How To Be A Whisky Whisperer
Every time I look a cocktail menu and turn the pages to find the vintage options such as Blood &…
Beer United – The Ultimate Soft Power
Beer is the world’s favourite alcoholic drink. Football is the world’s favourite spectator sport. What happens when the two of…
Does the Shape of a Beer Glass Make A Difference? – A Beer Sommelier Explains
Yes, glass shape influences how beer tastes and how we perceive it. The shape of a glass affects the aromatic…
Why Do I Feel A Buzz From Non-Alcoholic Beer? – A Beer Sommelier Explains
In short, it’s a combination of the placebo effect caused by seeing, hearing, smelling, drinking the beer and the…
How To Prevent A Hangover Before Drinking (A Drinks Educator’s Method) By Jane Peyton, founder of the School of Booze
I’ve spent more than eighteen years as a professional drinks’ educator, accredited sommelier, and drinks writer. Tasting alcohol isn’t just…
Does a spoon keep bubbles in champagne?
The short answer is no. Some people swear that hanging a metal spoon in an opened bottle of sparkling wine…
What is London Dry Gin?
The short answer is that London Dry Gin is the world’s most popular type of gin, accounting for around half…
Does Absinthe Make You Hallucinate?
Absinthe, nicknamed ‘la fée verte, or the ‘green fairy’ due to its electric colour, is alcoholic spirit distilled from fermented…
What Is Corked Wine?
A wine described as ‘corked’ does not have fragments of cork floating in it, but rather the wine has a…
What Is The Difference Between Whisky And Whiskey?
Whisky and Whisk(e)y – two close cousins in the drinks’ cabinet have a couple of differences and not just in…
In The Beginning – How Humans Embraced Alcohol
In The Beginning According to NASA, the Universe is composed of dark energy, dark matter, and atoms…
Perfect Partners – Dining With Beer
‘Beer on the dining table? How déclassé. The correct way is to dine with wine.’ Anyone who holds that opinion…