Issue 38: Tonight's Opening

If you have the pleasure of following me on the social delight called Instagram you will see I enjoy posting the bottles I open under the heading of Tonight's Opening so here is the first instalment, with a selection from the last couple of months uncorking's.

Issue 35; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 10

With the long awaited opening of bars across the UK and elsewhere in Europe and further afield and the most famous Dukes Bar in London now open as of August let's finish this cocktail series with a summer delight for the finale.

Issue 33; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 8

It is time to light those cigars, take that vintage car straight through Havana to the front of Hemingway's favourite Cuban bar, El Floridita.  Then dance and talk your way through the night, and what shall you drink, well the cocktail created here of course, The Mojito.

Issue 32; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 7

This drink is one of the oldest in cocktail history and is fashioned simply, coming from the 1880’s this Whiskey based cocktail was lost in the folds of time until a certain Advertising executive began to order them, a lot.  So sit back and be like Don Draper and order yourself an Old Fashioned.

Issue 31; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 6

This particular concoction has caused some drama over the years and I do not mean within a drama, even thought it was.  The arguments of who actually created this once sidelined drink that was boosted into the minds of people everywhere in the late 90’s.  No one truly knows who made it but it is great to see and who do you believe?

Issue 31; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 5

The cocktail they loved so much they named it twice.  Actually, that is false, but it is named, in the most popular story, after the club it was created in, so a simple beginning.  It is one for the whiskey drinkers, it is of course the city of all cocktails, The Manhattan.

Issue 31; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 4

To finish the Martini section of this cocktail series and to continue the question of is it really a Martini without Gin, I delve into the sordid underbelly of the cocktail world, with fruity sticky bars and women named Chardonnay, I present to you the most hyped pink sexy delight, the Cocktail the BBC and M&S will not name, The Porn Star.

Issue 31; Coffee

You can tell from the clearly overly thought out title that after weeks of different options and decisions it was just a simple to the point that won, very much like the world's favourite stimulant.  I have mentioned coffee before back in December, you can see that one here, but recently I started to think about my liking of the simple drink. And the seven days of coffee began.

Issue 30; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 3

The most famous cocktail on the planet has to be mentioned.  It comes with an air of mystery, visions of a perfectly decorated bar with a bartender you are on first name terms with, even though they still call you Sir. But it is one of the most simple to mix, however to get it right is not as easy as you think.  And the big question is it even actually a Martini?

Issue 30; Trust Me, You Can Dance; Vol 1

Whilst it is becoming harder to filter the worry within one's mind on the outcome of this locked in status the majority of us find ourselves living in, to be able to write anything meaningful or of note, but I found a way.

Issue 24; A Drop of Red, BB&R

written by @coombstw

Now occasionally it is just recommended to treat yourself.  Whether it be that pair of shoes you have been eyeing for the last year or finally getting that cashmere scarf as we now come nearer to the icy months.  So with this in mind on a recent trip to London for work, a sadly rare occurrence, I popped to the 321 year old establishment, Berry Bros. & Rudd.

Issue 23; A little trip to meet the Duke

written by @coombstw

Sometimes an impromptu jaunt on a train is just what is needed when a free Friday comes up and this is exactly what Grace and I did a couple of weeks ago.  And living in Kent there is only one real destination, London.