The Whiskey Jar
The Whiskey Jar
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12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Monday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday
12:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
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- roseyg24Nottingham, United Kingdom40 contributionsGreat event, would recommend!Came for a whiskey tasting event i bought for my boyfriend for Christmas. He is a lover of whiskey, me not at all but i thoroughly enjoyed the evening. There was 19 of us at the closed event, we started off tasting and smelling 4 different whisky's, the hosts were very good and interacted with everyone. Then we had to stand around the bar and make an Old Fashioned cocktail with all different flavors of sugars, this was fun and lastly had a pork and chicken taco which went down very well with the cocktail. We chatted to all the other people around our table and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I would definitely recommend.Visited February 2023Written 13 February 2023
- Neil WilliamsManchester, United Kingdom4 contributionsManchesters Whisky Jar whisky ExperienceThere's not many occasions that you can visit an unknown bar offering a Whisky Experience and find yourself so completely emerged in the warmth, friendliness and sheer exhuberance and passion for all things whisky as shown by our hosts last Sunday afternoon. I've sampled many many tours, exhibitions and online tastings where whisky is concerned, but non came anywhere close to our weekend experience. Informative and knowledgeable in a host of whisky types. As far from pretentious as you can get, but still retaining an orthantisity that showed deep understanding, love and respect for this tiple and done with lively memorable cander and openess and that above all else made it simply fun to participate. Great range of American Bourbons, Irish blended and Scotish Malt. I especially that the hosts, the Irish and American mix made for a fantastic time, keep doing what your doing, it works, ps good luck with the band too...hope that works out.Visited April 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 5 April 2023
- weesilverTorrevieja, Spain8 contributionsExcellent atmosphereCalled in on a Friday night for a couple of hours, live music was excellent. Atmosphere was superb, felt really friendly and relaxed. Didn’t try the cocktails but the staff making them seemed to be putting love into them. Great night thanks very much. Will be backVisited May 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 5 May 2023
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redlog123
Plymouth, UK4 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Held my birthday party here a couple of weeks ago and it was the perfect city centre venue! Guests loved the selection of cocktails and spirits, staff were really helpful when helping to organise the event and accommodated all our requests on the night.
Written 31 October 2023
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Jimmy M
Preston, UK16 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Super slow service then they add 2% service charge!!
Tips are given when good service us recived, not just as a matter of course. Staff here are too cool for school and don't provide good service.
Tips are given when good service us recived, not just as a matter of course. Staff here are too cool for school and don't provide good service.
Written 21 October 2023
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weesilver
Torrevieja, Spain8 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
Called in on a Friday night for a couple of hours, live music was excellent. Atmosphere was superb, felt really friendly and relaxed. Didn’t try the cocktails but the staff making them seemed to be putting love into them. Great night thanks very much. Will be back
Written 5 May 2023
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Oliver
2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
I was truly disappointed with my visit to the whiskey jar. While the outside decor and door staff looked lovely and inviting, what we were greeted with on the inside was quite the opposite.
Bar service was painfully slow, disinterested staff that spent more time chatting with friends than making the sub-par drinks we ended up with. (A 2% service charge added as standard).
We decided we’d take a trip out to the ‘smoking area’ which was a fire escape leading to the bin storage with only 2 stools provided as seating.
On the whole, the whiskey jar leaves a lot to be desired. With so much competition in the area, you’d think the staff would at least try and retain a customer base.
Really really poor.
Bar service was painfully slow, disinterested staff that spent more time chatting with friends than making the sub-par drinks we ended up with. (A 2% service charge added as standard).
We decided we’d take a trip out to the ‘smoking area’ which was a fire escape leading to the bin storage with only 2 stools provided as seating.
On the whole, the whiskey jar leaves a lot to be desired. With so much competition in the area, you’d think the staff would at least try and retain a customer base.
Really really poor.
Written 28 April 2023
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Neil Williams
Manchester, UK4 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
There's not many occasions that you can visit an unknown bar offering a Whisky Experience and find yourself so completely emerged in the warmth, friendliness and sheer exhuberance and passion for all things whisky as shown by our hosts last Sunday afternoon. I've sampled many many tours, exhibitions and online tastings where whisky is concerned, but non came anywhere close to our weekend experience. Informative and knowledgeable in a host of whisky types. As far from pretentious as you can get, but still retaining an orthantisity that showed deep understanding, love and respect for this tiple and done with lively memorable cander and openess and that above all else made it simply fun to participate. Great range of American Bourbons, Irish blended and Scotish Malt. I especially that the hosts, the Irish and American mix made for a fantastic time, keep doing what your doing, it works, ps good luck with the band too...hope that works out.
Written 5 April 2023
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SLH
Hawarden, UK204 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Really relaxed evening spent listening to live music. Great whiskey selection behind the bar and pleasant atmosphere. Would recommend.
