From Lady Gaga to Albert Einstein: how Bar-Pope Salvatore Calabrese creates a liquid monument to great names

Salvatore Calabrese, also known as 'The Maestro', is certainly the closest thing we have to a mixologist pope and his Velvet Bar, which he opened in London's Corinthia Hotel in November 2022, is without doubt one of the most opulent, seductive and intimate cocktail bars in the city. Here, he and his team celebrate the magic and theater of hospitality and reinterpret the art of cocktail preparation in a wonderful new way. Now the master has once again set a benchmark with his new bar menu.