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Perhaps the most famous hotel in the world, The Savoy, reopened in 2010 after a three-year refurbishment. The rest of the hotel now sparkles with the glitz of a Las Vegas casino but, to the relief of bar aficionados, The American Bar was almost untouched by this makeover.
The American Bar at The Savoy claims to be the oldest surviving cocktail bar in England, having opened in 1893 in the original riverside part of the hotel, moving to its present location in 1904.
The black and white photos on the walls and in glass cases attest to the American Bar's place in history - not only was this Frank Sinatra's home from home when in England, this was the home of world-renowned bartenders, from Ada Coleman and Harry Craddock, author of The Savoy Cocktail Book, published in 1930, to Joe Gilmore, Peter Dorelli, and Erik Lorincz.
Watch our short American Bar documentary filmed in 2017.
Head Bartenders from left to right: Peter Dorelli; Erik Lorincz, Maxim Schulte, Salim Khoury, and Victor Gower.
Photography by: American Bar
Words by: Simon Difford on 20-Nov-2019
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