THE Alchemist is a familiar name to cocktail lovers across the north west thanks to the success of its bars in Liverpool and Manchester.

This month the brand opened its doors in Cheshire for the first time, as Alderley Edge became home to the first Alchemist outside of a major city.

Boasting creative cocktails and food served throughout the day, the bar promises a luxurious experience in a relaxing environment.

Simon Potts, managing director at The Alchemist, told the Guardian that he hopes the new bar can complement the stylish image of Alderley Edge.

“We’ve tried to make the bar really fit Alderley in the design, and the building looks completely different to how it used to,” he said.

“We wanted the bar to feel a bit more relaxed than in our city centre ones, and the style reflects that, while we have a nice space upstairs which people can use as they wish.

“People are doing great things in Alderley Edge and we want to sit nicely between the bars and restaurants that there are here.

“We serve take away coffee, great cocktails, and we have worked hard to the place comfortable for people, but we have full respect for the other guys that are doing brilliant things in the area.”

Should the Alderley Edge bar be as successful as its city centre siblings, the company will use it as a blueprint for future suburban sites.

Simon is pleased with how the launch went, and believes the new bar is getting busier each night.

He said: “This is the third opening we have done in four months, so we are getting used to it, but that’s just the way it’s worked out.

“We have a very detailed opening programme, the staff have been trained over two weeks of hard work, and now we’ve opened and people are really having a good time.

“Alderley being Alderley it’s just been word of mouth so far – we launched on a quiet Monday morning but each day it’s getting busier and busier.

“If it goes well then it will give us a platform to launch in more suburbs across the country – up to now we’ve just been focused on big cities to attract people who work there.

“But we have big expansion plans so if it works here in Alderley then that will give us an opportunity to explore other places.”

The Alchemist, in London Road, is open from 9am until late on weekdays, and from 10am until late at weekends, and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as coffees and cocktails.