Lawyers carry briefcases. Chefs carry knife bags. Why shouldn’t an accomplished, professional mixologist have a custom-designed vessel in which to transport the crucial tools of the trade? Mavenhal answers this need in the beverage industry with their high quality, handcrafted bartender bag designed with bar professionals, brand ambassadors and all-around …
A “quinta” is a vineyard in Portugal where grapes to make port wine are grown. The importance of this to a Glenmorangie single malt is all in the flavor-rich barrels. Glenmorangie’s Quinta Ruban, like the distillery’s Lasanta and Nectar d’Or, is first aged for ten years in American white oak …
If the name “Flesh & Blood” for Dogfish Head’s new IPA stirs up some ominous connotations for you, fear not. The “flesh and blood” of which the moniker refers once belonged to ripe, juicy, lemons and blood oranges, the zesty and bright essence of which elevate this brew from just …
In the lovely bucolic village of Shoreham in Kent lies a tucked-away surprise one wouldn’t quite expect to find here—a beautiful vineyard with an elegant, modern tasting room crafting award-winning wines from innovative blends. Lesser-known grapes like Siegerrebe (grown mostly in Germany and similar in flavor to Gewürztraminer) Seyval, and …
The beautiful undulating green hillsides of rural England are lush with botanical delights, and leading UK independent beverage producer Halewood Wines & Spirits has intelligently decided to incorporate some of that prolific local flora into their two new craft gins in the JJ Whitley line. JJ Whitley London Dry Gin, the more …
If you’re lucky enough to secure a coveted barstool at the elegant bar at London’s Dorchester Hotel overlooking Hyde Park this summer, be sure to try a tantalizing “Old Tom Cobbler”, the recipe for which was created by ultra-talented mixologist and industry legend Giuliano Morandin utilizing Old Tom Gin, fresh …
Andreas Versteegh and David Bromige co-founded Martin Miller’s Gin (“English Distilled, Iceland Chilled”) back in 1999 along with the late Master Distiller Martin Miller who sadly succumbed to cancer in 2014. Martin Miller’s is a multi award-winning contemporary style gin that’s earned plenty of respect within the industry, so when …
Gông, the upscale cocktail bar on the 52nd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel on St Thomas Street in London, may be the most atmospheric spot in The Big Smoke to sip a sunset cocktail. One can watch the city dramatically illuminate below one’s highly coveted viewpoint at the edge of …
Louis XIII’s L’Odyssée d’un Roi Cognac is the product of an inspired collaboration amongst the revered Louis XIII Cognac house and three luxury French maisons—Hermès, Puiforcat, and Saint-Louis. Only three bottles will be released for auction, each one-of-a-kind masterpiece representing over 1000 hours of work by specialized artisans. Hermès created the …
The four woods in question in Woodford Reserve’s Frosty Four Wood Kentucky Straight Bourbon are the American oak barrels in which the bourbon was aged as well as the port wood, sherry wood, and maple wood barrels in which the whiskey was slowly, meticulously finished. “Frosty” refers to the polar …
The inviting elevated Moroccan-style bar and glass floor revealing the remains of a Cluniac monastery dating back to 1082 create a lovely eclectic and welcoming ambiance at Del’Aziz in London’s Bermondsey Square. But the reason to stay is the wonderful variety of fresh, healthy, skillfully-prepared cuisine by executive chef Salvatore Polizzotto …
Immensely popular yet intriguingly complex, Mosaic hops bring a powerful trifecta of contributions to the completion of a well-balanced brew: bittering, flavor, and aroma. Austin-based brewery Hops and Grain proudly showcases the multi-talented nature of Mosaic hops in their new American IPA, A Pale Mosaic. The life of A Pale …