Scarfes and Rémy Martin celebrate National Cognac Day
Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London is celebrating National Cognac Day today by serving a cognac-based cocktail called The Cresent City Crusta. Inspired by one of the earliest cocktails coming out of New Orleans, the Brandy Crusta, this modern take draws on American jazz musician Louis Armstrong. With a base of Rémy Martin 1738 married with …
The American Bar at The Stafford celebrates US history
The American Bar at The Stafford hotel in London has unveiled a new cocktail list inspired by key moments in US history. Featuring 16 serves, the menu offers guests a journey through America’s history, touching on monumental events in politics, exploration, music, sport and literature. Benoit Provost, director of The American Bar, who has been …
The Donovan Bar launches swinging sixties cocktail menu
The Donovan Bar in Mayfair, London has introduced a new swinging sixties-inspired cocktail menu created by renowned bartender Salvatore Calabese. Entitled ‘Our Generation’, the menu evokes the 1960s and early 1970s’ “unbidden sense of freedom”. It is divided into four themes: Portrait, Fashion, Music and Screen of the 60’s and 70’s, with each section featuring …
Chelsea Flower Show inspires wave of floral cocktails
Stunning floral cocktails and installations take centre stage at bars across London in celebration of the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Aqua Shard, located on the 31st floor of London skyscraper The Shard, is launching a new Floral Five menu (pictured above) in celebration of the Chelsea Flower Show. The offering has been created in …
South Lodge Hotel introduces pre-batched cocktail offering
World of Zing has partnered with South Lodge Hotel in Sussex to create a new pre-batched cocktail menu. The selection of “twisted classics” and “locally inspired” cocktails will be available across the bar, restaurant and spa areas, as well as for banqueting and events. Delivered in 6x750ml cases, the new pre-batched range comprises of seven …
TT Liquor cocktails celebrate the evolution of hip-hop
Kingsland Road’s TT Liquor has launched a new music-centred cocktail menu which explores the evolution and legacy of hip-hop. Available in the venue’s intimate subterranean cellar bar, the specially curated menu is a celebration of the stages of hip-hop, divided across the menu in Roots, Evolution, Old Skool and Nu Skool. Delving into the legacy …
The Punch Room creates cocktails inspired by the elements
The Punch Room at The London Edition hotel has unveiled the latest chapter in its ‘The Five’ cocktail series, inspired by the five classical elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. The series kicked off with ‘Volume I’, which celebrated the five main ingredients of punch (spirits, water, citrus, sugar and spice), and was followed …
Artesian launches new minimalist cocktail menu
The Langham hotel’s bar Artesian has developed a minimalist cocktail menu that combines two ingredients per serve. The new offering, which has been eight months in development, comprises of 22 cocktails and focuses on ‘less is more’ mantra. Created in the Artesian laboratory, head bartender Remy Savage, bar manager Anna Sebastian and the team have …
The Savoy taps into its musical roots
The American Bar at The Savoy is paying homage to the legendary musicians and songwriters that have entertained guests in the bar for decades, with a new cocktail menu. The menu, named ‘The Savoy Songbook’, is a collaborative effort by the American Bar team, led by head bartender Maxim Schulte and director of bars Declan …
Fragrant Gymkhana cocktails recreate a journey through India
Mayfair-based Michelin-star Indian restaurant Gymkhana has unveiled an innovative new cocktail menu called ‘The Attar of India’, to mark the arrival of spring. Gymkhana partnered with luxury British perfume house Penhaligon’s to create the new offering, which is inspired by the flavours and scents associated with specific moments in time in India. ‘The Attar of …
