{"id":252490,"date":"2025-07-10T03:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T03:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/252490\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T03:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T03:53:11","slug":"hidden-glasgow-cocktail-bar-named-among-best-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/252490\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Glasgow cocktail bar named among best in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A POPULAR Glasgow speakeasy has been named among the best cocktail bars in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/money\/13940867\/glasgow-hidden-cocktail-bar-art-absent-ear\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Absent Ear<\/a>, situated in the Merchant City, has been named on the prestigious Top 500 Bars list for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Neon sign reading &quot;Red XXX District&quot; above a staircase in a dimly lit room.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774403.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Absent Ear in Glasgow has been named on the Top 500 Bars list\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774403.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>The Absent Ear in Glasgow has been named on the Top 500 Bars listCredit: Supplied<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pink cocktail with ear-shaped garnish at The Absent Ear, Glasgow.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774401.jpg\" data-caption=\"The bar is inspired by artist Vincent Van Gogh - with drinks and themes celebrating his legacy\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774401.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>The bar is inspired by artist Vincent Van Gogh &#8211; with drinks and themes celebrating his legacyCredit: Supplied<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cocktail glass with painted fabric garnish next to antique wooden box.\" height=\"960\" width=\"769\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774400.jpg\" data-caption=\"In December last year, they introduced a new art inspired immersive menu\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774400.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, they introduced a new art inspired immersive menuCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The bar opened in 2021 and is inspired by artist Vincent Van Gogh &#8211; with drinks and themes celebrating his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, the bar introduced a new art inspired immersive menu.<\/p>\n<p>The bar overhauled its drinks menu with two distinct sides &#8211; minimalist and maximalist.<\/p>\n<p>In a unique UK first, drinkers peruse their cocktail choices in a digital gallery where art and cocktails collide.<\/p>\n<p>Each artwork on the menu has a corresponding drink, some of which are simple and minimalist and some of which are crazy, maximalist concoctions.<\/p>\n<p>Two years in the making, chief creative Liam Grogan has created cocktails like Roobarb &amp; Custard, which looks like a delicious ice cream sundae, and there&#8217;s even one with flavours of Thai green curry.<\/p>\n<p>The Absent Ear bagged a spot at number 466 on the prestigious world list.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing the 2025 rankings, the Top 500 Bars team said: &#8220;This year the industry has started to boom again with a lot of new bars around the world. For 2025, the Top 500 bars ranking involves 125 different cities in 53 different countries. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ranking is quite different from last year with more countries and new bars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope that this list will help bartenders and customers discover bars wherever they visit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hidden bar in England named one of the world&#8217;s best &#8211; the only one in the UK to make the list<\/p>\n<p>The list is currently being released in stages with bars ranked from 400 to 500 announced on July 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>The full list and the ceremony for the top 100 is set to be held in Florence, Italy, on November 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Small white cup with garnish on a black tray.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774399.jpg\" data-caption=\"The cocktail bar has been named among best in the world\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-supplied-absent-ear-glasgow-1008774399.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>The cocktail bar has been named among best in the worldCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A POPULAR Glasgow speakeasy has been named among the best cocktail bars in the world. 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