By Simon Berry This has been a momentous week here at BB&R. Eighty seven years after it was born in the parlour at 3 St James’s Street, the Cutty Sark brand has been sold. For as long as I can remember the familiar yellow label has been part of our identity. Somehow this always seemed to […]

  We have asked Florence Castarède, the sixth generation of the family at the helm of the Armagnac house of Nismes-Delclou to speak to us about the Armagnac, the region and the spirit. Florence took over the reins of the Estate over a dozen years ago, and continues to drive it forward, by combining innovation with […]

Since recently returning from a captivating holiday in Cuba, my boyfriend Barney and I (below) have been trying to recreate a little bit of Havanan cocktail magic of our own. We might be lacking the Caribbean sunshine and fading grandeur that Havana has to offer, but Barney has become an expert at making Mojitos. They […]