Joanie Metivier
Google
By far....the best cocktail experience of my life took place in this fantastic setting. The Prince de Galles, hotel spectacular and part of the Marriott's luxury collection hotel, have invited me for an evening at their Bar les heures. As much as I was expecting the famous hotel on the George V Avenue to be the state of the art in sophistication and luxury, I was pleased to find the exact same sophistication within the cocktail bar, with just a touch more ambiance.
Cocktail specialist and head bartender Florian Thireau knows how to share his passion and expertise through all the precise and delicious cocktail options which he developed himself. Just to give an idea, one cocktail can take up to 43 hours to elaborate and get to perfection. Nothing is left to luck, everything is thought out, thought through, tested. The terroir of the spirits, the quality of the ingredients, the chemistry of the textures, the temperatures of service... ". His enthusiasm and passion is amazing and discussing with him made the whole experience way more sensible. Since, he joined the team at Bar les heures, it's been a rejuvenated breath of fresh air. You'll now find first class cocktails based on classics but with intense preciseness.
His favourite: Tonka Sazerac, with the almond wire. A blend that required several weeks of tastings and readjustments, calculations and experiments.
My favorites: Divine femme (modified suze, orange bitters, champagne) and the Noirs velours (Wyborowa, coffee liqueur, cold brew coffee, black cardamone. Both were divine.
Can I give more than 5*?