I’ve been involved with London Cocktail Week since 2014, when I was finishing up my year off and searching for a full time job. Having picked up bar shifts at the Oliver Conquest, and learning a lot about gin as a consequence, I answered an ad to volunteer at the London Cocktail Week hub in…
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Gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018
In true What’s Katie Doing style I’ve pulled together my gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018. This year it’s back and promises to be bigger and better than ever! *Full disclosure, as an gin blogger I get a free trade pass to London Cocktail Week, I have not been sponsored to write this post,…
London Cocktail Week 2016
What’s Katie Doing for London Cocktail Week 2016? I’ve had a trawl through the various events available for this years cocktail week and whilst it’s not a must to arrange your week in advance, (I’ve had some great spontaneous nights in previous years!) some of these do book out! So here is a gin lush’s guide…
London Cocktail Week Roundup: Part 2
The second of my London Cocktail Week round ups focuses on the second half of the week – starting off after work in Bermondsey… Bermondsey cocktail crawl: First stop TwoRuba in the Hilton for a Berrylicious cocktail Beautiful and very similar to a clover club – but without the egg white. Then to The Hide…
London Cocktail Week Roundup: Part 1
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…
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…
London gin distilleries you need to visit
London is the center of the gin revolution and as such has incubated a whole heap of new distilleries in recent years. Having visited a lot of these gin distilleries myself, from Sipsmith’s to East London Liquor, City of London Distillery and Doghouse, it’s time to write this post: London Gin Distilleries you need to…
Online cocktail masterclasses & gin tastings in July 2020
After a very successful virtual World Gin Day (day or weekend, or even month?! There is still more to come, check out my June virtual gin event post), we are moving on to what feels like year 4,000 of lockdown. So how can we keep amused in July 2020? Well as the pubs potentially opening…
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail in 2019 #N100
As some of you may have gathered, the classic Negroni cocktail is one of my favourite gin serves. Seeing as 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail, I’m very happy to be exploring the breadth of this simple cocktail with you in this post. I even dyed my hair the colour of my…
London rooftop bar crawl
What do you do on an average Saturday afternoon with friends? Well my flatmate and I decided to hit up as many rooftop bars in London, as ‘research’ ahead of the Summer properly starting. Here are my top tips for where to head for rooftop bars in central London. London rooftop bar crawl