Visiting the headquarters of the British Hamper Company is an enlightening experience. I’ve been sent many hampers in my life – and never really had a second thought about what went into making them. Travelling up to Lincoln to meet some of the founders of the British Hamper Company, I was on a mission to discover how they source, pack and deliver their luxury hampers.
Salted Caramel White Russian
Two Birds Spirits Salted Caramel English Vodka in a Salted Caramel White Russian. At London Unattached we love to support the fantastic British food and drink producers who have put the UK back on the world gastronomy map in recent years. A case in point is artisan spirits company Two Birds Spirits situated in Market […]
My Fair Lady Pink Gin Cocktail with Palmers
Gin Cocktails with Palmers Strawberry and Rose: Sometimes it seems that London is going back to the days of the Gin Craze with artisan gin producers appearing everywhere. It’s refreshing then to find a family business with a genuine heritage in alcohol production. Palmers was founded in 1805 in Old Street, London, originally varnish makers […]
Not French but Italian 75 recipe
Gin and Prosecco Cocktail with Lemon – Italian 75 It took me opening my bottle of Malfy Limone Gin to realise the significance of the Malfy brand name. Made on the outskirts of Turin in an area best known for vermouth and liqueurs, originally it was a small batch product made by the Vergano family, […]
The English Drinks Company Orangery Gin
The Orangery Gin and The English Drinks Company Small Batch, handcrafted and copper distilled gin sounds good to me. The English Drinks Company who make The Orangery Gin are best known for their cucumber gin and for a non-alcoholic drink called Qcumber which is a light and refreshing drink that works on its own or […]
Perfect Pesto
Italians do it better – Pesto World Championships, Genoa, Italy: It stands to reason that Italians should make the best Pesto in the World. A simple fusion of two kinds of cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil, pine nuts and salt sounds on the face of it like something that could easily be recreated anywhere. But, […]
Gin – Basics for Beginners
The Makings of Gin: I’m on a mission to educate myself. I enjoy gin, I drink gin and tonic and I generally like gin-based cocktails. And, although I understand that every gin differs because of the botanicals which are added to the spirit, I find the whole subject a bit confusing. Should I be […]