Milk of the Poppy

An immersive apothecary-meets-craft cocktail bar in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s bustling Railyard District, Milk of the Poppy evokes the experience of stumbling into a traveler’s tavern in the modern era. With a library of libations and the ability to transmute the senses, Milk of the Poppy is anchored by its robust cocktail program which draws inspiration from the functions and methods of the apothecary and the alchemist. The concept offers a limited selection of hyper-seasonal dishes influenced by the bounty of the North Rio Grande Valley and taverns of the Middle Ages and fictional worlds often found in speculative fiction books. Its name draws inspiration from the medieval remedy “milk of the poppy” which is a specialty concocted beverage known for both its medicinal properties and the remarkable “poppy dreams” it induces. Here, guests are invited to discover and manifest their own experiences.