Washington, D.C. - June 30, 2015: En route to the Dram & Grain basement bar, Wes Adams, 32, from Washington D.C., foreground, and Andrew Black, 31, from Rockville, Md., follow a Jack Rose host to a locked door that says "employees only." On the other side they'll have to traverse a staircase and two sets of doors before reaching the cozy basement bar within a bar.
Dram & Grain is the cozy basement cocktail bar inside the expansive, whiskey focused Washington D.C. whiskey bar The Jack Rose. Reservations are needed for seats in the Dram & Grain on Fridays and Saturdays. Tuesday thru Thursday it's first come first served, but you still need the host to escort you past the "employees only" security locked door beyond the bathrooms.
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
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