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bourbon branch prohibition era speakeasy in san francisco 0 skip to content wilson wilson libations library russells room events contact gift cards beverage academy open menu close menu wilson wilson libations library russells room events contact gift cards beverage academy open menu close menu wilson wilson libations library russells room events contact gift cards beverage academy bourbon branch is a glimpse back on the 1920 s and the era of prohibition when the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages was outlawed you ll experience the ambiance of that time in an actual speakeasy that operated illegally at this location from 1921 to 1933 from 1921 1923 our address is listed in the san francisco telephone directory of the day as the ipswitch a beverage parlor in 1923 an industrious young man by the name of john j russell purchased the business as a going concern with it s solid base of customers with his connections to the most notorious bootleggers from vancouver bc he operated his bar under the guise of jj russell s cigar shop he did not sell many cigars the speakeasy managed to avoid the attention of the governments prohibition agents for the remainder of prohibition history was on jj russell s side as it has been documented that a bar has operated at this jones street location since 1867 we have a set of house rules that everyone is expected to follow to maintain the speakeasy the term comes from a patron s manner of ordering alcohol without raising suspicion a bartender would tell a patron to be quiet and speak easy the origin of the word predates prohibition by at least 30 years samuel hudson a newspaperman in the late 19th century said he heard the term used in pittsburgh pa in the 1880s by an old irish woman who sold liquor without a license she told her clients to spake aisy if they wanted to buy some the cassell dictionary of slang lists the word as coming into usage around 1890 the term spake aisy was used even a century before this where it referred to smugglers hideouts house rules please speak easy no cell phone use no standing at the bar don t even think of asking for a cosmo smokers use back door no photography please be patient our drinks are labor intensive please exit bourbon branch quietly beverage academy hands on cocktail classes learn more libations all of our spirits are hand selected by merit we consider them to be the best in every category being small we can t stock everything so if there is a particular spirit you re looking for let us know when possible we don t use any juice puree syrup or extract that we haven t made ourselves all of our mixers tonic soda etc come from individual bottles our cocktail list is divided into five categories lighter fare spirit driven free range ice breakers and fresh and fancy learn more 415 346 1735 bourbon branch 501 jones st san francisco ca 94102 sun wed 6pm 12am thurs sat 6pm 2am reservations