Call Me Pearl sits inside The Rally Hotel in Denver, its entrance modest and almost hidden behind planters in the hotel lobby before the ceiling opens to two full stories, revealing soaring windows and a chandelier at the centre of the room. The windows frame unobstructed views of Coors Field to one side and the Rocky Mountains to the other, with a two-storey custom silhouette of the mountains running the full width of the back bar behind a stone countertop and rich purple tile. The design was conceived entirely in-house, with team members contributing favourite books and personal keepsakes from home – a space that guests have taken to describing as grandma chic, warm and layered with character. A handwritten letter from Pearl opens the physical menu, framing the experience as one of memory and friendship before the first drink is ordered.

The menu runs to twenty-eight pages with a dedicated Moments of Moderation section for spirit-free cocktails and a Match Maker section pairing drinks with caviar selections. Menu development begins with the beverage director analysing sales data and interviewing staff before setting broad creative categories, which are then opened to the whole team to develop over one to two months using a test kitchen, with bi-weekly office hours to workshop ideas. Each final cocktail is sketched by a local artist for inclusion on the menu.

The bar uses a Pacojet, centrifugal juicer, and sous-vide circulators in its dedicated prep area, with techniques including fat-washing – bacon fat rendered at the sister brunch restaurant is used behind the bar, reducing cross-venue waste – alongside oat and rice washes to manipulate mouthfeel. All cocktails are built around a minimum of three distinct tasting notes. On draught, four of eight taps pour from local Colorado breweries alongside Belgian offerings including Duvel, and the bar carries Cava or Cremant rather than prosecco or Champagne throughout the sparkling selection.

Near the host stand, a Polaroid camera and guest book invite guests to take a photo and leave a message – an archive that fills over time and sits on-site for returning guests to find their entry. Postcards designed in-house can be addressed to a loved one and mailed by the team on the guest’s behalf