Molly Ollys – the Warwick-based charity dedicated to supporting children with life-threatening illnesses and their families – recently teamed up with Shakespeare Distillery to create a small batch craft gin. Launched in March, Molly Ollys Pink Gin is a premium, juniper-led gin (40% ABV), which delivers notes of raspberries, blackberries and Mediterranean citrus. It is […]
Stunningly smooth vodka
Golden Egg – the new spirit brand that produces super-premium vodka – was launched at the Golden Oyster Bar at the historic Leadenhall Market in central London. As we reported earlier this year, this premium vodka brand was created by Ben Duffy and was extremely well received by connoisseurs and luxury enthusiasts, alike. So, when […]
Wake up and smell the coffee
Two entrepreneurs with a thirst for success have launched what is believed to be the world’s first subscription service designed to champion independent coffee shops. Friends Rob Oakley and Alex Baker, from Leamington Spa, have teamed up to create Kuppso Coffee Club, a unique game-changing app which is set to inject a huge boost to […]
Spice up your life
Thornbridge Brewery’s 2024 Brewer of the Year, Dominic Driscoll, and 2024 Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year, Ruvani de Silva, have collaborated on a limited edition cask ale to celebrate their joint recognition at the last British Guild of Beer Writers Awards. Ruvani, a turmeric and ginger IPA (6% ABV), released earlier this month, […]
Japanese Happy Meal
London-based food writer, Nyasha Oliver, heads to the heart of London’s West End to sample some of the finest drinks from the East. At Archive & Myth, the quintessential hidden bar within London’s Hippodrome Casino, recently launched the “Japanese Happy Meal” set. In collaboration with Kay Sake and Sapporo UK, the beverage set offers three […]
Stunning new glassware
We were delighted to receive one of the most beautiful glasses we have ever seen – the Josephine No. 10 from Josephinenhütte, a company founded in Germany and led by design director Kurt Josef Zalto. Josephine No. 10, the new glass from Josephinenhütte, is a hand-blown glass and designed to showcase the world’s finest spirits. […]
True community spirit
Freelance drinks writer, judge and consultant, Sarah Miller, met Dryad Gin founder, Becky Wright, to find out what it was that set her on the path to gin perfection. Speak to any number of small gin brand founders and you’re likely to hear a similar story about how their love of gin led to […]
Please sir, can I have Jaipur?
In 2025 Thornbridge Brewery, the Derbyshire-based awarding-winning brewery, will have been in business for 20 years. During the last two decades the brewery has produced a growing range of what can only be described as a stunning range of beers. The brewery was originally based at Thornbridge Hall (near Ashford-in-the-Water in the Peak District National […]
71 Gin launches in NYC
At the end of November, Seventy One, the definitive luxury gin – conceived and meticulously composed by legendary photographer, Mert Alas – was launched at a private soirée at The Mercer, SoHo’s foremost luxury hotel. Everyone attending the strictly private event, included Friends of Seventy One – Alexander Skarsgård, Natasha Lyonne and sisters Amelia Gray […]
Northern Rising
Two of the north’s most celebrated breweries have collaborated for the first time to launch a 4.4% stout, Northern Rising. It took the two award-winning breweries twelve months to perfect Northern Rising, which is being released in casks and kegs across Northern Monk’s and Timothy Taylor’s estates, and in pubs across the UK; it will […]