Written 2 April 2023
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Dave S
3 contributions
Mar 2023 • Business
The guy behind the bar was fkn sick!
Very friendly and fun to chat with.
Drinks good music not too bad.
Very friendly and fun to chat with.
Drinks good music not too bad.
Written 16 March 2023
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Andrew D
2 contributions
Dec 2022 • Friends
Had private event here at Christmas 2022. I say private, but actually anybody is free to join your party in the basement at their leisure so I would correct that to semi-private. Some of the additional attendees knew the manager though so apparently that’s ok.
On arrival at the agreed time, the basement was not ready so staff had to purchase drinks upstairs. The beer choice is better upstairs. There are more staff serving upstairs. But don’t drink upstairs because this will not count to your minimum spend. I was told by email after I had been charged the £250 fee for not reaching the minimum spend that only drinks downstairs count to this spend, as per the T&C’s which I am still waiting to see two months later.
The basement bar is cashless so guests paying with cash were directed upstairs. This did not count towards the minimum spend. I was told by email that the upstairs bar is also cashless and that the guests who ‘paid cash’ must have been confused. Silly guests. Trying to pay with imaginary cash.
The advice I was given by email was that any issues could have been resolved by the General Manager. I was told I could have interrupted my fun on the night to seek him out. I have no idea what he looks like though so if you are in this position I cannot help. Don’t expect him to introduce himself formally as a matter of courtesy.
The reply wait time for the Events Coordinator and the General Manager via email are extremely long when you are querying or questioning things so be prepared for this when you too are charged incorrectly. Thankfully, advertising on Instagram happens daily so whoever is in charge of this has a great work ethic. Well done to them.
All in all, the venue is good and our live band did a great job. The disappointing customer care, however, has tarnished the evening and caused me to be unnecessarily out of pocket.
Pro’s:
Nice space downstairs for a band and group gathering.
Con’s:
Customer care is not good.
The care for customers is sub par.
Problem resolution from those responsible for customer care isn’t great.
Guests paying cash can become easily confused.
On arrival at the agreed time, the basement was not ready so staff had to purchase drinks upstairs. The beer choice is better upstairs. There are more staff serving upstairs. But don’t drink upstairs because this will not count to your minimum spend. I was told by email after I had been charged the £250 fee for not reaching the minimum spend that only drinks downstairs count to this spend, as per the T&C’s which I am still waiting to see two months later.
The basement bar is cashless so guests paying with cash were directed upstairs. This did not count towards the minimum spend. I was told by email that the upstairs bar is also cashless and that the guests who ‘paid cash’ must have been confused. Silly guests. Trying to pay with imaginary cash.
The advice I was given by email was that any issues could have been resolved by the General Manager. I was told I could have interrupted my fun on the night to seek him out. I have no idea what he looks like though so if you are in this position I cannot help. Don’t expect him to introduce himself formally as a matter of courtesy.
The reply wait time for the Events Coordinator and the General Manager via email are extremely long when you are querying or questioning things so be prepared for this when you too are charged incorrectly. Thankfully, advertising on Instagram happens daily so whoever is in charge of this has a great work ethic. Well done to them.
All in all, the venue is good and our live band did a great job. The disappointing customer care, however, has tarnished the evening and caused me to be unnecessarily out of pocket.
Pro’s:
Nice space downstairs for a band and group gathering.
Con’s:
Customer care is not good.
The care for customers is sub par.
Problem resolution from those responsible for customer care isn’t great.
Guests paying cash can become easily confused.
Written 23 February 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
roseyg24
Nottingham, UK40 contributions
Feb 2023
Came for a whiskey tasting event i bought for my boyfriend for Christmas. He is a lover of whiskey, me not at all but i thoroughly enjoyed the evening. There was 19 of us at the closed event, we started off tasting and smelling 4 different whisky's, the hosts were very good and interacted with everyone. Then we had to stand around the bar and make an Old Fashioned cocktail with all different flavors of sugars, this was fun and lastly had a pork and chicken taco which went down very well with the cocktail. We chatted to all the other people around our table and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I would definitely recommend.
Written 13 February 2023
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Claire T
Glasgow, UK5 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
A friend recommended we visit the Whiskey Jar during our short stay in Manchester. It was a Wednesday night and all other pubs were quiet and lacked atmosphere. We’d almost given up by the time we got there but I’m so glad we hadn’t. The place was packed and we had the best night. Staff were laid back and friendly and music was brilliant 🤩
Written 25 October 2022
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Matthew E
Huddersfield, UK
Is the bar dog friendly
SingleManShuffle
Manchester, UK470 contributions
I want to say yes, but I'd honestly check. All the bars on that road do. Cottonpolis, cosmonaut for example
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- The Whiskey Jar is open:
- Sun - Wed 12:00 - 00:00
- Thu - Thu 12:00 - 01:00
- Fri - Sat 12:00 - 02:00
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