The First Rule of The Bitter Bar is, Don’t Talk about The Bitter Bar.

Actually, the first rule of Boulder, Colorado’s The Bitter Bar is come prepared to order a cocktail that will light up your mind to the art (or is it craft) that is alcohol, mindfully-mixed.

And the third rule at The Bitter Bar‘s Happy Noodle is, don’t take flash photos (an homage to speakeasies of yore, James Lee, Dr. Mixologist-in-Residence, informed my little party tonight).

But my fave has got to be number four: