The Copper StillCocktail bar · Castle Arcade · CardiffCastle Arcade

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Fourteen drinks, four without alcohol, snacks to drink them on. The classics are £8 from 5 to 7 on weeknights. The Still list changes four times a year; this is the current one. Nothing is added for service.

Three cocktails on a copper bar: a clear martini with a lemon twist, an amber old fashioned over a large ice cube, and a pink spritz

Classics, £12 (£8 early doors)

  • Martini£12

    Gin or vodka, dry vermouth, lemon twist or olive

    Dry, strong
  • Negroni£12

    Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, orange

    Bitter, strong
  • Old Fashioned£12

    Rye or bourbon, sugar, bitters, one big cube

    Spirit-forward
  • Daiquiri£12

    White rum, lime, sugar

    Sour, short
  • Manhattan£12

    Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, cherry

    Spirit-forward
  • Whisky Sour£12

    Bourbon, lemon, sugar, egg white

    Sour, silky
  • Margarita£12

    Tequila, lime, triple sec, salt

    Sour, salty

The Still list, £13

  • Arcade Sour£13

    Penderyn whisky, bara brith syrup, blackberry shrub, lemon, egg white

    Sour, rich
  • Taff Spritz£11

    Dyfi gin, elderflower cordial, verjus, soda

    Long, dry
  • Castle Negroni£13

    Gower gin, house bitter, rosehip vermouth

    Bitter, strong
  • Barti Swizzle£13

    Barti spiced rum, pineapple, lime, falernum, mint

    Long, sweet
  • Smoked Pear£13

    Bourbon, pear and thyme cordial, peated whisky rinse

    Spirit-forward, smoky
  • Rhubarb Fizz£13

    Vodka, rhubarb shrub, lemon, sparkling wine

    Long, sour
  • Cellar Cup£7

    Apple and bay cordial, verjus, tonic, cucumber

    No alcohol, dry

Low and no

  • Cellar Cup£7

    Apple and bay cordial, verjus, tonic, cucumber

    No alcohol, dry
  • Bitter Orange£7

    Non-alcoholic aperitivo, blood orange shrub, soda

    No alcohol, bitter
  • Smoked Tea Sour£7

    Lapsang tea, lemon, sugar, aquafaba

    No alcohol, sour
  • Garden Collins£7

    Non-alcoholic gin, pea and mint cordial, lemon, soda

    No alcohol, long
  • Low Spritz£8

    Low-alcohol aperitivo, elderflower, soda (about 3%)

    Low alcohol, long

Snacks

  • Marinated olives£5

    Gordal and Nocellara

  • Salted almonds£5

    Smoked, warm

  • Padron peppers£6

    Blistered, sea salt

  • Croquetas£8

    Jamon, or mushroom

    Four
  • Welsh rarebit toasts£8

    Perl Las, leek

    Three
  • The board£28

    Everything above, for two or three

House pours are listed; premium pours (the good gin, the older rum, the single malt) are on the bar list with their price and we will say whether they are worth it for the drink you are having. Allergens: ask, and we will show you the full sheet. Egg white can be swapped for aquafaba in any sour.

Reading the list

Dry, sour, bitter, long, strong.

Short and strong

Martini, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Smoked Pear. Mostly spirit, stirred, served cold and small. Two is a good evening.

Sour

Daiquiri, Whisky Sour, Margarita, Arcade Sour, Rhubarb Fizz. Spirit, citrus, sugar, shaken hard. The drinks people have three of.

Bitter

Negroni, Castle Negroni, Bitter Orange. For people who have had enough of sweet things. The Castle Negroni is the house favourite.

Long

Taff Spritz, Barti Swizzle, Garden Collins, Low Spritz, Cellar Cup. Tall, iced, refreshing, slow. Where to start on a hot evening.

Book a table, or take the back room.

Forty seats, so Thursdays to Saturdays need a booking. The back room seats sixteen with no hire fee against a minimum spend; the whole bar is yours on a Monday. Eighteen and over after 5pm.

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