How to Drink Sake with Seafood

Satomi Dosseur, Sake Sommelier, London

Everyone knows you can be a sommelier for wine, but did you know that the Sake also has its own sommelier accreditation? Our guest today, Satomi Dosseur, is one of the leading Kikisake-shi in the UK, having worked at Zuma and Roka restaurant group for 9 years, Chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa and also the Park

How to Make a Rum Sour in the Mountains

Karen Hoskin, Montanya Distillers, Crested Butte

The story goes that with one sip of rum, our guest was hooked. No spirit would have quite the same effect on her, ever.  Her life took many twists and turns with rum on the side lines, until one day she knew it was time to make her own. Karen Hoskin wasn’t going to let

Lyaness Second Menu is Mind-Blowing – Literally

Lyaness Bar

How Ryan Chetiyawardana and his team can transform yeast (Golden Levain) into one ingredient that forms the basis of their new cocktail menu at Lyaness, is a mystery to me. Tasting it in one of their “suggested serves” is a mind-blowing experience and, how it achieves those mind-blowing attributes is a science I am going

Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whisky is Wowing Them with an XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish

Tullamore DEW bottles

Tullamore D.E.W., the Original Triple Blend Irish whiskey, has launched Tullamore D.E.W. XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish in the UK and I was there to taste it at the launch!  On Monday night, I was invited to one of my favorite bars, Nine Lives, to experience Tully XO. Tully XO starts with the original triple

How to Make Small Beer, the Modern Way

Felix James, Small Beer Brew Co, London

It’s rare that you would think of taking a staple of the Elizabethan diet and attempt to bring it back into vogue. Our guest today did just that, and found it fits into our modern lifestyle just like it did back then.  During the 1700’s, small beer was on everyone’s lips, literally. Between 0.5 –

Milroy’s Soho Opens a Second Venue in Spitalfields!! – News!

Milroys Shoreditch

Following a star-studded media launch and a packed out drinks industry party, Milroys Soho, London’s original whisky specialist, has now officially opened its doors to its second permanent residence in a townhouse within the heart of Spitalfields. Located at 76 Commercial Street, Milroys Soho at Spitalfields is a contemporary leap from the most influential whisky