Travelling ‘Breaking Bad’ RV bar to become permanent fixture in London
ABQ, the RV trailer revamped as a cocktail-making lab in the style of the hit Netflix series Breaking Bad, is to become a permanent fixture in the capital.
The bar offers an ultimate Breaking Bad experience, with the chance to ‘cook’ a range of cocktails from a manual – not menu – while wearing a Walter White meth-making suit.
The regularly sold-out Shoreditch pop-up is to become a permanent bar later this year, says founder Sebastian Lyall, although he is still looking for investors to back the plans.
A new drink is also being cooked in the lab – Fly is a ‘molecular twist on a bramble’, using apple-infused gin and cranberry caviar instead of grenadine.
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ABQ stands for Albuquerque, in New Mexico, where the popular TV series was set, explains Lyall.
He said: “There are a lot of things inside the RV which are inspired by New Mexico.
“What I love about Breaking Bad is the way it is shot, the story behind it is a transformation of a very simple, humble man into a monster.
“Londoners demand an experience when they go out and the idea behind ABQ was to give them an experience, and Breaking Bad is the icing on the cake.”
The trailer is currently located behind the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch until it sets off for a road trip to Paris in May, before returning to the capital as a permanent fixture.
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