Well, the whole secrecy thing lasted about 5 minutes.

So it's Friday night...thought test-running some of the cocktails at the QT's Gilt Lounge might be the way to go, so dragged the Lovely Luisa through the hotel. A bit frightened that half the staff seem to remember me, far too well (how can they distinguish one cardigan-wearing consulting nerd from the herd of cardigan-wearing consulting nerds that have been here? What in god's name did I do to become so memorable??)

What we have here is a moscow mule in the tankard, and a spice pear cocktail, gently complemented with some Esquivel filtering through the sound system. I'm shocked that a (presumably young, with fluffy down on his cheeks) DJ would have even heard of Esquivel (better known as the 1950s-1960s King of Bachelor Pad Music.")

Overall, two thumbs up for the drinks. I'd say give it a week, and this place will be crawling with hipsters and there'll be no room for cardigan-wearers like me.