EBG Rating: 8.3/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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High quality cocktails and wall of whiskies, but this is a place where you can drink a beer or a wine too.

Style/Décor:
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Low lit one-room bar with impressive back-bar shelf of whiskies, personalised nik-naks (rugby, sesame street and Irish pub themed), mid-green walls.

Atmosphere/Character:
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Excellent evening atmosphere, the pleasant harmony of good lighting, acoustic and cheerful crowd when busy, while it can work for a quiet one equally well if you pick the right moment.

Amenities/Events:
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Snacks

Value For Money:
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A little higher than average though they insist it is justified for the quality.

Description:
By a distance Bilbao’s most impressive cocktail bar, this is a place to come later on when finally done with the pintxos and seeking something difference.

An impressive wall of whiskies is the emphasis, but in the absence of a menu, you can ask them to make you anything.

The place itself is personalised with some Irish pub ephemera (rather than itself being an Irish pub), rugby and, unexpectedly, Sesame Street.

With muted and tasteful lighting, the atmosphere is intimate, but not hushed, with a throng around the bar with plenty of conversation and late night high spirits.

Residence also provides a convenient option for an area of the city centre which may have other bars but not of the same level as Casco Viejo.