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Cocktails in Bath

Tonight’s list

Cocktails of our own and the classics, made to order in the vaults, with alcohol-free drinks, wine and Champagne, beer, cider and the back bar.

Gluten, milk, nuts and sulphites are marked where the list mentions them: Gluten Milk Nuts Sulphites

Opium’s own

House cocktails

  • Lychee Long Island

    £13.50

    Four spirits beneath floral lychee. Deceptively easy.

    Vodka, gin, rum, tequila, lychee, lemon, lemonade.

  • West Country Garden Contains Sulphites

    £13

    West Country cider meets the English garden.

    Vodka, peach schnapps, cider, elderflower, cucumber, mint.

  • Spicy Watermelon Margarita

    £13.50

    Cool, juicy watermelon, then a slow warming chilli finish.

    Tequila, Cointreau Spicy, watermelon, lime, chilli.

  • Lavender Haze

    £12.50

    A bright, gently tart berry tequila sour.

    Tequila, Chambord, cranberry, raspberry, lime, gomme.

  • Peachy Cheeks

    £12.50

    Juicy peach and apricot, sharpened with fresh lime.

    Peach schnapps, apricot brandy, orange, cranberry, lime.

  • Jester’s Goblet

    £12.50

    A colourful trickster, with gin hiding beneath the fruit.

    Gin, blue curaçao, strawberry liqueur, apple, lime.

  • Mr Blue Sky

    £12.50

    Vanilla, coconut and orange. Silky, tropical and playful.

    Galliano, Malibu, blue curaçao, lime.

  • Drunk’ton Mess Contains Milk

    £13

    The Eton Mess has slipped underground and found the gin. A rich, boozy dessert finished with cream.

    Gin, strawberry liqueur, Chambord, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, cream.

  • Jammy Dodger

    £13

    Inspired by the much loved biscuit. Jammy and nostalgic.

    Whiskey, raspberry, vanilla.

  • Tipsy Barista Contains Milk

    £13

    Part Irish coffee, part after dinner dessert.

    Jameson, Baileys, Kahlúa, house cold brew, cream, vanilla.

  • Nutcase Contains Milk Contains Nuts

    £13

    Whiskey softened with almond, hazelnut and cream.

    Whiskey, amaretto, Frangelico, cream, vanilla.

Made properly

The classics

  • Daiquiri

    £12

    Clean and crisp. Three ingredients, and balance is everything.

    White rum, lime, sugar.

  • Margarita

    £12.50

    Bright, sharp and refreshing, with agave rounding off the edges.

    Tequila, orange liqueur, lime, agave.

  • Clover Club

    £12.50

    A soft, elegant sour from before Prohibition.

    Gin, raspberry, lemon.

  • Pisco Sour

    £12.50

    South America’s classic. Aromatic grape spirit in a beautifully balanced sour.

    Pisco, citrus, sugar, Angostura bitters.

  • Pornstar Martini Contains Sulphites

    £13

    Tropical passion fruit and vanilla, with a shot of Prosecco on the side.

    Vodka, Passoã, passion fruit, vanilla, citrus, Da Luca Prosecco.

  • French 75 Contains Sulphites

    £14

    A gin sour crowned with Champagne. Light on its feet, with more force than it suggests.

    Gin, Bouché Champagne, lemon, sugar.

  • Mai Tai Contains Nuts

    £13

    The 1944 Trader Vic’s recipe. Rich rum and almond orgeat with a clean citrus finish.

    Aged rum, orange curaçao, orgeat, lime, sugar.

  • Espresso Martini

    £12.50

    Rich, bittersweet and silky, made with our own cold brew.

    Vodka, coffee liqueur, house cold brew, vanilla.

  • Sidecar

    £13

    Cognac warmth, orange richness and a clean, bright finish.

    Cognac, orange liqueur, lemon.

  • Martini Contains Sulphites

    £13

    Dry or wet, clean or dirty. Nowhere for poor technique to hide.

