A few weeks back I was lucky enough to book myself and Mrs drinkslink onto a rum tasting with El Dorado ambassador Stefanie Holt at the simply brilliant Callooh Callay. So, on Tuesday we braved the bitter chill and took to Shoreditch High St in search of our goal. After a quick hello to Sean, we went straight to the JubJub to meet the rest of the guys checking the rum out.…
When I was told I was to attend an Absinthe tasting, I must be honest I was very weary. I had a two hour train journey back home and the last thing I wanted was little green fairy’s following me. This is this ever growing myth or urban legend if you like, of Absinthe right? That the hallucinogenic properties far out way any taste or history that comes from this mysterious spirit. My experience was far from that and here, I would like to set the record straight. …
Just over a month ago, there were murmurings of the new Absolut vodka limited editions. Now this was always going to be a good one, as Absolut have always produced new and interesting flavours that you wouldn’t expect, but somehow work. Then when it came to it, this new limited edition wasn’t a different flavour, instead they had done the unthinkable. The form of the bottle had been altered! …
Hopefully by now everyone that was lucky enough to visit London Cocktail Week has recovered, but it wouldn’t surprise me if not! This was a week full of fun and games, master classes, and competitions, all in all a hell of a lot of fun. Now, I got the chance to go check out a couple of things, but without doubt the highlight of my LCW experience was an evening spent with some fellow bloggers in the company of Jim Rutledge, master distiller at Four Roses Bourbon. …
Herefordshire is generally made up of a network of small villages and towns, with not a great deal in between except for vast rolling hills, and plenty of prime agricultural land. With the Brecon beacons to the West and the Malvern hills to the right, it has a beautiful landscape. Nestled somewhere in amongst this landscape and agricultural land is a certain Rosemaund farm, better known as the home to the Chase Distillery. …
You might have seen that recently my wife and I made the short trip up to Wales to visit the guys at Penderyn, and boy was it worth while! We arrived in the small village of Penderyn in the south Brecon Beacons, and were immediately greeted to the visitors centre by Keith a man that knows everything about whisky, and in particular Penderyn. Here he introduced us to the history of Welsh whisky, and the Penderyn distillery. It’s fascinating to see that there really is such a history with Wales and whisky, and how proud the guys at Penderyn are of this. …
