It's alive! For the duration of spooky season, Vancouver's dearly departed haunted house-themed cocktail bar has been resurrected as a pop-up experience at a popular craft distillery.
Sons of Vancouver has brought back The Dark Manor Inn, the quirky and short-lived cocktail bar that never made it to its first Halloween, by way of decor and inspired sips taken right from the late watering hole, which closed in the summer of 2019. (The Dark Manor, which was tied to Vancouver's popular Shameful Tiki Room, ran out of a Fraser Street address that next became the Michelin Guide-endorsed Say Mercy! restaurant.)
Running now through November 3, The Dark Manor Inn: Resurrected is on at the North Van distillery, which has filled its tasting room with creepy decorations, including many from The Dark Manor Inn itself. Think bloody skeletons, eerie photos, and the former bar's handmade nine-foot coffin table.
Bar Manager Amanda MacMullin has conjured up a new menu of "cursed cocktails" to go with the theme, with names like "The Undertaker," and "Queen of the Damned." There's even a "Pumpkin Pie Sour," which features Sons of Vancouver's own amaretto infused with pumpkin. You can also sip from "blood bag" cocktails, served in IV bags.
“We’ve really focused on the cocktail menu this year because, after all, the drinks are the main event,” Sons of Vancouver owner James Lester said in a media release.
Sons of Vancouver’s Dark Manor pop-up bar has extended its hours this year and is open Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. (Tiki menu only). The distillery's tasting room is located at 1431 Crown St in North Vancouver.
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