Duck and Cover

Cachaca cocktail and Rob Roy - photography by Mr. Islay and Bitters

Duck and Cover
Dannebrogsgade 6
1660 Copenhagen V

Notes:
Before finishing the posts about our recent Vienna trip, a quick recommendation for Copenhagen's newest cocktail bar! Rumors had spread around town, that previous Ruby bartender and 2012 Diageo World Class Reserve participant Kasper Riewe Henriksen was to open his own place soon. After a Friday afternoon and evening that had already featured free cocktails at Juul's Vinhandel, decent Chinese fare at Magasasa (sandwiched at a little table between two elderly Chinese ladies and Tal R + Evren Tekinoktay), a short but sweet Lana del Rey concert in Tap1, and sub-par tiki drinks at Brassmonkey we were really not short of experiences - but the night was still young and B thought we should just pass to see if they had opened. Luckily for us, it turned out to be the opening night, and seeing no active PR effort has been made so far, the place was far from filled, leaving us plenty of space and time to talk with the skilled people behind the bar, which by the way stocked delicacies like Tanqueray Malacca and Beefeater Crown Jewel. Not that gin is the main focal point of the bar - at a recent tequila/mezcal event at The Barking Dog, B and I had fallen into talks with a previous Ruby bartender, where we learned how Kasper has been working extensively with cachaca. Therefore B chose to go with a simple cachaca cocktail, where I instead went with a classic Rob Roy. Both tasty and well-crafted, and clocking in at CPH average price for cocktails at 100dkk each. As mentioned, the place is brand new - we could still smell the granite-colored paint - but nothing else about the bar screams "new". The place is tastefully decorated using influence from Danish 50's-60's style. Beautiful space, skilled bartenders, and very possibly a new favorite in the making. Highly recommended.