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Silver Lyan Silver Lyan – nestled in the lower level of Riggs Washington DC, in the bank building’s former vault – is the first bar outside of Europe from Mr Lyan.

10/14/2026

Every culture has its own version of the boogeyman, and the Spanish iteration is El Coco, a mythical monster used to scare disobedient children into good behaviour — but it all started when the Spanish went to the Caribbean, saw a coconut and were like, “Oh my God, the boogeyman. Hello!”

With this layered take on the classic, we make a direct flavour nod to El Coco with traditional Caribbean jerk spices (peep the solidified version!), which we use to wash Teeling wh***ey.

It’s a spiced, savoury, tropical Old Fashioned that has this really nice, smooth, rich texture. It’s delicious, aromatic, and comes with a little sprig of thyme — divine, says Stef.

Teeling Small Batch wh***ey, jerk’d coconut, oak leaf, bitters.

🥥 Boogeyman Old Fashioned — a layered take on the classic inspired by a monster under the bed — and how it ended up givi...
10/09/2026

🥥 Boogeyman Old Fashioned — a layered take on the classic inspired by a monster under the bed — and how it ended up giving the coconut its name.

Versions of the boogeyman exist all over the world — mysterious creatures invoked to convince children that perhaps they really should go to bed when they’re told.

In 14th- and 15th-century Spain and Portugal, that creature was El Coco — an enormous, hairy figure said to eat disobedient children. When Spanish explorers encountered coconuts in the Caribbean, the three markings and hairy shell apparently reminded them of a little face resembling their childhood monster.

And so, the coconut got its name!

We lean into both coconut and the Caribbean by infusing coconut oil with the flavours of jerk seasoning — toasted allspice and black pepper alongside paprika, thyme, nutmeg, and sugar. The spiced oil is then used to fat-wash wh***ey, bringing a rounded coconut richness and gentle spice to the finished drink.

Teeling Small Batch wh***ey, jerk’d coconut, oak leaf, bitters.

Sunday Lyan — Sip & Guzzle!On October 18th, we’re welcoming the incredible folks from this dual-concept New York City ho...
10/06/2026

Sunday Lyan — Sip & Guzzle!

On October 18th, we’re welcoming the incredible folks from this dual-concept New York City hotspot, named No. 1 in North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 and Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar at Tales of the Cocktail 2025.

And just like on Cornelia Street, we’ll have two spaces with two distinctly different concepts — Sip in the Dishonesty Bar, and Guzzle in Silver Lyan, both live from 5pm - 9pm. Naturally, we’d suggest visiting both!

Bookings are available now, with a few good-to-know T&Cs.

Because of the Dishonesty Bar’s intimate nature, bookings are required for Sip, with a strict 90-minute duration. For Guzzle in Silver Lyan proper, reservations aren’t required, and standing room will be available at the bar on the day.

We’re so looking forward to welcoming our pals from the Big Apple, and sharing a drink (or three!) with y’all.

https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/silverlyan

10/03/2026

🍋 Our Jello Shots are a labour of love, says Steven — taking something pretty normal and mundane and elevating it, making these the crème de la crème of Jello Shots, if we do say so ourselves.

We come in early a few days a week — about 10 hours total — and carve out cases of fruit so we can set the Jello inside. And it’s very much worth the extra time.

The Hugo Spritz Jello was super popular on our last menu, so we’ve kept it around, and we’ve also brought back the jellified Pornstar Martini.

Each comes with a little Ch*****ne chaser — the Hugo Spritz is topped with mint sugar, while the Passionfruit comes with a little vanilla salt.

One of our favourite (and most fun!) Silver classics.

👅 Jello Shots, reimagined!We get the trepidation, but our take on a college classic reinvents these flights of fancy wit...
09/30/2026

👅 Jello Shots, reimagined!

We get the trepidation, but our take on a college classic reinvents these flights of fancy with good booze and real fruit. They’ve become a staple of the Silver menu, with two options (though we’d suggest trying them both).

Go for the Hugo Spritz with St-Germain, white grape, & mint, or the Pornstar Martini with Elyx vodka, passionfruit, & vanilla, served with a Ch*****ne chaser.

All the fun of the original — considerably more delicious.

09/27/2026

A garnish can make or break a drink — and we can eat caperberries by the handful.

Our Vanishing Manhattan starts with Maker’s Mark, alongside other American or indigenous-to-the-Americas products.

And then there’s the garnish. We pickle a caperberry in-house with some of the same flavours used to season the ATOM — coconut, sherry vinegar, and green peppercorn — and it’s delicious.

