Non Disclosure Bar

The story goes that, after Prohibition outlawed the production and sale of alcohol in the US in 1920, two types of bars coexisted. There was the illegal speakeasy selling cocktails and whiskey from the shadows to everyday drinkers. And the big hotels, frequented by the rich and powerful, which stockpiled booze to take advantage of a loophole that made selling alcohol bought before Prohibition legal.

At Non Disclosure, owner Gorge Camorra (also behind speakeasy 18th Amendment Bar) emulates the high-end prohibition hotel bar. While it’s not part of a real hotel, Non Disclosure has the same upmarket styling as the heyday hotel bars – all art deco, Gatsby-style chandeliers and geometric wallpaper.

Practically, Non Disclosure is a chance to take everything up a notch or two compared with 18th Amendment. An Apple A Day combines specially imported cognac with house-made toasted granola syrup, vanilla liqueur and an acid-boosting Granny Smith apple. The Bandung Experience mixes a syrup of dried rose buds with amontillado sherry; the bitter edge of fernet branca; and a sweet, creamy and sour Brazilian lemonade.

Camorra doesn’t just nod to the past with his drinks. He brings historic bottles right to you. On the extensive spirits list you’ll find vintage bottlings – maybe Glenmorangie from the ’60s or Gordon’s Gin from the ’80s. A short cocktail list mixes those rare bottles into drinks like a ’70s Negroni.

In hotel-bar style, Non Disclosure also has a short but well-appointed food menu. Drink-friendly small plates might include kangaroo tartare; oysters with a glug of smoky whiskey; or rotating pintxos, those snack-sized Portuguese bites.