Dr. Stravinsky - Review - El Born - Barcelona - The Infatuation

"Not into weirdly pungent cocktails full of wacky ingredients like beetroot and goat’s cheese? Then keep it moving. Dr. Stravinsky is a booze-fueled fever dream for fermentation and distillation geeks. Old-school medicine bottles line the walls of this cocktail lounge that looks like a Wes Anderson pharmacy, beckoning you in from the pretty medieval alleyway outside like a moth to a flaming glass of absinthe. The remedies they contain are mainly in-house-distilled spirits, with ingredients like kefir, kombucha, and mushrooms often playing starring roles. Dr. Stravinsky isn’t everyone’s shot of foie-gras-flavored whisky (yes, they serve that too), but if the idea of a Negroni made with black truffle-infused mezcal, Campari, vermouth, and pungent Tête de Moine cheese makes you go all gooey inside, prioritize a visit—just don’t even think about asking to order off-menu, as the answer will be a curt yet succinct “no.”" - Isabelle Kliger