Luxury Chapter: Spring Menu at Wiltons
Ever wondered how a lobster would drink Champagne? Head to Wiltons to find out, and while you’re there try the new Spring menu.
Luxury Chapter: Tamarind, Mayfair
London’s very first Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Tamarind Mayfair, returns after an eight-month hiatus with an impressive refurbishment. Since then, it has doubled in size so I dropped by to see if it can reclaim its crown in its new guise.
Kestin Hare & BenRiach
Introducing “Summer on Speyside” a collaboration between Edinburgh designer Kestin Hare and Speyside distillery BenRiach.
Luxury Chapter: Reyka at Bucket
What comes to mind when you think about Iceland? A beautiful, barren landscape? Hot springs? How about fish, tomatoes and vodka?
Drinkwire: Three Things We Learned From The Class Bar Awards
Three was the magic number at the 2019 CLASS Bar Awards, so here’s my list of three things we learned (apart from how badly some brand ambassadors dress…)
Winerist: Where to Celebrate Burns Night in London
“My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here…” but if you can’t make it that far, here are my recommendations for where to celebrate Burns Night in London this year.
Happy New Year
This variant of the champagne cocktail is a great way to use up any left over Christmas Day port, and Mince Pie Brandy. ‘Leftover port?’ What’s that? Well quite… Anyway, this drink is a combination of the Champagne Cocktail and Buck’s Fizz, to some extent, so it must be Hogmanay-appropriate, right? That’s right, Hogmanay, because New Year celebrations in the UK really owe a lot to the Scottish traditions of…
Christmas Pudding Bourbon
My aunt makes the best Christmas Pudding. No, no arguments, it’s true. So when we were looking for our first Christmas infusion, way back in 2013 it was a simple decision. But, how to combine a Christmas pudding with a bottle of whiskey? There are several options, ranging from the 69 Colebrooke Row panettone bellini model (take a blender to a pudding and dissolve it as much as possible), otherwise,…
Christmas in Manhattan #2
It’s rich, red, and imbued with all of the flavours of a good Christmas postprandial – it’s Christmas in Manhattan #2. A hybrid of the New York Sour and a straightforward sweet Manhattan, this recipe is a delightful combination of peppery rye whisky and the rich spiced fruit of a good port. The perfect after dinner cocktail for the festive season. Christmas in Manhattan #2 50ml rye whiskey 50ml Ruby…
Christmas in the Square
A festive take on the Vieux Carré, with the addition of a Cognac and a touch of port and spice. We discovered this recipe a few years back when it was part of @MasterofMalt’s excellent #masterofcocktails series. It sounded so good that it convinced the beagle, an averred mulled wine avoider, to purchase a bottle of Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Christmas Mulled Cup and add it to pretty much every conceivable…