The Bar · Hire
Hire the bar in Brixton Village.
A speakeasy cocktail bar and working rum distillery, hidden in Brixton Village. Two private spaces, up to 60 in each — cocktails made in the room, house rum from the still, and the night shaped around what you're doing.
Two private spaces
Up to 60 guests each
£2,000 minimum spend
Cocktails made in the room
Not another events venue
Most private hires give you a room and a bar. This one gives you a room, a bar, and a working distillery under the same roof — cocktails built on rum that was made a few steps away, in one of the most culturally dense quarters in London.
The spaces
Two rooms, one distillery.
Each holds up to 60. Take one — or take the whole venue for up to 120, closed-door.
01 — The Distillery
The Distillery
The room built around the working copper still — warm lighting, timber bar, banquettes and stools. Everything you drink is made a few feet from where you're standing. Best for launches, listening sessions, close-quarter dinners, and evenings where the room is the point.
Standing
Up to 60 standing
Seated
Around 30 seated
From
£2,000 min
- The working copper still, in the room
- Timber bar with counter seating
- Hi-fi listening system
- Curtained windows onto Electric Lane
02 — The Lounge
The Lounge
The lighter, softer room — banquettes, ottomans and a bay window over Brixton Village. Good for daytime hires, working lunches, book launches, birthday drinks and anything that wants natural light and space to breathe.
Standing
Up to 60 standing
Seated
Around 30 seated
From
£2,000 min
- Bay window over Brixton Village
- Green sofa, corduroy banquettes, low tables
- Natural light through the day
- Copper-wrapped bar counter
03 — Combined
Take the whole venue.
Both rooms, closed-door, up to 120 guests. For launches, closed dinners, private parties and anything where you want the whole place to yourselves. Minimum spend scales with the second room — we'll quote when we plan.
Enquire about the whole venueWhat's included
- Private use of the space for your booking — the room, the bar, the sound.
- A dedicated bar team — cocktails made in the room, all night, on our house rum.
- A pre-agreed drinks list built for your guests, from house cocktails to no/low.
- Snacks and canapé options from a Brixton kitchen we've worked with for years.
- Planning with us beforehand — the shape of the night, the timings, and the door.
Good to know
Availability
Sunday to Thursday, daytime and evening. Friday nights are members-only for Golden Hour; Saturdays are usually held back for the bar.
Duration
Standard hire is up to five hours. Extensions on request.
Combined hire
Take both rooms for up to 120 guests — a single closed-door event across the whole venue. Minimum spend scales with the second room; we'll quote when we plan.
Where
The BCC Distillery, inside Brixton Village. Door details go out when we confirm.
Food
Snacks, canapés and small plates from a partner kitchen in the market. Full menus shared during planning; dietary needs sorted then.
Booking
Bespoke and private. Enquire and we come back within two working days with a shape and a firm quote.
Guide price
£2,000 min per room
Drinks, food and staffing included. Exact quote with your dates and headcount.
Questions
Before you ask.
What's the minimum spend?
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£2,000 for either space, drinks and food inclusive. It sets a floor for the night — most bookings run above it once the room fills.
How many guests can I have?
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Up to 60 in each room, whether that's standing drinks or a mixed seated/standing layout. Combined hire (both rooms) takes up to 120. Smaller groups are welcome — the minimum spend still applies.
When can we hire?
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Sunday to Thursday, daytime and evening. Friday nights are held for members' Golden Hour; Saturdays we usually keep open for the bar. Say what you're aiming for — we'll be honest about what's possible.
What's included in the minimum spend?
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Drinks, food and staffing across the hire. There's no separate room-hire fee on top — the minimum spend is the floor, and everything you eat and drink counts toward it.
Can I hire the whole venue?
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Yes — combined hire runs across both rooms for up to 120 guests. Ask when you enquire; we'll price and shape the whole night as one event.
Do you do food?
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Snacks, canapés and small plates, put together with a Brixton kitchen we've worked with for years. Full menus shared during planning; we sort dietary needs then.
Can we bring a DJ or live act?
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Yes. The room has a hi-fi system and a corner that turns into a booth. Tell us the artist and their tech rider when we plan — we'll flag anything we need to sort in advance.
Come and stand at the bar the drinks are made on. Bring the people you'd most like to introduce to it.
Enquire
Tell us about the night.
A few details — occasion, date, headcount, room — and we come back within two working days with a shape and a firm quote.
Email us to enquire →