The word sustainable gets thrown around a whole lot lately, but what does it actually mean? Well, sustainable cocktails seek to be more in harmony with nature by lessening pollution and natural resources and conserving energy too. Don’t worry, the cocktails still have that “ooft” factor but they often reuse or upcycle ingredients to inject that green factor. The result is that the industry’s changing, and has led Tequila maker Patrón to launch their Cocktails With A Conscience campaign, championing sustainability alongside some of the world’s most iconic bars. Patrón have been doing sustainability since before sustainability was even a thing, and given it’s at the heart of everything they do, creating cocktails with a genuine conscience was only a natural next step.
So, from waving adios to plastic straws, to cocktails relinquishing perishables, here are some of the cocktail bars around the world that are shaking up the sustainability scene and not compromising the planet, or our tastebuds, by doing so:
Sexy Fish
Mayfair located Sexy Fish has some seriously sexy sustainability ethics at its helm. The opulent space, which houses a huge stock of Japanese whisky, never uses perishables in its cocktails, instead replacing them with cordials, syrups and shrubs. Need a straw? Well, they’re only available upon request and all are biodegradable.
Where: Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BR, UK
Nearest station: Green Park (0.3 miles)
Website: www.sexyfish.com
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