Hidden away in the north-east corner of Scotland, the Forgue valley is a little-known place, with a quiet bucolic way of life. The wind rustles the barley, the frequent rains feed the Dronach Burn, and life carries on much as it has for the last two hundred years. One of …
If our previous write up of The Donovan wasn’t enough to get you through the hallowed doors of London’s oldest hotel bar, perhaps the launch of a new menu created by industry legend Salvatore Calabrese, and a makeover at the hands of leading hotelier Olga Polizzi will spoil you for …
The business world may have moved on from the fabled three-martini lunch and into an era where the suits take their alcohol in chain bars and strictly outside of office hours, but sometimes even city workers deserve a finely-crafted cocktail. That, presumably, is the thinking behind Bar Three, the second …
The Bladnoch Distillery in fantastically named Wigtown has had more hiatuses and false dawns than a Ross and Rachel romance. After spending the last few years on a break, the distillery was purchased by Australian yoghurt magnate David Prior in 2015, and production restarted in June 2017. In the meantime, …
Some might say that Antonio Conte is the most Italian thing in Chelsea these days. They would be wrong. For nothing could be more Italian than VII Hills Italian dry gin’s partnership with King’s Road restaurant Ritorno for the second Dolce Domenica aperitivo session of every month. VII Hills is, …
If you take your name from a piece of copper tubing that distillery workers used to sneak whisky from the cask, you can guarantee that you’re not launching a traditional dram for the old boys in leather armchairs. So, it stands to reason that the team behind Copper Dog whisky …
Looking for an introduction to whisky and don’t know where to turn? How about Tristan Stephenson, author of one of the best whisky books of the last five years and part of the team behind Black Rock, London’s most innovative whisky bar? He’s certainly a man who knows his way …
Every year seems like it’s going to be mezcal’s year to break into the mainstream, yet this diverse and often misunderstood spirit continues to hover just below the surface of London’s cocktail scene. It’s there if you know where to find it; but it doesn’t like to make a fuss. …
With the summer sun appearing over London, and blossom in the trees, thoughts may turn from the darker spirits of winter to the bright flavours of springtime. But wait just a second as the new premium range of Park cognacs from celebrated Distillerie Tessendier & Fils has just reached these …
“Trust me” roared Marat, rolling the R with a pleasing jollity. He’d just led us into a rubbish-strewn courtyard in Moscow’s Chinatown, so we took some convincing. We hung back as he approached an unmarked wooden door with an entry phone to the right. A volley of angry-sounding Russian answered …
St Petersburg is a dazzling destination: a World Heritage site intertwined with canals and home to the internationally renowned Hermitage museum, there’s a lot to take in. The most European of Russia’s cities, its location has always caused it to look to the west, and this inspiration is clear in …
Although the sun barely sets during St Petersburg’s midsummer ‘White Nights’ that’s no reason not to explore the nightlife. And while it is certainly surreal to find yourself emerging blinking into the hazy light of 2am from one of the city’s cocktail bars; that is no reason to be afraid. …