Barcelona , the seventies and an underground doctor obsessed with death. That's the plot why This cocktail bar was baptized as black butterfly. Although we could well be talking about one of the eccentric productions of Tim Burton , this sinister combination was one of the narrative keys of the novel Marine , one of the most important works of the writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
To put in context both those who have not read the book and those who devoured its pages long ago, Mikhail Kolvenik was a specialist in creation of orthopedic parts and prosthetics. Said character begins to play give life to beings of dubious nature thanks to a serum that extracts from the blood of black butterflies.
Melancholic: one of the essentials.
For that reason, black butterfly aims to recreate that hidden workshop where creatures as imperfect as they were unique were created for conceive signature combinations that they are a real revitalizing elixir.
The letter offers drinks with an aesthetic as impressive as that of the local itself where they are served. Get your camera ready, because the original broths are served in containers created with 3D printing technology and molding techniques, presenting forms, to say the least, curious.
Also, the designs are not the result of chance , but have been devised based on the concept Mind to Reality. This means it will be the cocktail –its color, its aroma and its flavor– the one that dictates what kind of glass is the right one to contain it.
In this way, there will be concoctions that will require a more open container so that the aromas expand through the environment and conquer the visitor's nose , along with a colorful visual and taste show is responsible for dazzling the rest of the senses involved in the multisensory experience it offers Black butterfly.
'The Malaostia'
What steps are carried out during the creative process? Once they know the type of glass they need, they draw it digitally, they make a prototype with their 3D printer and then get a mold. From then on it will be the clay – added to an impeccable savoir faire the one that materializes the container, fired in the ceramic kiln that has its own cocktail bar and hand painted.
After this original project, which, due to the pandemic, has taken more than 2 years to develop, are Jose Carlos Infante –which has a long history in the hotel sector– and the well-known international mixologist Luca Corradini.
“3D printing helps us expand and put no limits to our imagination”, says the mixologist.
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A recommendation? If you want to try something really different, go for the cocktail Melancholic (rum, limequats falernum, home-made orange liqueur, lime, tiger nut horchata also handmade, hops and egg white) or by El Malaostia (Barsol Quentabra pisco, limoncello with Himalayan salt made by Black Butterfly, lemon, fresh basil, cream and boldo).
They also deserve a second visit Iguana Survivor (tequila, lemon juice, pineapple, aloe vera, arugula and zabaione) and the Purple Rambla (gin, citrus, elderberry liqueur, pickled pineapple juice, radish, red cabbage and freshly squeezed orange juice).
Secondly, palates addicted to sweets they can't go through Plaça de les Olles without succumbing to the mighty taste of Kafka Mocha, made with bourbon, bitters handcrafted in Black Butterfly, cardamom and peruvian mocha coffee. a delight
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
black butterfly It's fantasy in its purest state. , but that does not imply that the creative souls who put all their care and commitment into this business do not have a realistic and sustainable look. For this reason, this cocktail bar has joined the fight against plastic or disposable straws, using ceramic as a substitute.
Black Butterfly: where art and cocktails go hand in hand.
WHY GO
For the history that hides behind its birth, for its fictitious aura, for its eccentric decoration, for the excellent combined and why absolutely everything has been created by hand: from the glasses to the liquors, passing through the furniture. And that is always a plus.