Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Experience Manchester: Make Cocktails

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Duration1h 45m

GroupUp to 15

Mobile ticketAccepted

Four cocktails you make yourself, a cast of actors, an orange jumpsuit, and a prison cell backdrop

Alcotraz is an immersive theatrical cocktail experience in Manchester where you arrive as a new inmate, smuggle in your own base spirit, and work with actor bartenders to craft four personalized cocktails using liqueurs, bitters, syrups and purees. The experience runs roughly two hours and includes the full theatrical setting, costume, and photo opportunities inside the venue. Minimum age is 18.

The Experience

You arrive in an orange prison jumpsuit and step into a working prison set with real metallic cells. The premise is yours to shape: either bring your own gin, rum, whisky or another base spirit to smuggle in, or work with Inmate Cassidy and the Guards who have their own system for hiding contraband. Either way, the Warden is watching, and that tension runs through the whole experience.

The actor bartenders behind the bars take what you've brought (or what the Guards provide) and build four cocktails tailored to your taste. They combine your base spirit with house-made liqueurs, bitters, syrups and purees, riffing between contemporary and classic styles. You're not ordering from a menu—you're collaborating on something bespoke, and the creativity is yours to push as far as you want. The theatrical cast keeps the storyline moving around you, so you're not just drinking; you're part of the scene.

The whole thing is built for photos. The orange jumpsuit, the cells, the bar setup—it's all designed to look like a film set because it is one, created by the team behind Avora and Moonshine Saloon. Expect to spend the roughly two hours moving between the bar, the cells, and the photo moments that make the experience stick.

What’s included

Immersive theatre show with a cast of actors.
four personalized cocktails you make with the bartenders.
all cocktail ingredients including liqueurs, bitters, homemade syrups and purees.
orange prison jumpsuit and full theatrical costume.
access to the prison set with real metallic cells.
photo opportunities throughout the venue.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Alcotraz Manchester: Cell Block Three-Four

Is this one for you?You're making the cocktails in an orange jumpsuit inside a real metallic cell—actor bartenders and a film-set backdrop turn a night out into something you'll photograph and retell for months.