Alchemy Speakeasy Bar - Review of Alchemy, Xinyi District, Taipei - Tripadvisor

“Alchemy Speakeasy Bar”
Review of Alchemy

Alchemy
Ranked #233 of 1,546 Restaurants in Xinyi District
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Reviewed November 24, 2017

日期:2017年11月21日(二) 天氣:晴 氣溫:25。
Bartender: Victor Sachdev So、Nicky Liu
環境:SPEAKEASY。
提供飲品:調酒、威士忌以及啤酒。
人們的生活日常,早上理想的是在西風台式早餐店裡吃個火腿蛋或是鐵板麵,中午流行來個Brunch,下午最理想的就是泡咖啡館,晚餐不談,可以自由選擇,夜晚就是在小酒館裡喝杯調酒,這樣多麼美好。
但就一般上班族而言,能做到如此相當困難,就像白州美加(日劇:房仲女王)喜歡利用發傳單時間,偷溜去咖啡館吃甜點喝咖啡。或許要有這樣的勇氣與大膽才做得到。
夜晚通常是大家共有的時間,而且具壓力的人大多喜歡在熱炒店火拼一番,但是想要安靜的聊天或是想想事情,甚至想品嚐一點層次與滋味的酒,那麼酒Bar會是個很棒的去處。
Speakeasy
說到安靜的酒吧一般來說具試試風格的酒吧符合這樣的選項。但對於美式酒吧,那麼「Speakeasy」則不可不了解,但是根據字典翻譯則叫做「地下酒吧」,更細的描述是在美國禁酒令時期而風行的酒吧。
而Speakeasy可以叫做「輕聲細語」,源自公元1880年代的酒館術語,其由來是因為習慣在公共場所或賣酒的場所裡要輕聲說話,以免引起警察或鄰居的注意。所以這間位在美國賓州匹茲堡的一間無牌酒吧老闆Kate Hester經常告訴來她酒吧裡喝了酩酊大醉的酒客們speak easy,久而久之成為了這樣的、無牌的地下酒吧的術語。
雖然地下酒吧是非法的,但是在美國禁酒令期間卻是十分受到歡迎,形成了一個酒吧文化與風潮,在禁酒令結束之後依然蓬勃,曾於1945年奪得美國奧斯卡金像獎最佳女主角的Joan Crawford,在1928年年輕剛出道的第一部電影《愛跳舞的女兒》(Our Dancing Daughters)中在地下酒吧裡跳舞,描述當時美國夜晚生活的日常。
而speakeasy除成為地下酒吧的另一種意義與文化外,如今的存在不再是非法而無牌的。這個詞彙成為了這一個素民文化的表徵,所以,當一間酒吧,標榜著speakeasy,酒客可以從這個字眼有幾個查會與注意事項,第一,這間酒吧是位在住宅社區旁或附近,speakeasy請輕聲細語,就是請你不要太大聲,不要影響到鄰居。第二,不明亮不花俏,帶點老美式或是英倫風格設計的昏暗,放著讓人靈魂解放的藍調爵士,低調又再低調。
第三,這間酒吧可能不太好找,就算找到也會刻意做個秘密,今天來的Alchemy Speakeasy Bar即是如此。
Alchemy Bar
台北比起東京都這樣的大城市,雖然小了許多,但是夜晚的精彩也不遑多讓,尤其在酒吧裡,調酒師專注著調製一杯酒單上的酒,昏暗帶些神秘,英式風格但有點稍稍神秘,要進來Alchemy得從一塊公用大門。
好不容易找到了,進去卻稍稍慌張,左手邊也是酒吧,但不像臉書上所看見的,正前方像是美式餐廳,在東張西望了一下,原來們在右手邊,我往上走,通過陰暗的小型藝術走廊後就看見Alchemy的大廳。Alchemy是煉金術的意思,但是有沒有直接關係我不知道,但這塊場域,很舒服,尤其放著爵士樂曲,坐在Bar檯,輕啜著old fashion,這種感覺放鬆又自在。
環境設計很像歐式房舍的客廳,坐在皮沙發上,前方小茶几,放著酒水,閒談八卦,甚至人事推擬,一且輕鬆自在。
今天的Bartender Victor,擁有帥氣的樣貌,俐落的調酒身段,自然能把所點的調酒料理的精彩,於是今天就品嚐了四館調酒,當然,除了old fashion與Vesper是我的常態必點款,另外也品嚐到驚艷又精彩的雞尾酒。
ISPAHAN
基酒:Roseberry Vodka
類型: 雞尾酒。
配料: Lychee Puree、Raspberry Prue、Grapefruit Juice、Franglico、Rose water以及蛋白。
第一杯我先選擇甜味可口的調酒,不過我喀然看見熟悉的名字ISPAHAN,這不就是著名甜點大師的著名馬卡龍ISPAHAN同名嗎?所以不加思索了,就選擇了他。
原來應該調製的Raspberry Vodka,因爲今天沒有,改以伏特加,Lychee Puree、Raspberry Prue、Grapefruit Juice、Franglico、Rose water以及蛋白。與Pierre Herme的ISPAHAN馬卡龍概念等同,調出的樣貌也像,尤其點綴食用玫瑰花瓣。
聞一下,天啊..這是在夜總會裡,從你身邊經過身上是Chloe玫瑰淡香水著桃紅洋裝的美女,香味迷人。
淺嚐,濃濃的蛋白口感有點奶昔滋味,微酸甜,口感綿稠柔滑,覆盆子綜合小果風味纏綿於口,就像吃塊濃郁的酥脆馬卡龍,中間的莓果甘納許ㄧ樣,毫無伏特加的嗆口,只在尾段四五小口後的精神麻醉,這不像喝酒醉,是陶醉。如果是PH迷,不仿來試試這杯Cocktail。
Old Fashion
基酒: woodford reserve bourbon whisky波本威士忌
類型: 雞尾酒。
配料:橙皮、Demarara、Angostrura bitters、 Fee Brothers Balack Walnut Bitters以及plum bitters
Ha..fashion time 到了,所以點了Old Fashion。這款是以woodford reserve bourbon whisky、Demarara、Angostrura bitters、 Fee Brothers Balack Walnut Bitters以及plum bitters攪拌調製。
當Rock杯近鼻頭,甜香的氣味沖鼻,像到水果市場ㄧ樣充滿果香味,飲下,前味是明顯的bourbon的甜味,是甘甜味,我喜歡old fashion這樣的甜味,幾秒後是稍為甘澀苦感,等等。
嚥太快,到舌根,難怪是苦澀多,下一口在舌尖停留久一點,是香橙後緩緩的甜味,尾韻才顯威士忌的燻香麻醉神經,已經到舒適程度了。
Vesper
基酒: Tanqueray No.ten、Noilly Prat苦艾酒、Cocchi Americano、Ketel one
類型: 雞尾酒。
配料:檸檬皮
前幾天我找出皇家夜總會裡關於Vesper的命題,雖然Vesper脫離不了詛咒,但這杯是經典馬丁尼的變化調酒,現在已經深植我心。
Alchemy用基酒Tanqueray No.ten、Noilly Prat苦艾酒、Cocchi Americano、Ketel one調製出的Vesper,在冰涼的馬丁尼杯下,經過攪拌、搖盪,推端在我眼前,青檸優美。
清爽清檸,略帶優雅的花香,就像Vesper變成後端龐德所愛的女人,如此溫柔如此甜蜜的情網,眼前的Vesper有著這樣的完美。
好香、真的好香,我很喜歡這樣的香味,常溫後依然。
含在口中,除了花香輕盈,帶點甜口,而且中段就出來了,伏特加的味道相對被調和了,尾韻雖有酒精激辛的明亮感,尾韻甜口卻讓我感觸是清爽而不會被擊倒,好棒的Vesper。
London Mule
基酒: No.3Gin、Px sherry、London Porter beer。
類型: 雞尾酒。
配料:苦精、炙燒風乾蘋果、迷迭香
我最後一杯選擇酒單上所列的London Mule。因為看就基酒有PX Sherry,也了解這款應該屬微型甘甜款的調酒。
用No.3Gin,Px sherry,London Porter beer調製。Gin no.3具有藥草、香草、冰涼、尾段確實是當歸味,很有趣的琴酒。回到這杯調酒的本體,裝盛在俄羅斯騾子杯,而且稍稍凍結,基酒是Gin也是冰凍方式呈現,另一款酒是用fuller的poter啤酒,讓整杯酒像是餐後甜點。
飲下,冰涼中帶有龍眼蜜的香甜,經果調和gin變成了微微香草味,緊接著是更像甜點風格的porter酒,但是因為英國富樂啤酒的關係?我可以感到酒精降低了些,這杯又是出乎意料的美好。
又該這麼說,因為買過PX Sherry,單獨喝太甜了,太像吃甜食。而上回喝過使徒,其中亦有PX Sherry,所以最後讓我更想嘗試這款有有同樣元素的調酒,但整體風味又像喝甜味的黑porter的感覺,輕鬆溫和,這晚真的美好。
評語:美好的夜晚
喝酒最愉快與舒服的就是這杯酒適合你,所謂適合如同喜歡吃三分熟牛排或是五分熟度一樣,有自己的偏好。就像我老是習慣要有一杯波本威士忌為基酒的Old Fashion以及一杯源自小說電影的Vesper一樣。
此外,我在酒單裡,要挑選一杯開胃的酒,符合自己心情的酒,符合我開味程序的酒,也到是困難,但是有了一杯可口甜蜜,又以我最喜歡的馬卡龍品牌之一的Pierre Herme的單點甜品製作的同名飲品Ispahan,聞香與第一口即趕到這晚肯定美好。
如果你有不想離開,即便微醺,即便意識已經無法控制手指打字,都還想再嚐一杯時,那麼就代表著,這晚肯定美好而幸福了。

