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Anniversary Ball
Saturday 29th June
It's been three years since we started, in a basement too tiny even for a band, bringing speakeasy chic to an in-the-know crowd—thanks, we couldn't have made it without you! So before we break for the summer we're having a special Anniversary Ball. There will be dancing to hot jazz from Candlelight regulars Benoit Viellefon and his Orchestra, plus balletic burlesque from the luminous Vicky Butterfly—the very first performer ever to appear at the Candlelight Club. (Earlybird tickets now sold out!)

The Candlelight Club will be lying low in July and August but will return in September…

If you buy a ticket but later find you can't come, you are welcome to transfer it to someone else—just let us know the change of name. We may alternatively be able to transfer you to a different date up to an equivalent value, if we are able to resell your original ticket, but please note that we cannot offer cash refunds

Doors open 7pm and we throw you out at midnight.

The Candlelight Club is held at a secret location. Ticket holders will receive an email a couple of days before the event giving exact directions, the password, which cops have been bribed, etc.

If you don't get this email, first CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER, then contact us (in good time), either by email or on 07768 628788, because customers do sometimes misspell their email addresses when they buy tickets.

1920s dandies and flappers, gangsters and molls, degenerate aristos, decadent aesthetes, corrupt politicians and the Smart Set In the Know

Please note that the Candlelight Club is lit entirely by candles. It looks lovely but be aware that naked flames can be dangerous if not respected, and that candle wax can be a bugger to get out of clothes. Customers enter at their own risk.

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It's not what you know it's who you know

The Candlelight Club is brought to you through the shrewd and enlightened help of SW4 ultra-premium London dry gin, "The Gin of Champions"

Interesting gin facts

1. SW4 gin is made in a gold-plated bath by a man named Mo.

2. A bottle of SW4 gin is a universally recognised unit of currency among corrupt politicians and bent cops.

3. The story goes that the Candlelight Club started as a private party one night. Some passing dissolute toffs heard the music and revelry and banged on the door, demanding to be let in. The startled doorman replied, "Say, what for?" Legend has it that this phrase became shortened to "SW4" and was adopted as the name of the club's house gin.

Care to dance with
the Green Fairy?

There is much myth and mystique surrounding absinthe, the "forbidden drink". Where better to learn the truth for yourself than the Candlelight Club? We offer two first-rate modern absinthes, Butterfly, made to a 1902 Boston recipe, and La Clandestine, a colourless nectar from Switzer-land, absinthe's birthplace. They appear in our cocktails but you can also try them served in the traditional way, simply diluted to taste by trickling water from a glass fountain. If you'd like it sweeter, drip the water through a sugar lump on the flat "absinthe spoon" provided.

Gin lore and wormwood nerdiness courtesy of the Institute for Alcoholic Experimentation

 

Come in, before someone sees you

The Candlelight Club is a clandestine pop-up cocktail bar in a secret London venue, a stunning, tucked-away den with a 1920s speakeasy flavour, completely lit by candles. Each party offers a one-off cocktail menu, with special themes, plus dancing to live 1920s jazz bands and vintage DJing.

"The Candlelight Club really is the closest you'll find to an authentic Jazz Age experience in central London. Its unique ambience, fuelled by hundreds of candles, is truly a scene to behold." —Time Out

"Pull on a flapper dress and have a decadent night out at The Candlelight Club" —Grazia

"Speakeasies may be everywhere, but there's no bandwagon-jumping here. This is a sincere recreation, not to mention a really fun evening. Proper drinks too." —Imbibe

"The Candlelight Club—dope" —DJ Yoda

Our next event…
Saturday 29th June
Anniversary Ball

It's been three years since we started the Candlelight Club, in a basement too tiny even for a band, bringing speakeasy chic to an in-the-know crowd—thanks, we couldn't have made it without you!

So before we break for the summer we're having a special Anniversary Ball, in a bigger venue that usual, a 1920s ballroom.

There will be dancing to hot jazz from tireless Candlelight regulars Benoit Viellefon and his Orchestra,

There will be balletic burlesque from the luminous Vicky Butterfly—the very first performer ever to appear at the Candlelight Club.

There will be Michael Marks' vintage photo studio on site ready to capture you in all your 1920s finery. (High quality prints will be for sale, framed or unframed, which our photographers will dispatch to your home address within 48 hours.)

There will be a cocktail menu, this time featuring favourites from our previous events over the last three years.

Cocktail Menu

Corpse Reviver No.2
Gin, Cointreau, Cocchi Americano, absinthe, lemon juice
A zingy, complex blend from 1920s London, intended (believe it or not) as a pick-me-up for the morning after!

Manhattan
Bourbon, sweet red vermouth, Angostura Bitters, maraschino
The classic New York cocktail, dating back to the 19th century

Miami Beach Special
Gin, Galliano, pineapple juice
This vintage long drink with a vanilla twist was a hit at our rum-runners party, celebrating the sailors who smuggled Caribbean contraband into Florida in the 1920s

Daiquiri
Rum, lime juice, sugar
One of the world's favourite rum drinks, created on the island of Cuba, which became a party town for Americans fleeing Prohibition

Gin Gin Fancy
Gin, ginger beer, apple juice, lime juice, bitters
A long, juicy adaptation of the Gin Gin (gin and ginger), served at our second ever party in 2010

French Martini
Gin, raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice
An irresistible combo served at our French-themed event

Me Time
Bisongrass vodka, elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice, apricot brandy
A creation of our own, served at our New-Year's-Resolution-Busting party in January 2012

TABLE RESERVATIONS Most of the tables in the venue are freely available on a first come, first served basis. However, seating is not unlimited so if you wish to reserve atable you may do so for a supplemental charge. A small table costs £65 (on top of your ticket price), includes a bottle of the house Champagne and can seat up to five people. A large table is £130, includes two bottles of house Champagne and can seat up to ten people. Only one person in a group needs to reserve a table. You'll see the option to reserve a table on the billing page of the booking process,but it is also possible to reserve a table after you have already bought a ticket. If you have any queries, or special requests such as flowers or a cake, please email reservations@thecandlelightclub.com.

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