Macera means to macerate, and the name is literal: a working distillery-bar where spirits, bitters, and infusions are produced on-site in glass vessels visible throughout the space. The team distils its own gin, infuses its own vermouths, and produces bitters from roots, bark, and herbs that change with the seasons. Cocktails built from these house spirits taste unlike anything else in Madrid, because the base ingredients exist nowhere else. The room has the aesthetic of an apothecary crossed with a design studio — clean, bright, arranged to showcase the production rather than hide it.
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Malasana, Madrid
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Start with a flight of house macerations to understand what they produce — gin and vermouths are the foundation. A cocktail built on the house gin to taste something that exists only in this room. The seasonal menu changes with whatever is currently macerating; ask what finished this week.
Early evening from 7:30pm to see the production space in good light and talk with the team about their process. The bartenders are genuinely knowledgeable about distillation and enjoy explaining what is steeping. Later visits are livelier but less educational.
Calle de San Mateo 21, Malasana/Chueca border. Tribunal or Alonso Martinez metro. Cocktails EUR 13-16. No reservations needed for small groups. The spirits in your glass were made in the room where you are sitting — this is not a gimmick but a genuine taller. Cards accepted.