Date of visit: November 2017
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Reviewed October 21, 2017 via mobile

Both service and cocktail is the worst one that i have ever visit. We would never visit this bar again. The bar on the first floor(mq) is much nicer than the one on the second floor

Date of visit: October 2017
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Reviewed May 15, 2017

I read online that Alchemy was one of Asia's Best 50 Cocktail Bar 2016, so wanted to check it out. Ambience was great, classic cocktails and creative cocktails, I really enjoyed the presentation of these intricate cocktails. Service was pretty good, we went quite early so wasn't too busy, but remember to make a reservation at least a day prior.

Date of visit: February 2017
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Reviewed April 9, 2017 via mobile

Good place for drinks with little disturbance. Went on Sunday night, loved the atmosphere with little crowd, good music, good drinks. Will definitely be back when in Taipei:

Date of visit: April 2017
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Reviewed March 9, 2017 via mobile

The atmosphere and the vibe is speakeasy, it's not that hard to find but you need to know the way in. It's in the upstairs of Marquee (which a nice cocktails bar in Taipei). The bar is good for having few drinks with friends chatting, it's pretty quiet compare with downstairs. However, some of the bartenders (not all of them) are finding difficulties to understand our preference of the drinks. We came with three people and tried to order three drinks each, but they almost taste the same which is quite disappointed. Overall, if you are a explorer of cocktails, you might need to really specify your taste to the bartenders.

Date of visit: December 2016
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