Tell us about the Munich bar scene. The Munich bar scene started with Harry’s New York Bar, where bartenders such as Charles Schumann and I…
Tell us about the Munich bar scene. The Munich bar scene started with Harry’s New York Bar, where bartenders such as Charles Schumann and I…
Tell us about the back-story of the Athens and Greece bar scene? The first contemporary-style bar opened in Athens in 1958. Designed by the Greek modernist architect Provelegios, Au Revoir is in Patission Street and was the place to be in those days. The bar exists and still has the same owners, but the area is now shabby. The mid-90s…
Ah the joy of writing a top 10 list. Done well and one uses all one’s experience to guide potential guests to drinking experiences that will long live in their mind. Done badly and one runs the risk of alienating friends and colleagues and opening yourself up to ridicule and criticism. Historically hotel bars have been a bit of a curate’s egg. In the…
I took my pistol off and laid it on the table, did the exam, got back in my jeep and went back to war.” Meet Tom Bulleit, Vietnam vet, lawyer, Bourbon Hall-of-Famer and founder of Diageo’s great American whiskey hope, Bulleit. “Wars are peculiar. There are lots of things that happen amid the mayhem that you wouldn’t expect.” In order to go to law school…
Next year is the 20th anniversary of Stranger & Stranger. Yes, we’re having a party and yes, your invite is in the post. We’ve created brands for everyone from Michel Rolland to Diageo, our job numbers run into the 4,000s, and throughout all of those jobs do you know how many times we’ve been asked to consider the environment? Nine. When we are…
The offering of Australian wine has never been stronger or more diverse,” according to Louisa Rose, head of winemaking at Yalumba and Hill-Smith Family Vineyards. “Wines are available both domestically and internationally from a range of regions, producers and varieties. This means there are wines at all price points and styles available.” And Rose is not alone in feeling confident about the country’s…
The sparkling wine world of the future will be “turned upside down”, the ‘flying vine doctor’ Richard Smart told the International Sparkling Wine Symposium in December. For once this wasn’t a tired old platitude – Smart meant it literally. He says the effect of global warming on the traditional sparkling wine regions will send the bubbles industry south, from the Northern to the Southern…
It is said there are six degrees of separation between any two people in the world. Between myself and Spandau Ballet front-man Tony Hadley, it turns out there are only two. Not surprising you might think, given my interest in the drinks industry and the relaunch of Hadley’s Gold beer. But actually our chain of acquaintance is far less routine. Hadley loves a…
