With London Cocktail Week 2015 all over, an update seems to be in order! Sunday night was the FEW in the loo warmup party at Ladies & Gents in Kentish Town Master distiller Paul Hletko brought some of the range along – Whisky, American Gin & Barrel Gin The guys at Ladies and Gents came…
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A Gin Lush’s Guide to London Cocktail Week
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…
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…
Weekend in Cambridge
Having met Lucy in Argentina and then putting up with her following me through Chile, Bolivia and Peru (such a stalker!) and after an interesting catch up in Colombia, the last time I saw her was in London for a gin (naturally!). So it seemed high time to catch up in her neck of the…
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…
La Belle Assiette Dinner Party
Having been brought up by the hostess with the mostest (aka my Mum!) I love a good dinner party, however I have never managed to host a dinner party as effortlessly as her… until now! Introducing La Belle Assiette When Millie from La Belle Assiette got in contact to ask if I’d host a validation…
Standon Calling 2015
This year was Standon Calling festival´s 10th year anniversary. If you´ve been following the blog you´ll know that this is my 4th time and we had a great time last year, as Chilean miners for the Lost In Latin America theme! View of the main stage The theme This year they went all out on…
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…