Silk & Grain – Cocktails with a Difference: Finding a way to differentiate bars and restaurants in London is increasingly difficult. New openings every week – each with their own unique twist. Ironically when I was invited to review Silk & Grain in the heart of the City, I thought it was going to be […]
Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin Cocktail Recipes
Creative cocktails with Oliver Cromwell Gin Guest Feature by Lisa Hooper I was recently asked to take part in some cocktail making activity, using Aldi’s Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin (£10.19). It’s picked up top medals at several prestigious drinks award ceremonies this year, scooping the top title of ‘Master’ at the Spirits Business Gin […]
Create your own rum cocktail
Mixing with The Best Guest Post by Sarah James The British Virgin Islands are fast gaining a reputation as a haven for food lovers looking for a holiday destination that allows them to indulge in the gastronomic delights of the islands’ fresh produce, quality cuisine, fabulous restaurants and potent rum cocktails. This summer The British […]
Stoli® Big Breakfast – a Cupboard Cocktail
Hair of the Dog Big Breakfast Cocktail from Stoli® Vodka: Stoli® Vodka have come up with some new ways to enjoy cocktails using readily available items in your kitchen and fridge. They are called the Stoli® Cupboard Cocktails (and that’s a bloke’s cupboard) so you don’t need to have anything wild and bizarre to create great […]
#Giveaway – Tabasco Hamper – 2013 Tabasco Bloody Mary Challenge
A Spicy Giveaway for the New Year with Tabasco: Last year you may remember I went to the finals of the Tabasco Bloody Mary challenge. Sadly, I missed this year’s event – where thirteen of the country’s top mixologists created first a ‘Classic’ Bloody Mary and then their twist on the drink for the ‘alternative’ […]
London Cocktail Month at the Cavendish Hotel
The Cavendish Hotel launches the Rosa Lewis bar and London Cocktail Month: Jermyn Street London is home to the Cavendish Hotel. It’s an area of London where finding somewhere for a relaxing and not too expensive. I was invited along to the launch of the new Rosa Lewis cocktail bar, which has been […]
Tabasco Bloody Mary Challenge & Giveaway
Tabasco® and Bloody Mary – A Challenge and A Giveaway: Earlier this year I spent a happy lunch time trying twenty or so fabulous Bloody Mary cocktails and variations! It was, of course, the Bloody Mary Challenge, held this year at the American Bar at Brasserie Zedel, an event that attracts the UK’s top […]
Underground London – JW Simpson
The Reverend JW Simpson -Cocktails in London: London is full of hidden suprises. London’s newest Cocktail Bar, Rev JW Simpson from the people who brought you Bourne and Hollingsworth looks unassuming enough from the outside and, on a dark winter’s night you might just walk past. But that would be a shame! Named after the eponymous […]
Blanch & Shock and the House of Wolf
Cocktails, Food and Entertainment at The House of Wolf: A month or so ago I went to the launch party for the House of Wolf in Islington. All was well for the first half hour or so of press preview, then the doors were opened and the place full to the brim. Too crowded to […]
Oceanic Bar Radisson Blu, Heathrow
Hard Shakes at the Oceanic, Radisson Blu: There were a few moment when I regretted saying yes to the invitation from Radisson Blu to their new Oceanic Bar at the Heathrow Airport Hotel. I’d been on a rather fabulous but packed press trip all round Oxford, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire – and I was exhausted. I […]