CLOSED! This winter, Londoners are invited to experience the city’s first prison-inspired cocktail bar, Alcotraz, having launched on 28th September for three months. This experiential drinking pop-up takes guests, or more appropriately, inmates to an exciting world of mischief, as they smuggle-in liquor to be used to make delicious, bespoke cocktails. Taking place behind unassuming
It’s that time again! My favorite Holiday Cocktails in London are on the menu – so time to head out and enjoy them before the season is over. Last year this time, A Lush Life Manual wasn’t even born and now we have a website, almost 60 podcasts, and over 11,000 downloads. I raise a
Now you too can make the Italian classic Negroni, thanks to Danilo and Filippo! To hear more from Danilo Tersigni, go to his Lush Life podcast interview. Click here to find all the ingredients you need to make this cocktail in the Lush Life Shop
How many bartenders were inspired by Enzo Ferrari? Danilo Tersigni, our guest today, was the first one I’ve met. His impetus for creating VII Hills gin was for it to become the perfect Italian lifestyle brand, remembered forever in the annals of history like the famed Ferrari sports car. He’s traveled far from tiny Sora,
December 1 is coming up so quickly and I still can’t choose which boozy advent calendar to buy! Why choose? You could have each and every one of them – one for gin, one for whisky, etc! Treat yourself, it’s holiday time. 1. GIN When I interviewed Olivier Ward, founder of Gin Foundry, he walked
This winter, Courtesan in Brixton launches the Worlds first true ‘female’ spirits list, supplying beverages produced or grown exclusively by women. The 45-strong spirits list spans Rum, Scotch Whisky, Bourbon and American Whiskey, Tequila and Mezcal, Gin, Liqueurs, Vodka, and Cognac. Listed brands include Greenall’s Gin by Joanne Moore, Hanger One Vodka by Caley Shoemaker, Aqua Riva Tequila by Cleo Rocos, Appleton Estate Rum by Joy Spence, and the Dewar’s Whisky portfolio by
Developing a taste for wine is easy when your family owns vineyards and your father won’t start a meal unless a bottle is on the table. It was a natural progression for our guest today to go from wine drinker to Master Sommelier. Once he left Puglia and arrived at the Stafford London, Gino Nardella