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What’s on this weekend
William Borrell, the man behind north London’s Ladies and Gentleman bar, is hosting emergency cocktail masterclasses every Friday during lockdown. Whatever ingredient you’re missing, Borrell shows you how to improvise and whip something up with the stuff in your kitchen.
Last week, it was something involving gin and Ambrosia custard (other custards are available). This Friday (15 May), Borrell is taking on the classic Bloody Mary.
According to Ladies and Gentleman’s Instagram feed, this is the cocktail you can add “pretty much everything to so feel free to suggest some more ingredients for when we hang out at 4 pm on Friday.”
When: Friday 15 May, 4pm BST
Where: Instagram
Reyka Vodka, owned by William Grant & Sons, has organised a nationwide ‘self –iso’ half marathon to raise money for The Drinks Trust, as well as to keep bartenders motivated to maintain mental and physical wellbeing.
The ‘Hospo-Half’ run will take place at 11am this Sunday 17 May, with many of the hospo-heroes running 13.1 miles solo for bartenders affected by COVID-19.
The fun run has been spearheaded by Fabiano Latham, the brand’s ambassador, who set up a hospitality sector running club in January this year.
Runners will receive a ‘Huffin n Puffin’ running t-shirt and Reyka Runner Callum Rixson from The Hideout, in Bath, will share Spotify playlists for all runners to help keep moods flying high throughout the effort.
Anyone who would like to support can either donate, run, or share the runners’ Just Giving page.
When: Sunday 17 May, 11am BST
Where: Find out more here
London wine tasting company Winfield has set up a virtual Tour de France wine tasting this weekend over Zoom.
Tickets start from £55, which will get you 6 bottles of wine from a handful of regions in France, as well as the login details for the Zoom meeting on Saturday eve.
When: Saturday 16 May, 6:30 BST.
Find out more here
In live shows, Slingsby Gin is back with its fourth Slingsby Sofa Session this Saturday (16 May) and this time, you can find out exactly how the team makes their gin.
Ahead of the session, Slingsby will ask followers to vote for the flavour of gin they want to see created, as well as the botanicals they want included.
One entrant will have the chance to win a bottle gin made during the session through a competition which will run across Slingsby’s social media.
When: Saturday 16 May, 6pm BST
Chef and restaurateur Adam Handling has launched a new food delivery and collection service, Hame – the Scottish word for home.
The menu offers some of chef Adam’s most loved dishes from his restaurants, The Frog Hoxton, Frog by Adam Handling and Adam Handling Chelsea, and a few that he has developed whilst cooking at home during lockdown.
You can expect to see hallmark dishes such as the Cheese Doughnuts and Nanny Sophie’s Fried Chicken, and if you’re sharing with a large group – you can opt for a whole Beef Wellington with clotted cream mash, spring greens, and roast carrots.
Hame is available Thursdays to Sundays and orders must be given 48 hours ahead of preferred delivery/collection date. All orders below £150 must be collected, or a delivery fee will be applied.
In honour of World Whisky Day on 16 May, That Boutiquey Drinks Company is hosting a digital whiskey summit with some of the finest names in grain spirit.
The hosts of the Uncorked Whisky Sessions podcast will go live on Saturday evening to wax lyrical with master distillers such as Andy Watts of Three Ships Distillery, Angela D’Orazio of Mackmyra, and Nicole Austin, George Dickel Tennessee Bourbon. The event is open to anyone who wants to learn more about whisky from around the globe and play some whisky-themed games.
When: Saturday 16 May, 7pm (UK time)
Where: Zoom
How to join: Sign up here or Facebook Live @boutiqueywhisky
Cost: Free, but a voluntary donation to Drinks Trust is encouraged
And if you are determined to do nothing at all, Molson Coors has your back.
Coors Light has created a platform that allows you to record a 30-second loop of yourself looking interested and engaged for your next video call.
Visit the beer brand’s website to record a video of yourself nodding, smiling politely, and interjecting with vague noises of approval, then make it your background so you can sneak off to lie down in a dark room. Bliss.