I had heard about a secret bar hidden somewhere in the heart of Liverpool, therefore I felt the need to try and find out more!
Ex-Directory is a bar in Liverpool with a secret location, whereby you enter through a red phone box! without a doubt it is a different and exciting night to organise for a catch up, whilst sipping cocktails!
A table was reserved on a Thursday evening, in which following the booking we were sent a few clues for us to find the location ourselves (seeing this got us excited and madly googling the area!). Upon guessing the area from the clues, it took us a little while to find the red phone box which wasn’t an actual phone box (mistaking a real phone box for the location from afar certainly brought laughter)… Once we had found it we were very excited to be entering! (unfortunately I am unable to disclose the location to you! it wouldn’t be a secret otherwise!)
We had stepped into the phone box, picking up the telephone to enter and the door was then opened to be greeted downstairs in the bar area. The bar was quiet but thats normal for an early evening on a Thursday I’d say, this was perfect for a catch up. There’s a wide variety of different cocktails to choose from.
I am a big fan of candyfloss! hence I had chosen a dessert style cocktail ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ which has gin, limoncella & fresh rasberries, topped with cream soda, candyfloss & a silver lining… The cocktail was very nice and the gin was not too strong which is how I prefer it.
The other cocktail chosen was ‘Two Little Ducks’, consisting of Portobello Road Gin & Violet with lavender bath bubbles! The best part was that the shared cocktail comes in an actual little bath! with two little ducks of course… This cocktail is a lovely cocktail for both gin lovers and those who are not too keen on gin! I am not a massive fan of gin but this cocktail did not have an overpowering taste of gin!
Both cocktails are not just tasty but they are most definitely aesthetically pleasing too! which is a bonus to have fun cocktails on a night out. Of course you also cannot go wrong on a glass of rose too!
I highly recommend Ex-Directory to people who love a little secret bar and fun quirky cocktails! I can imagine that on a weekend there are even more party vibes prepping anyone for a good night out in Liverpool!
Epic Epicurean 