RAW Fayre: Western Slovenia
“Outsize ants crawl over crazy paving at the Klinec homestead’s terrace. The vista in their midst – Medana’s vineyards…” Ahead of London’s RAW fair of ‘natural wines’, Douglas Blyde visits participating country, Slovenia.
Browsing: Tipples
Duvel Triple Hop
Might I point out that sprint has sprung. Isn’t it obvious? Cold wintery nights, grey…
The Luggage Room
We stroll up to the front of the hotel, searching for a likely entrance. There’s nothing. We enter the hotel through the revolving door and search the foyer. Still nothing. We find a doorman and discreetly make enquiries about a ‘Luggage Room’. “Ah” he says, sizing us up. “Outside, look for the small, black door to your right – you need to knock”.
Tullamore Dew: An Irish Odyssey
“Picture the following scene. I’m standing in the top room of a Dublin pub, late on a Thursday night. Nothing that unusual about that, but there’s a coffin in front of me.”
Arb TV: Rory Sutherland on…Wine
The informed and advertising-savvy among you will know the name immediately. Rory Sutherland. Vice-Chairman at…
One Rickshaw, Two Hotels: It Could Only Be A Cocktail Safari!
When I received an email from a PR inviting me on a cocktail safari, my…
Even the Angels Share on Burns Night
Scotch. Whisky. A dram. A splash. One for the road. Even the angels share. They…
Churchill’s Bar
January 24th usually passes without significance – falling, as it does, between Burns’ Night on the…
Joy Uncorked: Krug Institute of Happiness
“What was your favourite childhood toy? This is one of many questions I was sent by the organisers of the Krug Institute of Happiness – a five-day pop-up restaurant at a glass-fronted house in the grounds of Highgate Cemetery.”
Highland Treasures: The Dalmore
“As we soar over Northern England the plane starts to rock and sway; bad weather in the Scottish borders has led to the kind of turbulence that makes you close your eyes and grip the seat and pray for meteorological equilibrium.”
The Rothschilds: Wine in the Blood
“For over 150 years the name of Rothschild has not only been synonymous with high finance but the fine wine of Bordeaux, considered to be the greatest wine region since the 13th century.”
Mixing Martini, Shabani Style
“A school drop-out from Kosovo who washed pots at an Angus Steak House on landing in London in the mid-90s, Shabani went on to produce ‘Konik’s Tail’, regularly voted a leading brand by both press and his peers.”