• Heineken® 0.0

    Heineken® 0.0

    Today’s society dictates we be cautious about what our bodies ingest. Although the gastronomy market has seen a shift towards the healthier lifestyle, it is harder for alcoholic beverage companies to follow suit, given the  calorie count and bad sugars that naturally go into making these drinks. Beer in particular has long had the worst reputation.…

  • Inside the Method and Madness of Midleton Distillery

    Inside the Method and Madness of Midleton Distillery

    The world of Whisky – or whiskey as they say in Ireland – is a very exciting place currently with many leading brands and age old distilleries looking to transform the very meaning of the word into something that’s more reflective of the current climate. It seems no distillery is safe from this need to…

  • The Milestone Hotel x London Cocktail Week

    The Milestone Hotel x London Cocktail Week

    London Cocktail Week, who would have thought it, a whole week dedicated to cocktails. One could argue that seeing as “London Cocktail Weekend” inadvertently takes place on a ritualistic weekly basis, there is little requirement for a dedicated week. Then again some might argue the opposite is true; so popular and diverse is the art form of…

  • Beefeater present Burrough’s Reserve Edition 2

    Beefeater present Burrough’s Reserve Edition 2

    The combination of food and drink pairing is not a new revelation to those familiar with the benefits each one has on the other. Yet the reintroduction of a whole course altogether is something to be lauded. Bring forward the ‘Savoury Course’, rediscovered by cheese artisan Alex James and elevated through the distinctive notes of…

  • Idris Elba + Purdey’s present #THRIVEON

    Idris Elba + Purdey’s present #THRIVEON

    Multivitamin fruit drink Purdey’s recently launched a new partnership with modern day polymath Idris Elba to encourage people of all ages and from all walks of life, to escape the dreaded bowels of inertia and “Thrive On”. In a candid conversation, I spoke with Idris Elba about his involvement in the project, and just exactly…

  • Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room New York

    Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room New York

    Most would agree that Starbucks wear the crown for taking coffee culture to the masses, and expanding it beyond the remit of Italian coffee shops and Parisian Cafés. Now that’s done, monies made, the brand established and future (more or less) secured, they have decided to return their focus to what really matters; not business…

  • The Raindrop Cake by Darren Wong

    The Raindrop Cake by Darren Wong

    With a name like “Raindrop Cake” you would think this were a food based on the ‘delightfully’ unpredictable weather of England but it is actually inspired by traditional Mizu Shingen Mochi from Japan. The journey started when American based Darren Wong came across articles of this dish in Japan, but had no way to source…

  • ROYAL SALUTE unveil their new Creative Circle

    ROYAL SALUTE unveil their new Creative Circle

    Originally created as a range to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (and the 21 gun salute that honoured her) whisky brand Royal Salute are fast gaining a reputation for being one of the most forward thinking whiskies in their segment. Towards the back end of 2015, they launched Royal Salute The Eternal Reserve,…

  • Drink: Johnnie Walker Blue Label at Galvin at Windows

    Drink: Johnnie Walker Blue Label at Galvin at Windows

    Good drink is all about company, mood and most notably setting. The latter of which can allow you to be transported to a world that elevates the drink at hand. Taking this concept, almost, literally is Johnnie Walker Blue label with their bespoke cocktail for the launch of the film ‘The Gentleman’s Wager II’. The…

  • McLaren Automotive + Relais & Châteaux: Dîner des Grands Chefs

    McLaren Automotive + Relais & Châteaux: Dîner des Grands Chefs

    British luxury, high-performance sports car manufacturer McLaren Automotive have recently announced their inaugural partnership with Relais & Châteaux, the association of the world’s finest hoteliers, chefs and restaurateurs for the third annual Dîner des Grands Chefs taking place in London on 22 April at Old Billingsgate. The collaboration with the prestigious event, which gathers together…

  • Chapter IX – Making a Toast with Champagne

    Chapter IX – Making a Toast with Champagne

    JOSHUA’s like to acknowledge the passing of another calendar year with a reminiscing commemoration to welcome the New – it’s in keeping with our lifestyle. Many activities will be transpiring as the clock strikes twelve, but one more omnipresent at this time more then at any other is the ‘Toast’. In medieval times, the person…

  • Tumi + Ketel One Vodka: Limited Edition Mixology Set

    Tumi + Ketel One Vodka: Limited Edition Mixology Set

    Holiday making and alcohol consumption always tend to go hand in hand – for better or for worse. That said, add a process behind the pursuit of drinking and you get a much more fruitful purpose; rather than solely to drink, it becomes a almost culinary pursuit with the goal being to decipher the subtleties…

  • The Dalmore Collection

    The Dalmore Collection

    When choosing amongst an array of such quality, you would be hard pressed to go wrong. Nonetheless, JOSHUA’s have provided a breakdown of the extensive Dalmore single malt whisky collection, so you can enjoy the full extent of their intricacies as the Clan Mackenzie intended. THE DALMORE KING ALEXANDER III Crafted to honour the act…

  • Luceo Non Uro: The Dalmore

    Luceo Non Uro: The Dalmore

    Luceo Non Uro. Three words of significance to many, but none more so than the Clan MacKenzie and their beloved single malt whisky The Dalmore. It is these three words that define The Dalmore heritage, magnificence and ‘speak’:  I Shine, Not Burn A poignant philosophy for a multitude of reasons, a philosophy that can be seen imbued…