Balvenie’s Luxury Scottish Whisky for the man who has everything. We recently had the pleasure of attending the London tasting of the second chapter of The Balvenie’s super premium and limited whisky collection. At the historic Stafford Hotel in St. James. St. James is a part of London steeped in historic food and beverage suppliers, many of them with Royal Warrants so the fantastically atmospheric wine cellars of the Stafford Hotel seemed a highly suitable location. As one of the first people in the world to try this latest edition of the collection I sat along a long table, feeling somewhat…
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Claridge’s afternoon tea exudes charm, elegance and class. One of England’s great exports must be afternoon tea and on the top table of the school of afternoon tea must be Claridge’s situated in the heart of London’s Mayfair. I grew up with afternoon tea, with a mother that yes, I admit spoilt me. She was a lady that liked to do things properly and though not always served in the style of Downton Abbey my memories are abundant with sitting outside with my family having afternoon tea usually as a stop gap for us in between a busy afternoon…
Does Father Time drink whisky? He may as whisky is nearly as old as Father Time himself. The first references to the distillation of fermented grains – the whisky basics – can be found in records dating from around 2000 BC. Between 500 and 1000 AD, knowledge of distillation spread to Europe where Christians used it for medicines and in religious ceremonies. Around 1100 AD, travelling monks from Europe settled in Scotland had discovered how to ferment grain mash, resulting in the first distillations of what we call whisky. By 1494, whisky had become established in Scotland. Mass consumption was…
Peggy Porschen Luxury Afternoon Tea at London’s Lanesborough Hotel. In London if you say pink and fluffy and cute then Peggy Porschen is the name that springs to mind and so mixing this with not only one of my favourite London hotels, The Lanesborough Hotel, but one of such distinction is a perfect combination, with its mix of classic London class and genuine luxury hospitality. Particularly at present what could be better than to have an #afternoonteadate whether with an old friend or time to meet someone new the wonderful pastime of afternoon tea is one filled with beauty and…
Luxury Afternoon Tea at The Langham, London. A fresh new approach from the home of the tradition of afternoon tea The Langham, London has launched SeasonaliTea So Gentlemans Butler went along to enjoy, and enjoy is exactly what happened. This is definitely an updated approach, responding to our increasing appetite for both a healthier option but responding to the approach of sense which is eating produce that is sourced more locally. While the idea of seasonality is expected in the approach of any high calibre restaurant, until now it has been conspicuously absent from afternoon tea menus. The Langham’s SeasonaliTea…
Balvenie’s Whisky at The Lanesborough Hotel, London; a private tasting by Balvenie’s Brand Ambassador showed if you thought maturing whisky was as simple as filling barrels and waiting for them to age then think again…. I made my way to the refined and elegant surroundings of Knightsbridge’s Lanesborough Hotel for a most enjoyable hour or so sampling some really wonderful whisky from the Scottish distillers Balvenie . I was lucky to be given a private tasting by the charming Alwynne Gwilt, The Balvenie Brand Ambassador, who led me through five whiskies from the latest compendium released at the end…