Manchester… Loving Cocktails In The City run by Andrew Scutts. Yesterday was a great evening of fun & education Arcane serving La Fée: Death in the Afternoon No 2, Bohemian Spritz, French Mojito Great to see so many clients here … Dishoom to The Alchemist
Back from my third and final USA trip for 2019, going north to Manchester early tomorrow with my 1960’s Route Master Bus RM255 for: Manchester ‘Cocktails in the City’ 11th & 12th October 2019 & La Fée. Top Deck: Absinthe Master Class Tasting from 6pm to 10pm. Lower Deck: Open token cocktail bar with amazing…
USA Detroit ~ Michigan Being a Control State for spirits the rules can again vary ~ our distributor BENCHMARK here is therefore a ‘Broker / Agent’ Fab team run by Auday Arabo, so goods landed at warehouse, actually still belong to our importer Preiss Imports, until sold through and you need to price list etc……
Working in Indianapolis with our super partners, Johnson Brothers. Visiting excellent premium accounts with Scott Howard and Jay Fields. Cool lunch at Baby’s with top barman Eli Sanchez. Now landed Detroit Michigan – very different being a control State…
Indie Spirits @thehilton Chicago, built in 1927, became The Conrad Hilton’s 1945 Great event . Interesting industry Q&A with strong local panel, key trends from sparks of non alcoholic distilled spirit being used to soften others spirits/ drinks to White Craw Saltzer (basically Seltzer Water, gluten free alcohol and fruit flavour) storming the the market…
Regardless of all the political turmoil & deadlock imploding back home, the daily reality for me is meeting, work, evolving business with others from importers, distributors, on & off-trade & consumers be it at home or abroad… Fun was had yesterday covering all these bases from the cool live Jazz Bar Le Piano with Owner…
George hosting an Absinthe Masterclass at the very cool speakeasy: The Northcott Liquorette. Modeled after the speakeasys of the Prohibition era, the Northcott Liquorette features absinthe fountains, liquor-infused teapot kettles, & rare whiskey acquisitions in a private, cocktail lounge setting. Consume without abandon & you too might find yourself hiding from the law.
George Rowley heads off to Chicago for Indie Spirits Expo, a tasting event featuring a collection of craft distillers, brand owners and importers from around the world.
Excellent field trip in Dallas Texas with Mark Monfrey of Artisanal Beverages. We went from Spec’s Total Wine & More to super high end Pogo’s. Fab lunch at True Food Kitchen drinking French Mojito’s This was followed by raft of great bars around town, Rapscallion sampled La Fée on fresh oysters. Have since arrived Tales…
La Fée Parisienne is also available at Harvey Nichols Spirit & Wine shop adjacent & for those in the know ~ ask the wonderful Sammy, she can help) or on-line: https://www.harveynichols.com/brand/la-fee/1925471-absinthe-parisienne/p2547755/ They also carry my bespoke Absinthe Verte and Blanche Taster Sets: https://www.harveynichols.com/brand/la-fee/1890450-miniature-absinthe-tasting-kit/p2547753/