After-Shift Sips

Priya Ashworth

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Spanners down, headphones in, and straight from the yard into somewhere that actually cleans the oil off your hands properly – a good gin. These are the spots I actually bother crossing town for, from Deansgate arches to the basements that still smell like Victorian graft. No faff, no influencer nonsense, just solid pours, decent tunes and somewhere you can argue about setlists before heading for a curry. Anyway, back to it.

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After-Shift Sips — 5 items
Name	Address	City	Gin focus	Go-to order	My take
1Atlas Bar	376 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LY	Manchester	Huge global gin list with tonics and garnishes dialled in	Local Manchester gin and tonic, short glass, loads of ice	If you can’t find a gin you like here, that’s on you, not the bar. Feels like knocking off in a very classy depot under the arches.
2Three Little Words	Arches 12–13, Watson Street, Manchester M3 4LP	Manchester	In-house Manchester Gin distillery next door, flights and signatures	Manchester Gin tasting flight then whatever the bartenders are messing with that week	Proper ‘treat yourself’ spot – you can literally see the stills that made what’s in your glass. Like watching a rebuilt engine actually purr.
3Speak In Code	Lloyds House, 7 Jackson’s Row, Manchester M2 5ND	Manchester	Serious modern cocktails, often with house-made gin infusions	One of the shorter, spirit-forward gin numbers off their main menu	Tiny, moody and dialled-in. Feels like someone rebuilt the cocktail bar from scratch and only put the good bits back.
4Project Halcyon Distillery	Unit 2, Bonded Warehouse, St John’s, Manchester M3 4AP	Manchester	High-end cocktails in a working distillery space, strong on botanicals	House gin martini, stirred colder than a January platform at Piccadilly	Looks like a villain’s lair if the villain was obsessed with citrus peels and perfect ice. Pricey, but the drinks run smoother than a fresh gearbox.
5The Gas Lamp	50A Bridge Street, Manchester M3 3BW	Manchester	Basement bar with a solid back bar and no-nonsense mixed drinks	Straight gin and tonic, classic London dry, no mucking about	Down some stairs into what used to be public loos and somehow it’s now one of the comfiest places for a quiet gin. Old tiles, good tunes, zero grief – ideal end to a long shift.

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