Civil Liberties is located on the North side of Bloor between Ossington and Carling in Bickford Park/Christie Pits.
A small dimly lit speakeasy type place gives off a vibe of intimacy even though there's no space that's necessarily private. The big attraction of Civil Liberties besides the fact that there are a gazillion bars and places to get a drink in the city is that they do something special here and that's tailor made cocktails based on feedback given to your server.
I our case, Jess who was looking after us truly did look after us. Although we had to choice to ask for what we wanted on the menu, Jess offered us a little something special in that based on what our personal preferences were at the time, a drink could be mixed just for us. For me I said I'd like bourbon and she then asked if I liked it more old fashioned or more sweeter. After thinking about it I gave Jess my preference and she repeated this process for everybody at the table (4 of us). In turn Jess eventually returned with 4 custom made creations.
Each of us tried each drink to get a taste and each was so very different both in taste, texture and finishing. This was something quite different as I'm typically more used to simply asking for what I want without any adventurous direction really.
If you're so inclined, pop in and give into letting the mixologist take liberty with your custom creation based on your drink preference and have something different and special. These drinks worked out to be 15 a piece so it's an adventure and experience worth the price of admission.