A venue that once housed violent female inmates (brap!) now supplies Aucklanders with the best range of rum around. Follow the fairy lights and the live house tunes and you'll find yourself in the slightly grungy, but ever so welcoming Racket Bar.

If you're unsure of what to drink, or slightly afraid that the behavioral results outlined after each cocktail may be true, let one of the friendly rum-passionate bartenders decide for you. Get sipping on your Parol Officer (white rum, Xanté, lime and cardamom), become hypnotised by their visual DJ, look forward to your very own Lionel Richie moment at their Wednesday night sculpting event, or tuck into their Southern American style bar stacks supplied from next door (who knew corn bread could be so appetising). With over 85 premium rums on offer as well as an interesting selection of bottled lager (NZ and international) this place has boozing locked down.

There’s something about Racket that brings the business folk, the cool kids and everyone else in-between together.