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Christmas is coming...

With December being nearly here, Christmas prepping is now in full flow…with Sekforde Drinks being the ultimate stocking fillers (their Whiskey and Rum versions are delicious and warming) and Renegade London Wine have just started serving their Mulled Rosé wine to keep things toastie at their winery in Bethnal Green.

 

Crystal Head vodka have the ultimate gift for anyone with a home bar..the miniature 4 set of skull glasses make the perfect gift to add some wow factor to a drinks party.

 

Not forgetting the Dalston Fonduta, a fun series of 3 dinners at stylish Aqua7 bar in Dalston serving up incredibly decadent and delicious Italian fondues or ‘fondutas’. Working with local London producers, incredible buratta from Simona at La Latteria, fennel and wild pepper salami from Black Hand Food..all washed down with Winter Spritzes from the Asterley Brothers, vermouth making siblings!

 

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Aperitivo Time

July is here which means summer, aperitivo cocktails, alfresco terraces and sunny events galore!

June saw the Diplomatico World Tournament take place at the Beaufort bar at the Savoy, Dan Aykroyd in town for some bluesy Crystal Head vodka fun and Cocchi ‘Spritz in the City’ masterclasses at Searcys.

Imbibe Live was an immense success, the best yet we think and the UK launch of the Vermouth di Torino Institute.

Plans are now afoot with Sekforde Drinks, changing the script of a spirit and mixer combo and RumFest and Mezcal and Tequila fest not that far off now! (October, get ready!) 

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Spring has sprung!

It feels like yesterday that we were huddled round our Hot Juice cocktails at the Hoxton Shoreditch fending off the cold…time to get the sunnies out as there are a series of gorgeous al fresco cocktails to be sipped over the next few months.

It feels like yesterday that we were huddled round our Hot Juice cocktails at the Hoxton Shoreditch fending off the cold…time to get the sunnies out as there are a series of gorgeous al fresco cocktails to be sipped over the next few months.

This summer sees Willem Barentsz gin and Cocchi aperitivo wines hosting their own summer terraces. In June, the global final of the Diplomatico Rum World Tournament will also be landing at our doorstep, bringing top bartenders from all over the world to compete at the Beaufort bar at the Savoy.

To throw some ying to the yang, Living Retreats will be hosting their first summer residency at the Blue Waters hotel in Antigua where guests can enjoy bespoke healthy menus, daily beach work outs and personalised ‘Re-Balancing’ to give the mind and body the ultimate re-boot.

Stay tuned for plenty of new projects over the coming months!

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