    Gin or vodka, dry vermouth, lemon twist or olive.

  • Negroni Contains Sulphites

    £13

    Herbal, bittersweet and spirit forward.

    Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth.

  • Old Fashioned

    £13

    Slow, warming and deliberately simple. The whiskey does the talking.

    Bourbon or rye, sugar, Angostura bitters, orange.

Same glassware, same care

Alcohol-free

  • The Shy Pornstar

    £7.50

    Passion fruit, vanilla, lemon, gomme.

  • Peaceful Garden

    £7.50

    Alcohol-free gin, elderflower, raspberry, cucumber, mint, lime, lemonade.

  • Numb Love Contains Nuts

    £7.50

    Alcohol-free pink gin, strawberry, lemon, orgeat, gomme.

Beer & cider

  • Asahi Super Dry Contains Gluten 330ml bottle

    £6
  • Menabrea Bionda Contains Gluten 330ml bottle

    £6
  • Bath Ales Gem Contains Gluten 500ml bottle

    £7
  • Aspall Suffolk Cyder Contains Sulphites 330ml bottle

    £7
  • Lucky Saint Contains Gluten 0.5%, 330ml bottle

    £6

All contain sulphites

Wine & Champagne

Champagne & sparkling
WineBottle
Da Luca ProseccoVeneto£35
Ferdinand Bonnet Grande Réserve BrutChampagne£55
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label BrutChampagne£115
White
WineBottle
Southern Rivers Sauvignon BlancMarlborough£29
Belle Perle Picpoul de PinetFrance£33
Susana Balbo Crios TorrontésArgentina£37
Red
WineBottle
Tenute Fiorebelli CabalettaVeneto£31
Susana Balbo Crios MalbecArgentina£37
Yealands Single Vineyard Pinot NoirNew Zealand£44
Rosé & sherry
WineBottle
Susana Balbo Crios Rosé of MalbecArgentina£37
Minuty M Côtes de ProvenceFrance£46
Manzanilla Sherry70ml glass£6.50

A single is 25ml, a double 50ml

Spirits

Vodka
SpiritSingleDouble
Ketel One£6£9.50
Grey Goose£8£12
Gin
SpiritSingleDouble
Tanqueray£5.50£8
Beefeater Pink Strawberry£5.50£8
Hendrick’s£6.50£10
The Botanist£7£10
Monkey 47£10£14.50
Tequila
SpiritSingleDouble
El Jimador Blanco£6£9.50
Tequila Ocho Reposado£7.50£11
Patrón Silver£9£14
Rum
SpiritSingleDouble
Havana Club 3 Años£5.50£8
Havana Club Cuban Spiced£5.50£8
Havana Club 7 Años£6£9
Goslings Black Seal£6£9.50
El Dorado 8£6.50£10
Whisky & whiskey
SpiritSingleDouble
JamesonIrish£6£9
Buffalo TraceBourbon£6£9
Woodford ReserveBourbon£6.50£10
Lot No. 40Rye£7.50£11.50
Ardbeg 10Islay£8£12.50
Michter’s US*1Bourbon£10£15
Nikka From the BarrelJapanese£10.50£15.50
Cognac & brandy
SpiritSingleDouble
St-Rémy XO£6£9
Rémy Martin VSOP£8£11.50

Soft drinks & juices

£2.50 each

  • Coca-Cola

  • Diet Coke

  • Coke Zero

  • Lemonade

  • Tonic

  • Slimline tonic

  • Soda

  • Ginger beer

  • Ginger ale

  • Pineapple juice

  • Cranberry juice

  • Apple juice

  • Orange juice

If we can make it, we’re happy to oblige. Tell the bartender what you fancy and we’ll sort it out.

Prices change from time to time. To check, call 01225 332321.

Please tell us about any allergy or intolerance before ordering.

Walk in or reserve

Pull up a stool.

Cocktails of our own and the classics made properly, poured at a bar under the arches.

An Espresso Martini in a stemmed glass on a dark side table, gold brocade glowing behind it