Mocha Espresso Martini and an Aluna Coconut Rum Giveaway: I love a good cocktail. My perfect tipple is full of flavour with a good alcoholic ‘kick’ but with a clean finish and no nasty aftertaste. And not too sweet. To acheive all that, it’s vital to start with good base ingredients – and Aluna coconut […]
Valentine Love Potion with Cranes
A Special Love Potion for Valentine’s Day – The Cranbellini and More How does Cranberry and Blood Orange sound to you as a liqueur? It’s that time of year when everyone is making their own Love Potion for Valentine’s Day. And, I tend to prefer cocktails which are not too sweet, so the idea of […]
Whisky for Burns Night #Giveaway
Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Finish Single Malt: After the festivities of the Christmas season have died down and before Valentine’s Day looms, many of us with a Scottish heritage (and plenty without) celebrate Burns Night. It’s a unique event – I can’t think of another celebration for a National Poet – and certainly not […]
Solerno – the blood orange liqueur
Cocktails with Solerno Liqueur: At the risk of sounding like an alcoholic, it’s rather fun to be sent a bottle of something new to try and to have a go at making up some new drinks. So one dull Saturday evening we opened the very pretty bottle of Solerno and started to experiment. I really […]
Tipplesworth Mixers – Making Christmas Easy
Tipplesworth cocktail mixers: Christmas – that time of year when we all celebrate, party, enjoy ourselves and, if we are not really careful, get burnt out trying our best to be unusual, innovative, interesting, creative and perfect. Doing everything from scratch at Christmas seems obligatory – and yet it’s really not! For me, every little […]
‘A Taste of Islay’ by The Botanist and Sager + Wilde
Hebridean Gin from Islay – The Botanist This London Cocktail Week I was lucky enough to be invited to sample a gastronomic collaboration between The Botanist, the first and only dry gin from the Hebridean island of Islay, and hip East London joint Sager + Wilde. The restaurant’s Head Chef Chris Leach and Mixologist, Marcis Dzelzainis had created a special tasting […]
Gin Tales in Warrington – Greenall’s Distillery Visit and Introduction to Sloe Gin
Greenall’s Sloe Gin – a Seasonal Speciality: What on earth was a dyed in the wool Londoner doing making her way up north to try gin at Greenall’s in Warrington? Gentle reader, if like me you thought gin came from London your world may be about to disintegrate. The inventor of gin is believed to […]
Cocktails at Yauatcha – Soho and The Ned -City
Grey Goose Cocktails three ways… Yauatcha – Soho An evening experiencing the versatility of Grey Goose Vodka began at the stunningly cool cocktail bar, transformed from the once pastry room, sitting discreetly at the back of the equally stunning contemporary Chinese restaurant, Yauatcha. This modern, sleek blue-hued interior was once an old teahouse and provides […]
The Chartwell Terrace at the Churchill Bar
The Churchill Bar & Terrace at Hyatt Regency London: The Churchill Bar, in association with the National Trust have brought a flavour of the serene gardens of Chartwell – Sir Winston Churchill’s family home – to the heart of London. Inspired by the long summers Sir Winston and Lady Churchill spent both at Chartwell, and […]
The St Pancras Renaissance – Belvedere Spritz and Spa
An Introduction to the St Pancras Renaissance and Belvedere Vodka. Although I work from home and enjoy a flexible lifestyle, I seldom take a full day out from work. But, right now my house is full of builders who have been refurbishing the living room – the space directly above my study. So, an invitation […]