Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Experience in Liverpool

Alcotraz is a prison-themed speakeasy cocktail bar on Seel Street in Liverpool, where guests take part in a theatrical game set inside a fictional jail. It is presented as the city's first immersive theatrical cocktail bar.

Guests enter through unassuming doors and are given orange jumpsuits on arrival. The setting includes metal cells, and the whole outing is played as a prison story in which everyone takes a role within the venue.

The game centres on smuggling. Crooked guards help guests carry their own spirits past the Warden and deliver them to the longest-serving inmates, with Inmate Cassidy among the characters. The guards have inventive ways of hiding contraband, which keeps the storyline moving between drinks.

There is no printed list of drinks. Cocktails are created to order from the bottle you bring and your personal tastes, so each round is tailored rather than chosen from a menu. The format suits groups of friends and couples who enjoy playing a character, and visitors who already have a favourite spirit they would like to see turned into a drink. The venue is Alcotraz on Seel Street.