I’m sure it’s pretty obvious by now, we’re drawn to beautiful hotels... but you might not know that we’re also incredibly drawn to amazing cocktails and amazing food. We might have been known to travel to a city, only because there was an incredible bar we heard about, or a locals only type restaurant...Yup we will travel for food and drink. And for us Barcelona always stands out as a place where new restaurants are being born, old restaurants are doing something different and delicious, and bars are becoming more interesting and inventive. So for us, we take every opportunity we can to visit this city! 

One of our favorite hotels in the city, Hotel Arts, always impresses us with their food choices and bar style ...I can’t think of another place where I can dine on a tasting menu by 2 Michelin Star Chef Paco Perez, and then head down to bar to finish the night with a perfectly mixed negroni by Diego Baud, all in front of the ocean. So when we had a chance to go back to  Barcelona, we knew we where we were staying! 

This trip, we were particularly curious about what master mixologist Diego Baud was up to at his bar, P41, (he is the winner of the Essence Century Cocktail Competition in 2015 as well as the distinctions of Top 7 Negroni and Top 5 Gin and Tonic in Spain!). On our first night, as soon as Axel was fast asleep, we went  a few floors down to P41 to try Diego's newest project, Liquid Journey. Now let me take a step back really quickly...if you know us, you know that we appreciate a great drink- but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be over the top and riddled with novel ingredients. As long as they taste good, we’re happy (bonus points if they’re interesting and beautiful!) Knowing that Diego has an intense passion for crafting a good cocktail and how much he likes to infuse spirits and create really interesting drinks, we were so eager to try his Liquid Journey project.