Gin and Prosecco Cocktail with Lemon 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, who still manage […]
Bombay Sapphire package at De Vere Wokefield Estate
Bombay Sapphire Distillery and the De Vere Wokefield: I finished my WSET Spirits Level 1 course (passed with 100% – sorry, just had to brag!) just 2 weeks before Deborah and I were due to visit the DeVere Wokefield Estate for a night away and a trip to the Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Lavenham. I was […]
Pinkster Christmas Crackers #Giveaway
Pinkster Gin go Crackers at Christmas. Another giveaway as part of the 12 days of Christmas series on London-Unattached, this time from Pinkster Gin. Are you a Pink Gin fan? The lovely people at Pinkster Gin have created some rather special crackers this year, each one with a Pinkster gin miniature and a pot of […]
WSET – Level 1 Award in Spirits
Never too old to learn? Inspired by my 90-year-old father, who has re-started art classes, I jumped at the invitation to undertake the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Spirits course. I love experimenting when making cocktails, but I know that my knowledge about some of the spirits I use […]
Jawbox Rhubarb and Ginger – 12 days of Christmas Giveaway
Jawbox Giveaway and Seasonal Cocktail recipe Gentle reader, I’ve developed a mild obsession with Jawbox Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur. It’s utterly delicious and made up into my own Rhubarb and Custard cocktail is a perfect early evening tipple which makes a delicious alternative to a classic advocaat snowball. I am something of a fan of […]
Rhubarb and Custard Cocktail with Jawbox Rhubarb and Ginger:
Easy, delicious cocktail recipe for a winter evening – Rhubarb and Custard: There was a time in this city when the front door was left unlocked. When the kitchen was the scullery. And in the tiny scullery stood this big sink. Clothes and dishes and weans got washed there. A lot of craic was heard […]
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 […]
Pink Gin Spritz with Gordon’s
The Perfect Pink Gin Spritz: It’s at this time of year that I’m trying to do my best to make summer last a little longer. Making a lovely fresh and summery cocktail when the sun is shining is just one way to achieve that. And, I’ve been trying a bottle of Gordon’s Pink – a […]
Tonica By The Distillery – Review
Exploring Tonica by the Distillery – a new concept from Portobello Road Gin: What could be more summery than a gin and tonic? The days of a simple Gordon’s and Schweppes are long gone and these days the humble G&T is at the forefront of cocktail development and experimentation. So in the spirit of progress, […]
High Tea – The Angel Hotel Abergavenny
Luxury High Tea at the Angel Hotel, Abergavenny, with tea pairing by the East India Company What could be better in the summer than high tea out in the countryside in a luxury hotel in Abergavenny, South Wales? I do enjoy an afternoon tea and I was excited by the prospect of visiting Abergavenny, somewhere […]