Cocktails
Barbie Cocktails
The new Barbie movie is on general release at cinemas this weekend, starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, and is directed by Greta Gerwig. It also stars Wil Ferrell. This film […]
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Cocktails
St James Bar Launches ‘A Taste of the World’ Cocktail Menu
I recently paid a visit to one of my favourite bars in London on a typically rainy Monday evening to try out their new cocktail menu. The bar in question is the St James Bar […]
Drinks
Axia Extra Dry Mastiha Spirit
I recently paid a visit to STEREO, tucked away under Covent Garden Market with a couple of friends to try Axia, which is a new first of its kind extra dry and refreshing mastiha spirit […]
Drinks
CBD Cocktails and Mocktails
Now, more than ever, the world needs less frazzled nerves and more mindfulness. Which means more targeted wellness drinks and 20mg of microencapsulated CBD paired with botanicals working synergistically to support relaxation and reduce up tightness. And […]
Drinks
Double Dutch
Today is National Twin Day, and our man on the ground, Kevin Pilley meets some more than usually effervescent twins. Twins sometimes don’t make good mixers. But the Dutch De Haas identical twin sisters, Joyce […]
Bars
St James Bar ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Cocktails
The popular St James Bar at the Sofitel London St James off Pall Mall in Waterloo Place comes up with the most creative seasonal and special occasion cocktail menus, most recently having created three superb cocktails to […]
Drinks
Coole Swans, Minty Don and Desert Island Liqueurs
If there was such a programme as “Desert Island Liqueurs” in which people choose the drinks they would want to be shipwrecked and marooned along with them on a remote atoll, I would choose limoncello. […]
Drinks
National Tequila Day 2022
Tequila is going from strength to strength, so there is much to celebrate on National Tequila Day today. But with whom? George Clooney? Kendall Jenner? Rita Ora? Justin Timberlake? The Rock? And with what brand? […]
Cocktails
British Cassis
The Provençals say “Qu’ a visit Paris, se noun a vist Cassis, n’a rèn vist” (“Who has seen Paris and not Cassis, has not seen anything”). The British also have a saying, “If you haven’t […]
Cocktails
Celebrate World Paloma Day
To mark World Paloma Day today, we thought we would celebrate this popular Mexican cocktail that dates back to 1953, with the ‘London Essence Paloma’ as a perfect summer serve, to coincide with the launch […]