Mindful drinking organisation Club Soda has opened a permanent low and no alcohol shop and tasting room, following a successful Crowdfunder campaign. The Covent Garden…
Mindful drinking organisation Club Soda has opened a permanent low and no alcohol shop and tasting room, following a successful Crowdfunder campaign. The Covent Garden…
Dishoom’s retail arm has launched a collected of bottled cocktails. The Permit Room, which is the internal bar inside every branch of the Indian restaurant chain Dishoom, has launched its first collection of bottled cocktails. The cocktails, which are designed for at-home consumption, include the India Gimlet, Sonia’s Negroni and Permit Room Old Fashioned. The three can be ordered individually or together in a gift…
Porto Protocol is launching a series of Climate Talks this month with a promise to raise debate, ask tough questions and present best practices, all with the aim of encouraging behavioural change. The first of these Climate Talks, on the sustainability of the wine bottle, will be held today at 5pm GMT through the Porto Protocol YouTube channel, featuring three leading wine industry specialists. ‘The…
All of us who engage with the wine tasting circuit will be familiar with its general format – comfortable, predictable and generally pretty successful. Whether it’s held in a private members’ club on Pall Mall, a basement in Shoreditch or a private room in a restaurant, the basic form of the trade tasting is timeless: wines normally ordered by producer, a spacious room, good…
Harrods has opened its new Fine Wines and Spirits Rooms. The dedicated area includes premium top-tier alcohol as well as rarer and smaller batch brands, and the space itself is divided into a wine room, a Champagne room and a spirit room with a specific whisky section. The retailer is also now offering services such as bottle personalisation and personal consultants for fine wine collectors.
Jeroboams has revealed plans for its first ever own-label range alongside news of the opening of its revamped Pont Street store, which now houses a dedicated fine wine room. The Jeroboams own-label range will initially launch with a Rioja Reserva, a White Burgundy, a Red Bordeaux and a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. The retailer’s Layton’s Champagne brand is also being revamped with new labelling to…
Ardbeg has announced that its highly anticipated new expression, An Oa, is launching next month and will join its permanent range. Fans of the peated Islay malt have been hearing murmurings of the new expression for the past couple of years and the launch is almost upon us. Ardberg An Oa is non-chill filtered and bottled at 46.6% abv. It will be sold in specialist…
Calais Wine Superstore has opened a new tasting room offering booze cruisers the chance to sample 150 different wines. The tasting room is open all day, ever day, and features 64 wines in temperature-controlled machines, with the rest in six fully-stocked fridges. Wines available to taste include best sellers and the extensive range of £2 wines, staff and customer favourites, well known brands and some…
