These days, secret bars abound. We’ve been following the controversy about Woodson and Ford. On one side, the management claims that it’s strictly rented out for private parties. On the other, BoozyNYC and Urban Daddy claim that members of the public can get in, at least on a limited basis (UD says a password is the key). We are still investigating, but think the password might be “how exhausting, just open the fuckin' door.” We will advise shortly.
In the attempt to forget about all of this confidential cocktail nonsense, we were trolling through one of our favorite blogs: Beachbum Berry’s Grog Blog. Deep within his 2008 recap, we came across a claim of yet another secret NYC bar. In November, the Beachbum visited The Rhum Rhum Room, a members-only space somewhere in the East Village. Check it out:
Through the coconut wireless, the Beachbum had heard rumors of one particular members-only bar that offered 128 different brands of rum — mixed on request into the vintage tropical drink recipe of your choice. Supposedly the place was called the Rhum Rhum Room. In November we were assured that the Rhum Rhum Room does indeed exist.
He then talks about his visit to this secret den of rum-rum. He describes its location as “a dark alley, not far from St. Marks.” Our favorite part:
[The door] swung open and we entered the Rhum Rhum. Martin Denny music greeted us, with bird calls from live birds — an enormous macaw and two equally well-nourished Amazon parrots, whose cage took up half the room.
How did those birds get in?! They must be very well connected, as the Rhum Rhum is completely off our radar. Could a couple of rum aficionados have set up a make-shift members-only club in their apartment, or is the Rhum Rhum room for real?
We are on the case. We think we’ll start by interrogating the birds: “Polly wanna tell us where the hell the Rhum Rhum Room is?”
*One of these days is none of these days!!!
Posted by: taobao | January 09, 2011 at 08:03 PM