The Golden Promise Whisky Bar, the vaulted cellar bar beneath La Maison du Whisky on rue Tiquetonne in Paris, has launched its first seasonal cocktail menu under new director Amaury Guyot. The Autumn/Winter 2026 collection has 12 cocktails priced from €14 to €16. Each one is built around seasonal produce such as red kuri squash, mandarin and Timur pepper, paired with spirits from La Maison du Whisky’s portfolio, including Nikka From The Barrel, Blanton’s and the new French whisky Lamaison. From now on, the whole list will be rewritten twice a year.
We have spent evenings at Golden Promise on our own trips to Paris, and two things stayed with us. The first was cocktails that went much further than a whisky bar needs to. The second was the cellar itself, a stone vault under the shop lined with a whisky selection you could happily lose a whole night in.
This new menu takes the first of those even further, and it is designed to lead you straight to the second.
Who is Amaury Guyot, the new director of Golden Promise Whisky Bar?
Amaury Guyot is one of the best-known names in Paris cocktail bars. He opened Sherry Butt, the Marais bar that helped shape the city’s modern cocktail scene, and co-founded Dersou, which Le Fooding named Best Table of the Year in 2016. He also won the Nikka Perfect Serve competition in 2012, so a Japanese whisky leading his first Golden Promise menu makes sense.
La Maison du Whisky has handed him the bar as it approaches its tenth anniversary. His idea is simple: a cocktail is the best way to introduce people to great spirits, as long as you can still taste what is in the glass.
“Cocktails are a wonderful gateway for demystifying great spirits,” Guyot says. “They break down barriers, reveal the complexity of the aromas and offer a relaxed way in. Once the palate is awake and curiosity is piqued, there is only one thing left to do: push open the door to our cellar and dive into this monumental library of rare bottles, many of them unique in the world.”
He is not doing it alone. Grégoire Frigul runs the cocktails at the bar. Arthur Touré, who has worked alongside Guyot for 13 years, connects the bar with the Salon Collector, where Salvatore Mannino tells the stories behind the collectible bottles. Between them, they can take a guest from a first cocktail to a rare single cask in one evening.
The Autumn/Winter 2026 menu: the kitchen comes to the bar
The new format borrows from restaurant kitchens. Seasonal produce sets the direction of each drink, and vegetables, citrus and spices are cooked, infused or reduced to bring out the character of the spirit rather than cover it. Each seasonal collection has 12 recipes: six original creations and six reworked classics. The list will change completely twice a year, in autumn/winter and spring/summer.
The four whisky-led drinks show how far the idea goes.
Ghost of Hokkaido (€16) is the headline drink. Red kuri squash, also called Hokkaido squash, is cooked down into a silky reduction that adds chestnut notes around Nikka From The Barrel. Marsala Secco, sake syrup and lemon keep it balanced, and toasted pumpkin seeds go on top. The menu describes it as autumnal, vegetal and gourmand.
Crépuscule (€15) is built on Lamaison, the new French whisky from La Maison du Whisky and Velier. A mandarin syrup infused with Nepalese Timur pepper, lemon and a touch of Suze give it a bright, fruity and lightly bitter profile.
Domfronter (€15) pairs Christian Drouin calvados with Peat Monster, fino sherry, pear, sake syrup and clarified milk. Fruity, saline and smoky is the brief, and it shows how naturally apple brandy and peated malt work together.
Mister F (€16) takes Blanton’s bourbon and adds Fernet Angelico, quince, tonka bean and lemon, which reads like a richer, perfumed take on a whisky sour.
Then there is Raimundo Oliver Fizz (€16), a free reworking of the Ramos Gin Fizz in which the gin makes way for spirits with more character. It is inspired by the crêpe recipe of chef Raymond Oliver of Le Grand Véfour, bringing Hampden Jamaican rum together with absinthe, honey, vanilla, egg white, cream and a dash of dark beer.
The full Golden Promise cocktail menu, Autumn/Winter 2026
| Cocktail | Base spirit | Key ingredients | Profile (from the menu) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost of Hokkaido | Nikka From The Barrel | Marsala Secco, red kuri squash, pumpkin seeds, lemon | Autumnal, vegetal, gourmand | €16 |
| Golden Velvet | Pisco 1615 | Pineau des Charentes Ferrand, black grape, persimmon, lemon, soda | Fresh, astringent, fruity | €16 |
| Domfronter | Calvados Drouin + Peat Monster | Fino sherry, pear, sake syrup, clarified milk | Fruity, saline, smoky | €15 |
| Crépuscule | Lamaison whisky | Suze, mandarin, Timur pepper, lemon | Fresh, elegant, spicy | €15 |
| Cologne Tropicale | Bobby’s Genever | Cocoa butter, PX sherry, pineapple, lime, bergamot, lavender bitters | Intense, aromatic, expressive | €15 |
| Mister F | Blanton’s bourbon | Fernet Angelico, quince, tonka bean, lemon | Perfumed, nostalgic, tangy | €16 |
| Crimson Veil | Fair vodka | Hibiscus, Kopke tawny port, orgeat, lemon, vanilla bitters | Lively, tangy, patisserie | €15 |
| Shokunin | Kuromatsu sake | Nigori sake, yuzushu, sansho tincture, lactic acid | Milky, soft, citrusy | €15 |
| Boulevard des Alpes | Ferrand cognac | Génépi, Dolin red vermouth, olive bitters | Dry, herbal, balanced | €16 |
| Rosso d’Arancia | Select Aperitivo | Pastis, Drambuie, orange, Ceylon cinnamon, lemon, soda | Bitter, fruity, refreshing | €14 |
| Raimundo Oliver Fizz | Hampden rum | Absinthe, vanilla, honey, egg white, cream, dark beer | Gourmand, patisserie, creamy | €16 |
| From the Earth | Tapatio tequila + Calenda mezcal | Byrrh, Nusbaumer coffee liqueur, crème de noyaux | Powerful, mineral, explosive | €16 |
Two alcohol-free cocktails are also on the list at €10 each: Coco Bango (Adriatico 0%, hazelnut, verjus, coconut water) and Sin Gin Mule (Citadelle 0%, ginger, mint, lemon). Six sakes are poured by the 12cl glass from €9 to €15, and there is a short list of Japanese snacks, including sushi (€12) and korokke potato and beef croquettes (€8).
