by-invitation

Flying out with Egyptair and a few blogger friends to do an Egyptian Nile Cruise.  Watch out for how it went.

Tasting the Pere Magloire XO Calvados as part of National Calvados Week.

Classic Qcumber cocktails with Qcumber founder Graham Carr-Smith on a boat on Little Venice

A chilled French Rose, ideal for a summers day relaxing down by the river.

I got a collection of Old El Paso products delivered today. Just need to pick up some salad and let's see what I can make from it. Look out for a coming post.

A wine label from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. It's very clear and explains exactly what you are getting. It is part of their wine course training and is an excellent way to learn about wine. They will also explain how to match this type of description to the traditional romantic verse on the back of a supermarket bottle.@wsetuk

Yes, it's a cocktail in a plantpot. It's Basil The Mexican at The Hide. The cocktail menu is amazing, diverse and to die for. Wish I had more time to try the other hundred or more.

Picnic at Stubbings House before the Garden Players present Henry IV Part 1. Promises of great surprises, and already horsemen are being seen in the woods.

Sampling the cocktails at 1 The Aldwych. It's gin season and these four are amazing. First up is the Almond Bouquet.

It's a tough life at Taste London. Champagne flows, pictures being taken, lots of fun and food.

Celebrity Cruises delivering food on board as good and as pure as it looks. Locally sourced and an inspiration to any land based restaurant.

Tools of the trade as I visit Taste London 2015. The sun is shining and lots of great displays. It promises to be a great day.  Champagne with AEG first.

Judging is starting at the Disaronno mixing championships 2015, and I am one of the judges. It promises to be a full day.

Just one of the cocktails at the mixingstar with Disaronno 2015. This one by Joe Msbeth of Rub Smokehouse Bar.

A fine left bank Bordeaux, elegant with cedarwood and spices. There is a mix of oak casks used in this Margaux giving ith that deep characteristic developing into blackcurrant and plum. Sharing it with a friends birthday, but I would rather drink it all myself.