A High Tea to remember – Experience the Whispering Angel Afternoon Tea at the Gherkin How about combining a tasty afternoon tea at a smart venue offering breathtaking views, and celebrating your find with a glass of something rather special in the form of Whispering Angel? This can be yours in London’s City, 38 floors […]
Afternoon Tea at The Roseate Hotel Reading
Honouring 200 years of “Biscuit Town” heritage Once the preserve of aristocrats, tea drinking in Britain today is for everyone, cheap and cheerful, embedded in British culture and the national psyche. The taking of Afternoon Tea, as a social exercise, however, has continued to retain its status as a couth experience to be savoured and […]
Mariage Frères – Tea á la française!
Direct from Paris, a luxurious tea experience in the heart of London. Time was when afternoon tea was synonymous with the English. But a trip down to Kings Street in Covent Garden, to Mariage Frères, could potentially take your tea experience to a whole new level. Originally established in Paris in 1854, this luxury tea […]
Low Alcohol Scottish “Gins”
A great alternative for a “school night” Scotland’s long history and unchallenged prowess in whisky production is a global given. With the rise in popularity of gin consumption, so it’s not surprising that those fine Scottish noses and pallets have turned their gifts to gin production. NB Gin, produced in North Berwick and The Secret […]
Martin Miller’s Gin
A voyage in search of the perfect G&T The story behind Martin Miller’s Gin sounds a tad eccentric. It evokes those conversations we’ve all had with friends. The “let’s do…” conversations, often embarked upon in a state of excitement (or after a few glasses of something relaxing!). Inventive ideas which produce smiles, sighs and “if […]
Discover Jawbox Small Batch Dry Gin
An award-winning tasty tipple for “the adventurous, the confident and the curious”. In my youth, hanging out with girlfriends in London’s pubs after work, I spent too much money on my favourite tipple: spoiling perfectly good whisky with dry ginger ale. This habit was scotched (literally) after a trip north to the land of heather […]
God Save the Gin!
MOM LOVE Gin offers Royal Sweetness With its funky bottle and eye-catching logo MOM LOVE Gin sets out to grab your attention. “Look at me!” it challenges you. “I’m the Queen of Gins”. It’s pink and proud. But does it punch as high as it preens? British gin production (and consumption) is booming in the […]
Bloody Mary and More with Grey Goose Vodka
Celebrate the Day of the Dead with the water of life! Cocktails denote an occasion. They come with an aura of celebration, of decadence, of happy times and alternative realities. A cocktail is a work of alchemy, a potion which has the power to create a lasting memory and imprint it within multiple senses. Remember […]
Teach yourself wine tasting!
Home schooling with The Wine List – a wine box with a difference! If you’ve always fancied a wine tasting course, but were afraid that you’d find yourself out of your depth amongst a vat full of cognoscenti. Or if you like a drop of the old vino but, like many, are too bemused by […]
The Blue Anchor Pub Hammersmith: serving its community for 300 years
Historic pub with riverside views offering a home from home experience. Everyone loves a pub by the river and London’s long River Thames is blessed with enough hostelries to cater for your every mood or occasion. Most have histories stretching back hundreds of years and are often packed with charm; all are unique and reflect […]