Month: May, 2015

Summer libations: The King’s Summer Cup

As we embark upon the summer season, Amanda Baxter from our Spirits division provides the first of her weekly cocktail recipes, a refreshing punch using The King’s Ginger. Ginger, lemon, red fruit; these are not only fresh summer flavours that work well together, but also the inspiration of childhood favourites fruit salads and jellies. These easy dishes are […]

Catch the Pigeon

Dispelling the myth that exemplary rums are only distilled in the Caribbean, our fine single-estate variety The Pink Pigeon has flown all the way from the Republic of Mauritius. Here, Master Blender Alain Chatel explains the unique allure of this award-winning spirit. The Pink Pigeon takes its name from one of the rarest birds in […]

From the Buying Director’s table

Mark Pardoe MW – Berry Bros. & Rudd Buying Director – recounts the first of The Buying Director’s Table series, an extraordinary dinner held at the start of the month; an event celebrating wine as liquid history. This was the first in an occasional series of The Buying Director’s Table: events to provide the opportunity to […]

A guide to the urban picnic

As we embark on London Wine Week, Eleanor Foulkes provides the urbanite’s guide to picnicking; a fuss-free approach for metropolitan foodies, and the perfect bottles to partner the city’s moveable feasts. Summer may be the time for al fresco dining, but cosmopolitan life makes transporting sandwiches tricky, carrying plates a challenge, and finding space for […]