Sipping Loire Valley Wines with Douglas Blyde I was invited by Gastronomy advisor and ES beverage columnist, Mr Douglas Blyde, to sample some delightful Loire Valley wine over a refined dinner at the…

  The rise of gin sees no end.  Lots of different choices surround us, and everyone has a different gin recipe. I remember making gin in London a couple of years ago. I really enjoyed…

  Cointreau Blood Orange Cointreau is a liquor which is made by the process of a triple-copper-still-distillation, commonly referred to as Triple Sec. It is produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou, France. It is consumed as both an…

Last  week was quite full-on with work and blogging, but I couldn’t resist a very special invitation which included food and tequila.  I didn’t turn it down! Niamh, fellow Uber blogger and almost-neighbour – she…

  About two weeks ago I attended an event at The Whisky Exchange in Covent Garden, London. It was a very insightful event where I learnt  a lot about Cognac! Cognac is a type of…