Hamilton is hosting a candlelit speakeasy where Edgar Allan Poe’s most haunting tales step off the page through live storytelling and perfectly crafted cocktails

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy is a four-part immersive cocktail experience that brings you inside the mood and mystery of Poe through storytelling and atmosphere. As The Raven circles grief and the echo of “Nevermore” in a midnight chamber, The Black Cat sharpens guilt beneath the stare of a watchful creature, The Masque of the Red Death drifts through masked-ball decadence and inescapable fate, and The Tell-Tale Heart closes in with obsession, paranoia, confession, and the pulse beneath the floorboards—all paired with bespoke cocktails and moody mocktails that deepen the Gothic immersion.

Poe’s writing already moves like a whispered performance—musical, intimate, and full of dread that lingers just beyond the candlelight. In a speakeasy setting, that rhythm feels especially alive. You’re close to the story, close to the shadows, close enough for the hush of The Raven to land with real weight, for the guilty unease of The Black Cat to tighten the room, and for the psychological unraveling of The Tell-Tale Heart to feel almost audible.

Then comes the sensory layer: cocktail pairings that turn atmosphere into something you can savor. The decadent spectacle and looming fate of The Masque of the Red Death fit naturally inside a space shaped by darkness, intimacy and glow, where each pour and each pause helps the stories unfold with a little more tension, a little more wonder.

Reviews below come from the U.S., where audiences have praised the experience for its atmosphere, storytelling, and creative drinks:

If you’re craving a night wrapped in Gothic atmosphere, Edgar Allan Poe storytelling, themed cocktails and speakeasy intimacy, this is the kind of experience that lingers. Across its four-part structure, the world of The Raven, The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Tell-Tale Heart unfolds with elegance, tension, and just the right touch of darkness.

This adults-only experience offers selected and upcoming dates, with limited seating available, so check the plan depending on your city and don’t miss out.