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NIGHTLIFE One of the reasons for visiting Shoreditch was to check out the ABQ Breaking Bad Bar. The Joneses were both fans of the hit American drama and had worked their way through the box set. Mrs Jones decided to treat Mr Jones to a voucher for his birthday. This included a welcome drink and two molecular cocktails.


If you haven’t yet caught up with Breaking Bad, studious chemistry teacher Walter White discovers he is dying. To prevent his family from being ruined financially, he sets himself up cooking crystal meth in an old RV campervan. He comes up against plenty of bad guys along the way.


Even if you haven’t seen the series, it’s still a lot of fun going to the bar. It’s the world’s first immersive molecular cocktail bar. The Jones found the Breaking Bad RV parked up in a yard between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green.


On entering the RV, Mr Jones donned his bright yellow boiler suit to get fully immersed in the experience. They were allocated a station and shared it with a couple visiting from California.


First up, they were served a chemistry beaker with a clear drink and an


accompanying syringe of blue liquid. Mrs Jones squirted hers in first to make a bright blue ‘crystal meth’ cocktail (don’t worry, no drugs are involved). Gangster rap and hip-hop added to the ambience.


The waitress brought them a menu so they could choose their next drink. They each decided to try something different, so they could experience as many as they were permitted.


Mrs Jones opted for a CRT Fix, while Mr Jones went for a Pinkman. Various bits of chemistry apparatus were delivered to the table including a beaker, flask, dry ice and a pipe and bung. They were given instruction sheets so they could start cooking up their first cocktails. No need to be alarmed, this isn’t like school chemistry, the results are much tastier!


Mrs Jones ended up with a lovely gin, elderflower, cucumber and mint cocktail, which she infused herself with rosemary and thyme steam (created from the dry ice). Mr Jones enjoyed his rhubarb, fennel and gin concoction, which he topped with molecular air made with a fish pump.


On their second round, Mrs Jones opted for an IFT, made from whisky, vermouth and black tea, which she brewed up in a siphon with cacao nibs. Mr Jones’ next drink was a spicy Tortuga – whipped up from Mezcal, lime, pineapple and jalapeno. This vibrant cocktail invoked a taste of the tropics.


Their evening in the RV was a truly memorable one, made even more fun by the staff, who got right into the character of Breaking Bad.


FOOD & DRINK Mrs & Mr Jones had dinner in The Hoxton Grill, run in partnership with Soho House & Co, at The Hoxton. It carries the exposed bricks and industrial look of the hotel’s lobby, but looks more resplendent with its red leather banquette seating and open kitchen. It’s a Chicago style grill with guest DJs on Fridays and Saturdays and a great cocktail list.


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