Glenfiddich Festival Experiment #3 Returns to Celebrate Bartenders Across the UK and Beyond

This weekend saw the return of the legendary Glenfiddich Festival Experiment for round three. Bigger and better than ever before, this year’s festival welcomed more than 1,200 members of the on-trade from around the world to celebrate the bartending industry. The private two-day festival was first launched in 2017 as a thank you to theContinue reading “Glenfiddich Festival Experiment #3 Returns to Celebrate Bartenders Across the UK and Beyond”

Florence Opens Its Doors To The Fourth Edition of the Florence Cocktail Week

Following the success of its past editions, Florence Cocktail Week (FCW) will make its return from the 6th to the 12th of May. Founded and organized by Paola Mencarelli and Lorenzo Nigro, the weeklong event dedicated to mixology “Made in Florence” serves up a sundry calendar consisting of master classes and night shifts, featuring ItalianContinue reading “Florence Opens Its Doors To The Fourth Edition of the Florence Cocktail Week”

El Gato Negro Turn A Blind Eye With Prohibition Event

El Gato Negro is to step back in time with an exclusive evening of social (and secret) drinking pleasure to toast Repeal Day on December 5. The day when Prohibition – a ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol – came to an end in 1933. Food and wine aficionados are invited to takeContinue reading “El Gato Negro Turn A Blind Eye With Prohibition Event”

The Buffalo Trail Carves A Path Through Manchester

Calling all Buffalo Trace enthusiasts and whiskey worshippers. On the 10th November 2015, Buffalo Trace is inviting you to a truly unique tasting-journey at one of Manchester and possibly the UK’s most revered restaurants, The Hawksmoor. Join the stampede for a night of indulgence with an exquisite three-course meal within the bar itself accompanied byContinue reading “The Buffalo Trail Carves A Path Through Manchester”

Herman Ze German Presents ‘Willy’s’

In celebration of Germany’s best-loved festival, Oktoberfest and the capital’s biggest cocktail party, London Cocktail Week, superb sausage suppliers Herman ze German have joined forces with Elephant Gin and The Candlelight Club, creating a pop-up German Cocktail bar in ze basement of their Charlotte Street Shop – ‘Willy’s’. Opening between the 5th – 14th October Willy’s will be uniquely focussing on purely German ingredients, spiritsContinue reading “Herman Ze German Presents ‘Willy’s’”

Sailor Jerry Rips Through The UK In Search Of The Ultimate Road Trip

William Grant & Sons UK brand, Sailor Jerry, recently came up with the ultimate road trip across the UK: The Ride 2015. The 15-night road trip left London in August with a custom built Sailor Jerry Harley Davidson Panhead, along with full convoy of other bad-ass bikes, and featured a stellar line-up of Sailor JerryContinue reading “Sailor Jerry Rips Through The UK In Search Of The Ultimate Road Trip”

Bacardi Brown-Forman And Patron Unite The World’s Elite

In the single most ambitious project to be held at London Cocktail Week since its inception in 2010, Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands and Patrón Tequila will bring 24 of the world’s best bartenders to London to host a 24-hour international bar clash and crown one city The World’s Best. With a project that pits four of the world’sContinue reading “Bacardi Brown-Forman And Patron Unite The World’s Elite”

The Jameson Works X Galvin Brothers Whiskey Den Is Now Open

Jameson transforms Liverpool’s The Berry & Rye into a whiskey drinking den with furniture that enhances the drinking experience designed by Galvin Brothers. Enjoy a unique whiskey drinking experience with bespoke furniture that you can buy and exclusive Jameson cocktails including ‘The Bow Street Cobbler.’ Visit The Jameson Works x Galvin Brothers Whiskey Den atContinue reading “The Jameson Works X Galvin Brothers Whiskey Den Is Now Open”

He’s Coming . . . . . .

The London Sessions have started, and session number two has just dropped into my inbox . . . . . . INTRODUCING TOMAS ESTES, SESSION #2 We are more than delighted to be announcing our second session with none other than Tomas Estes. As well as being one of the London Sessions founders, Tomas isContinue reading “He’s Coming . . . . . .”

Magnify Your Mind, Stimulate Your Senses And Delve Into Discovery

This August the delightfully diverting Hendrick’s Emporium of Sensorial Submersion – an unprecedented panoply of sensory enlightenment, will offer audible, palatable and tangible stimulation to all curiously minded individuals, in the homeland of its unusual gin, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (7th – 30th August). Within the sumptuous surroundings of 91 George Street, Hendrick’s EmporiumContinue reading “Magnify Your Mind, Stimulate Your Senses And Delve Into Discovery”