Six with Seedlip

Six with Seedlip

In honour of the six plants we work with to create each of our Seedlip Spirits, we’re putting six questions to makers and creators whose life and work is influenced by the natural world.

Monica Berg

Winner of the 2019 Bartender’s Bartender award at the World’s 50 Best Bar Awards, Monica Berg is a highly regarded name in the drinks industry. Flavour & ingredients are always front of mind and form the foundations on which her first bar, Tayēr + Elementary, which she opened in June 2019 with partner Alex Kratena, is built. The menu changes daily depending on what’s available but incredible flavour & a memorable experience is guaranteed.

We caught up with Monica to find out more about the bar, how she keeps herself inspired and what excites her most about 2020 & a new decade.

I. Tell me about Tayēr + Elementary. Why was it important for you to include a food element in the bar?

We had a very clear idea of what we wanted to do at the core of Tayēr + Elementary, but similarly we want to keep it flexible and ever changing. Tayēr, which is inspired by the Spanish word ‘taller’ meaning workshop, is a place where manual labour is done and where people meet to discuss, create and engage. Our biggest focus is what is inside the glass and what’s on the plate, and we want to give ourselves the luxury of being immersed in the pursuit of flavour and deliciousness.

In the front of the space you enter through Elementary, which is an all-day venue with a more casual and laid-back approach; simple and seasonal drinks, flavourful snax and bottomless coffee. Almost like if you imagined going to a cocktail bar, was like going to the pub.

For me the most interesting things always happen in the presence of both food and drink, and I think it’s such big part of who we are, that it would have been impossible not to include it in our bar(s).