We suggest having a couple of sips, then eating the caperberry. The acidity adds brightness to the palate, readying you for the next gulp.

Maker’s Mark, sweet potato ATOM, passionfruit vermouth, masa tincture.

09/24/2026

Our Vanishing Manhattan uses ATOM — a Lyan technique where you use a ferment on a ferment on a ferment, explains Jacob.

In the 16th Century, England wanted to establish a colony in the Americas, and so they sent a crew to what is now Roanoke Island. They got there, realised they didn’t bring any of the right supplies, and so the captain went back to England for what was supposed to be six months to get some more.

When he finally came back, everything was gone.

So he tried to go find them, but they lost their anchor, the seas were a little rough, and he said, “Well, that’s the best we can do,” and he sailed back on to England and pretended that none of it had ever happened.

So we take that story, and we make a sweet potato ATOM — a product that’s indigenous to the Americas. We purée it, we start it with a lacto-fermentation, let all that beautiful Lactobacillus bacteria develop, and then we evolve that by pitching it with Ch*****ne yeast.

Then we finish it with a little bit of seasoning — coconut, woodruff, green peppercorn — until it’s just a really beautiful, well-rounded product.

Throw it in our Vanishing Manhattan, and you get Thanksgiving spice vibes.

Maker’s Mark, sweet potato ATOM, passionfruit vermouth.

Vanishing Manhattan — a brighter take on the classic, bringing indigenous American produce together with tropical fruit ...
09/18/2026

Vanishing Manhattan — a brighter take on the classic, bringing indigenous American produce together with tropical fruit and wh***ey to revisit the mystery of America’s “lost” Roanoke colony.

The story goes that the English settlers of Roanoke simply vanished. When ships returned to the struggling colony after a trip to England, they found it deserted, with one tantalising clue left behind: the word “Croatoan.”

Not particularly mysterious, given that the neighbouring Croatan community had already helped the colonists survive their first winter.

Later accounts suggest the remaining colonists probably integrated into the nearby Native American community rather than starve — a possibility seemingly unimaginable to the English historians who subsequently turned their disappearance into legend.

Sweet potato, a crop with deep ties to Native American agriculture in the region, forms the basis of our ATOM — “a ton of microorganisms” — undergoing successive lacto and alcoholic fermentations before being infused with coconut, woodruff, and green peppercorn, finished with passionfruit vermouth for added brightness.

Maker’s Mark, sweet potato ATOM, passionfruit vermouth.

09/09/2026

Ellis Island Punch — a lightly savoury cobbler inspired by one of America’s most enduring family myths.

The story goes, says Sam, that millions of immigrants arriving through Ellis Island had their names changed by officials who couldn’t understand or spell them. It’s a tale that appears in countless family histories — and even The Godfather — but there’s one small problem… it didn’t actually happen.

Immigration officials worked from ship manifests created before passengers had even left Europe, rather than recording new names on arrival.

That meeting of old and new worlds inspires the drink itself. We take olive oil, representing the old world, and emulsify it with a sweetcorn stock from the new — creating a rich, velvety texture reminiscent of a Piña Colada, only with corn and olive in place of coconut.

Tequila Ocho Plata, mezcal, olive & sweetcorn whip, sour pineapple, lime.

Introducing Folklore!Our new menu explores ideas and stories, including myths, folklore, mysteries – all wonderful ideas...
08/28/2026

Introducing Folklore!

Our new menu explores ideas and stories, including myths, folklore, mysteries – all wonderful ideas that, across geographies and histories, have shaped the way we view the world.

You’ll find four categories — Silver Classics, Cryptids, Cautionary Tales, and Social Lore — the latter of which features this, our Ellis Island Punch.

Situated right next to Liberty Island and its famous statue, Ellis Island is often cited in family histories as the place where a family name changed during the move from Europe to the United States. The story, as it’s most often told, is that immigration officials were unfamiliar with non-English names and either intentionally changed them to familiar forms or accidentally assigned the wrong names upon arrival.

While this tale features prominently in many family stories … it’s actually mostly a myth, which we’ll dive into in our brand-new video series, coming soon!

Ellis Island Punch — a lightly savoury cobbler harking back to the changes (perceived or otherwise) around the most famous immigration port in the United States, featuring a marriage of old and new-world flavours — Tequila Ocho Plata, mezcal, olive & sweetcorn whip, sour pineapple, lime.

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900 F Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20004

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Tuesday 4pm - 12am
Wednesday 4pm - 12am
Thursday 4pm - 12am
Friday 4pm - 12am
Saturday 4pm - 12am

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