London Cocktail Week 2015 kicks off on the 5th October (tomorrow), so I thought I’d pull together my guide on what gin-tastic events to check out! Sunday 4th – pre LCW warm up party ‘A FEW in the loo‘ 7pm FREE FEW spirits are bringing their Whiskey and Gin to North London, with a party…
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Girls Dinner @ Roka Aldwych
When I saw the Emerald Street Supper Club being advertised for Roka Aldwych, it seemed like a good excuse for an indulgent flatmate dinner! The deal was £55 for 5 courses with matching drinks – cocktails, wine and sake of course! The tasting menu for the evening Like the othe branches in Charlotte street &…
The Gin Cloud
Have you ever gotten drunk by breathing in a cloud of gin and tonic? Well Bompass & Parr are back with their latest interactive exhibit – Alcoholic Architecture offering just that! Having missed out on previous Bompass & Parr experiences I was super keen to get tickets for this one. Luckily for me my friend Kimmy…
Making Gin in the Loo…
No, not an actual toilet… Or the bathtub… Otherwise known as ‘when we made gin in an old public convenience’ – that being Gin Club at Ladies and Gentlemen bar in Kentish Town. Gin Club had already had a gin making experience – on a boat with Willy Borrell and now we had the chance…
Cooking cocktails Breaking Bad style @ ABQ
After a week relaxing in Mexico I had a great treat booked in, a visit to the ABQ RV in Hackney Wick to cook cocktails! This amazing light sculpture greets you inside. For £30 you can come experience ‘cooking up’ cocktails….. Here’s the RV! The whole experience is based on the series Breaking Bad where…
Gin tasting @ 214Bermondsey
My day job is based at the More London Place development – between London Bridge and Tower Bridge – so obviously I had to find the nearest gin bar to take my colleagues to, which turned out to be around the corner on Bermondsey Street – 214 Bermondsey to be precise. 214 is the address…
Camden street art #photoblog
You may have recently seen a few street art pictures on my Instagram (follow me @whatskatiedoing here) so when the weather resulted in me missing a street art walking tour, I made my own in Camden and went a little wild with the camera! (Not entirely sure what this is – please let me know if…
Gin Garden @ Kew
What’s the perfect thing to do on a sunny Sunday in summer? What about drinking gin cocktails in the beauty of Kew Gardens?! Perfect! The tropical greenhouse in the glorious weather Tucked behind the lake with a good view of the tropical house is the Gin Garden van: All decked out with panels detailing the…
Gin club on a boat!
The most exciting Gin Club with a Reading Problem outing yet! WE MADE GIN!! ON A BOAT M*F*ers! This boat to be precise… Disco Volante – such a great name! Says it all really 🙂 After meeting distiller Will and captain Pat, we headed on board for a quick safety briefing (no arms and legs…
McQueen @ The V&A
If you haven’t made it to the V&A for Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty exhibition, you need to get your skates on – it’s only around until 2 August! And so should you try and make it? Well I think yes…. I was lucky enough to see the exhibition at a corporate event after work…