A whiff of medicinal sarsaparilla. The earthy aroma of dandelion and burdock. The sweet tang of blood tonic. “It had such a stunning smell about it,” says Ashleigh Morley-Doidge, reminiscing about her childhood trips to Mr Fitzpatrick’s in her hometown of Rawtenstall, England. Morley-Doidge—who now owns Mr Fitzpatrick’s, Britain’s only surviving 19th-century temperance bar—recalls it as a dimly lit but enchanting place, with shelves crammed full of herbs in towering glass jars. Not much has changed at the bar over its 122 years of existence. The menu still revolves around…
