Month: May, 2017

The sheer pleasure of Sherry

As Lustau’s shipment of its three en rama Sherries hits our shores, Olivia Bodle makes a short pilgrimage north of the river, to Bar Pepito to sample the goods In the vaulted cellars of Bodegas Lustau, just two barrels from each solera are selected earlier in the spring when the flor in the casks was […]

Rediscovering Beaujolais

Beaujolais remains a peerless source of the fresh, fruity wines with which it’s most associated. But the region has much more to offer, including Cru wines whose complexity and capacity to age bear comparison with some of the most famous appellations of the Côte d’Or. Buyer Will Heslop walks us through the region’s nuances No wine […]

Unlocking No.3

Following the inaugural “Unlock Taste” cocktail tournament, turning our Napoleon Cellar into a veritable gin den, Alexis Self reports on all the action, including the winning recipe What’s the collective term for a group of beards? A bunch? No. A flock? Surely not. Anyway, whatever it is – a clowder…? On Tuesday 9th May, the […]

Just around the corner

Over the past few months, you may have noticed rather a lot of building work going on around Pall Mall. Well, we have to confess – it was us. We’ve been bursting to tell you, but this weekend the boards came down and we can finally reveal all. Today we swung open a new set of […]