Some of you found your way to Baker Street Forensics because you’re Sherlockians first, and forensicators second. An unfathomable number of you showed up just for the ‘Lack Rack’. And the rest of you, my trusted readers as King would say, are probably wondering what any of this has to do with disk images and timelines.
Nothing. That’s the point.
I think everyone who’s worked in DFIR long enough has entertained some version of the same fantasy: going completely off-grid with a a well-stocked library, pantry, and bar – with nothing to do with technology except a bank of solar panels. I’ve certainly spent my share of incident-response nights thinking about it.
But there’s a second fantasy that’s been living rent-free right alongside it: retiring someday and opening a Sherlock-themed bar. Until that day arrives, or a wealthy patron steps forward to fund it, the 221B Bar exists online.
221b.bar is a growing compendium of Sherlockian cocktails, drinks named after cases, characters, and canon riffs, with a proper Baker Street atmosphere to match. A bit of a hobby, a bit of a pipe 💨 dream, but I’d love for you to visit.
The menu has a search function, and a “What’s in your Bar” option, so you can select the spirits you already have on hand, and it will show you which cases, and which recipes, you’re able to build – or if you’re just an ingredient or two shy.
There’s also a corner reserved in homage to the dwindling number of Pipe smokers, and those whose memories can be sparked by an aroma.
Stop by and have a drink with us. Aspiring mixologists are welcome to participate.
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