Month: October, 2021

No.3 magazine: the new issue is here

We’ve just unboxed the latest edition of No.3 magazine. Here’s a taste of what to expect. There was just one theme that felt fitting for this issue of No.3 magazine – the future.  Over the past year, so much has been paused, put on hold and delayed, and it seemed like time to fully immerse […]

Dream to dram: Peter Holroyd on life at Kingsbarns Distillery

Peter Holroyd is Distillery Manager at Kingsbarns in Fife. We speak to him about the birth of the distillery, their sustainability initiatives and working for a close-knit family-run business.    In 2008, Peter Holroyd was just finishing a degree in Brewing and Distilling at Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh. That summer, he took up a temporary job at St Austell Brewery in Cornwall.   “That was where I cut my teeth in […]

On the pour: an iconic Rioja

Each month, we turn the spotlight on a different wine that’s available to taste in our London Shop at 63 Pall Mall. For October, we’ve chosen the 2009 Viña Tondonia from López de Heredia. Ian Campbell from our London Shop tells us more about this iconic Rioja wine. 2009 Viña Tondonia Tinto, López de Heredia, […]

How to make sloe gin

It looks like 2021 will be a fantastic year for sloe berries; the blackthorn bushes are laden. Here, forager Julius Robert shares his favourite recipe for sloe gin. Sloe gin: the famous elixir. A deep maroon, viscous and warming potion. A friend of the flask and something we used to sneak sips of from the […]