,700, and a 15l Nebuchadnezzar of Jay-Z
and Beyoncé’s favourite fizz Armand de Brignac for £80,000. Decked out in gold,
ruby and magenta, Baroque’s theatrical décor by CID Interiors includes Louis
XIV chairs, chandeliers and antique mirrors.
The cocktail menu meanwhile, focuses on different takes on the Martini,
served either in coupes or in Calabrese’s signature “infusion jars”. The bar
will also serve platters of oysters, fruits de mer and caviar, along
with childlike desserts such as doughnuts, lollipops and cakes. Calabrese launched
East London nightspot The Hoxton Pony in 2008.
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