With a continuously rotating cocktail menu, guests will be interested in what’s on offer with each visit.
However, while we know the venue is in Glasgow, the exact location, due to its speakeasy style, won’t be revealed until a booking has been made, which also means no walk-ins (unless, perhaps, you’ve been there once before).
Delightfully disorientating speakeasy concept bar hidden in the heart of Glasgows’ Merchant City. Inspired by the late, great Vincent Van Gogh, our theme celebrates his artistic legacy with a healthy splash of creativity and just a drop of his madness.
Once you find this multi-award-winning hidden speakeasy, guests are transported into a two-room digital gallery menu where art and cocktails collide. Featuring weird and wonderful drinks and everything in between, Glasgow’s best bartenders have crafted a daring menu where the art of the cocktail inspires the cocktail from the art.
Two years in the making, chief creative Liam Grogan has paired minimalist precision with maximalist indulgence to offer guests a multisensory drink adventure. Rewriting the cocktail rulebook, Absent Ear’s Fragola-Rama cocktail is inspired by bespoke artwork by Glasgow artist Sophie Rowan (@so.rowann), and a tribute to strawberry in its most refined forms with Diplomatico Planas Rum, Manzanilla Sherry, and Strawberry³. Meanwhile, Two & a Choux is a luxurious libation featuring Coconut³, coffee, birch caramel, and a decadent pastry cream foam, inspired by Glasgow artist Rory Kennedy’s piece, Coffee.
Liam Grogan, general manager and head of drinks development at Absent Ear, speaks about the innovation behind the new menu:
“This menu is the culmination of everything we’ve been working toward as a team. Absent Ear has always been about bold, creative flavours, and this time we’ve pushed ourselves to make drinks that aren’t just great cocktails—they’re experiences. Whether it’s a minimalist creation like Fragola-Rama or a maximalist spectacle like Roobarb & Custard, this menu represents the absolute best of what we do.”
Due to the secrecy of the venue, it has proven difficult to find much more out about the bar, however, social media and review websites are ablaze with rave reviews.
