Bar Moonshine is located in the new Epic Universe park. It is in the Wizarding World portal and is what it's name implies, a bar. It is a very small bar, only a couple of registers, they only serve drinks, no food. There are also no seats inside or places to linger. It is a walk through, get your drink and go place. There are about 3 tables outside but they were always filled with people just sitting looking for shade. When you enter the portal, if you walk back towards the circus tent, make a right and Bar Moonshine is in the back corner. You might miss it if you didn't see people lined up.
Since this location is small, there are not many options on the menu. They have some beer and a few cocktails. We had around 4 groups in front of us but it moved very fast, so I would say the line is not terrible. It is mostly outside and again there is very little shade in the area. Their options include a few cocktails as well as a few mocktails and beer. The theme is American quidditch, so there are flags all around with each state on them. Its really cute.
We decided to try two different drinks. I went with the Lobe Blaster which was a mix of moonshine, limoncello, absinthe, lemon juice, club soda, and simple syrup garnished with a rosemary sprig and layered with an émulsion verte. The bartender does a little show with this, where the green emulsion comes in a little potion bottle and they add it to your drink at the end. This was delicious. It was strong though, this is definitely a sipping cocktail. I could not really taste the absinthe which was good. I was afraid it would be very licorice flavor since that's what everyone was saying but it was not at all. There was a slight hit of that but it was more lemon than anything. I love a lemon drop martini and this reminded me of that. MY husband ordered one if his favorite, the Philosopher's Old Fashioned which had bourbon, aromatic bitters, simple syrup, orange zest. I don't like these type of drinks, but it was good. I personally could not drink a whole glass but if this is your type of drink then you will enjoy it. He loved it.
I will say that for batch made cocktails, these were good. I will for sure make this a stop every time we visit Epic. They also serve the drinks in a plastic cup which has a monogram on it. We kept ours and hand washed it. It was sort of like a souvenir, it is the thicker plastic that can be reused but not put in the dishwasher. Overall, I would add this to your list. This is a must stop for us! read more