The Milk and Honey spark
In December 1999, Sasha Petraske opened Milk & Honey in New York's Lower East Side with an unlisted phone number and strict rules. This tiny, hidden bar single-handedly launched the modern craft cocktail and speakeasy renaissance.
Chapter 1
The birth of the secret bar
Chapter 2
The modern revival
Chapter 3
Global interpretations
Chapter 4
The psychology of the secret
Ch 2 · The modern revival
diego Speakeasy Revival Worldwide
Behind a hidden door, A secret world, and so much more, Speakeasy's back, worldwide!
Fun Fact
Secret phone booths: At New York's PDT, dialing number one on the vintage phone booth's rotary phone opens the secret wall.
Glossary
speakeasy (noun)
An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, especially one operating during Prohibition in the United States. In 1999, Sasha Petraske sparked the contemporary resurgence by opening Milk and Honey in New York City.
An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, especially one operating during Prohibition in the United States. In 1999, Sasha Petraske sparked the contemporary resurgence by opening Milk and Honey in New York City.
BETA
diego Decode secret passwords to learn how the speakeasy trend spread around the world.
Quiz
Which New York bar opened in 1999 is credited with starting the modern speakeasy revival?