Category: Event Summary

• March 14, 2023

  The Viking Line Cinderella whisky fair

  

  A whisky festival, but on a ship. One that sails out to international waters, and no one can leave until the next day. I spent 20 hours on what at first seemed like the daftest idea ever, but I quickly realised was something else entirely …
• June 22, 2015

  Discover gin from America, England, Spain and Scotland – Junipalooza in 6 minutes

  

  Watch to discover gins from around the world. When we’re not creating great drinks events, we’re capturing them. The Drinks Galore team film Gin Foundry’s Junipalooza 2015 – the home of craft gin distilling. Sample the gins with us as we go see what’s on offer from the likes of New York Distillery Co, Haymans,…
• February 3, 2015

  Inside The Event – TE QUIERO TEQUILA

  

  A taster of the kind of events we put on here at Drinks Galore. Were you in this? Say hello, if not, see you at the next one. Filmed at The Hoxton, London and produced by the wonderful Alex Blogg If you enjoyed this, why not watch RUM HO, GIN BLOSSOMING or WHISKY I LOVE…
• September 26, 2014

  Rum Ho went off with a blast

  Ahoy mates, last week we presented Rum Ho – another drinks tasting for spirited amateurs. Starting with a classic daiquiri served up by the Hoxton bar crew, and finished with a rum grog made by the guests themselves we fitted a 5 rum tasting in between. The air was thick with swarthy questions and cask…
• June 9, 2014

  Event Summary – #2 GIN BLOSSOMING

  Cracking night. Total re-education on #gin #DrinksGalore (@PepePettigrew) When: 6th June 2014 Where: The Hoxton Hotel Spirit: Gin Host: Mark Thompson Our second event and maybe even more fun than the first – great crowd of 42 imbibers matched to a perfect selection of gins, to show the evolution of this fine spirit, topped off…
• June 9, 2014

  Guest Event Summary – Gin Blossoming

  I thought a G&T was two liquids binding in a glass with ice and optional garnish. Oh how I was wrong… Thanks to Katie McCullough, guest at GIN BLOSSOMING for this Guest Event Summary: It’s safe to say, I’m a gin drinker. By that I mean a gin & tonic is my go-to drink when…
• April 14, 2014

  Guest Event Summary – Whisky I love you

  Drinks Galore was worth every penny and I greatly look forward to attending the next event they put on. Thanks to Jim Birkett, guest at Whisky I Love You for this Guest Event Summary: Drinks Galore at the Hoxton Hotel was a great introduction into the wonderful world of whisky featuring 5 drams of very…
• March 31, 2014

  Event Summary – #1 WHISKY I LOVE YOU

  “Whisky. I might actually have learnt to love you” Tweet by @felion84 When: 25th March 2014 Where: The Hoxton Hotel Spirit: Scotch whisky (Cask strength from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society) Host: Mark Thompson Our first ever event, and what a night it was! See the film here. We kicked things off with an Old…