Whisper Sister is a basement bar in Tallinn's Telliskivi district that has decided its aesthetic with some conviction: a taxidermied stag's head mounted above a leather banquette, wallpaper with a repeated motif, a green velvet sofa, vintage side tables, a lamp with a pleated shade. The ceiling is dark; the lighting is low. The overall impression is of a domestic interior from an indeterminate period that has been repurposed as a place to drink. The cocktail list is coherent; the noise level is kept below the point where conversation becomes impossible. The basement location and the absence of windows give the bar a particular timelessness — it functions equally at 9pm and 1am.
Telliskivi, Tallinn, Estonia