Beyond the menu: collector bottles in classic cocktails
The seasonal list is only half the offer. Golden Promise also lets you pick from its collector bottles and have the team turn them into a classic cocktail. According to La Maison du Whisky, that means pairings such as an Old Fashioned made with Blanton’s Single Cask, a Highball poured from Compass Box Metropolis, or a peated Boulevardier built on Caol Ila.
It is an unusual service. Most bars keep their rare bottles for neat pours only. Here the rare bottles are part of what the bar does every night.
Four rooms under rue Tiquetonne
Golden Promise sits at 11 rue Tiquetonne in Paris’s 2nd arrondissement, beneath the La Maison du Whisky and La Maison du Saké shops. The space opens up room by room.
The Bar is where the seasonal cocktails, made-to-order classics and spirits by the glass are served, around a curved velvet banquette set against the old stone walls.
The Salon Collector is the long vaulted cellar, with close to 1,000 bottles available by the glass, from €12 for discovery pours up to the most sought-after bottlings. La Maison du Whisky names Laphroaig 31 Year Old 1974, Port Ellen 15 Year Old 1969 and the Springbank 21 Year Old Samaroli among the Scotch, alongside hard-to-find bourbons and collectible rums from Caroni and Hampden. This is the cellar we remember most from our own visits.
The Japanese Room is an intimate salon dedicated to Japanese whisky, with hundreds of bottles including Hanyu 1985, Japonism 1965, Yamazaki 19 Year Old 1993 Private Cask “The Elephant” and many rare Karuizawa bottlings.
The Bottle Keep brings a Japanese bar ritual from the 1950s to Paris. You choose a bottle, it is sealed and stored under your name in your own locker, and it is waiting for you on your next visit, to drink yourself or share.
Golden Promise turns ten in 2027
The bar is named after Golden Promise, the Scottish barley variety that became one of the defining malting barleys in single malt history. Golden Promise Whisky Bar celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2027, and La Maison du Whisky says the programme for the anniversary year will be announced in the first quarter of 2027.
Practical details
- Address: Golden Promise Whisky Bar, 11 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, France
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 19:00 to 02:00
- Cocktails: €14 to €16 (alcohol-free €10)
- Whisky by the glass: from €12
- Sake by the glass (12cl): €9 to €15
- Website: goldenpromise.fr
- Instagram: @goldenpromisewhiskybar
Our take: who Golden Promise is for
If you are a whisky drinker heading to Paris, Golden Promise belongs on the list whether or not you usually order cocktails. The new menu shows a team using its spirits with real care: a Hokkaido squash reduction around Nikka, Timur pepper with a new French whisky and peated malt alongside calvados and fino are not combinations you see every day.
It is also a very easy bar to bring a friend to. Someone who would never order a 1974 Laphroaig neat can start with Crépuscule and leave asking about the Japanese Room, which is exactly how Guyot wants it to work.
And for the collectors, the cellar is still the main event. Close to 1,000 bottles by the glass under a stone vault in central Paris is a rare thing. With a seasonal menu now running ahead of it, our advice is the same as before: book an evening, not an hour.
Frequently asked questions
What is Golden Promise Whisky Bar? Golden Promise Whisky Bar is La Maison du Whisky’s cocktail and rare spirits bar at 11 rue Tiquetonne in Paris. It sits in vaulted stone cellars beneath the La Maison du Whisky shop and has four spaces: a cocktail bar, the Salon Collector with close to 1,000 rare bottles, a Japanese whisky room and a private Bottle Keep.
What is on the new Golden Promise cocktail menu? The Autumn/Winter 2026 menu has 12 cocktails, six original creations and six reworked classics, built around seasonal produce. Whisky highlights include Ghost of Hokkaido with Nikka From The Barrel and red kuri squash, Crépuscule with Lamaison and Timur pepper, Domfronter with calvados and Peat Monster, and Mister F with Blanton’s bourbon.
How much do cocktails cost at Golden Promise in Paris? Seasonal cocktails at Golden Promise cost between €14 and €16. The two alcohol-free cocktails are €10 each. Whisky and other spirits from the Salon Collector are poured by the glass from €12, rising for the rarest bottlings, and sake by the 12cl glass ranges from €9 to €15.
Who runs Golden Promise Whisky Bar? Golden Promise is owned by La Maison du Whisky and is now run by Amaury Guyot, the bartender behind Sherry Butt and co-founder of Dersou in Paris. He works with Grégoire Frigul at the bar, Arthur Touré, who has worked with him for 13 years, and Salvatore Mannino in the Salon Collector.
What are Golden Promise’s opening hours? Golden Promise Whisky Bar is open Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00 to 02:00. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. The bar is at 11 rue Tiquetonne in the 2nd arrondissement, close to Étienne Marcel and the Montorgueil area, underneath the La Maison du Whisky and La Maison du Saké shops.
Why is the bar called Golden Promise? The bar is named after Golden Promise, a Scottish barley variety that played a major part in the history of single malt whisky. The name signals the bar’s focus on great whisky. Golden Promise Whisky Bar celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2027, with the anniversary programme to be revealed early that year.
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