With everything from secret speakeasy joints through to Alice In Wonderland based hangouts, London is full of quirky cocktail bars. And it's not just their interiors that are unusual; weird and wonderful cocktail bars in London also have serious mixing credentials, with mixologists who have mastered their craft to a T. Read our recommendations for [...]
Chocolate Delight Martel VS Cognac, Amaro Montenegro, Aperol, Miraculous Foamer, Lemon Juice, Orgeat Syrup. Bitter Lemonade Whitley Neil Gin, Camomile Liqueur, Lime Juice, Bitter Orange Jam, Sicilian Lemonade, Honey Water. Purl’s Negroni Jensen’s Old Tom Gin, Roku Gin, Campari, Amaro Mondino, Martini Speciale Rubino, Cocchi Torino, Ruby Chocolate. [...]
We have been infusing gin with kumquats for our Mind The Gap cocktail since 2016 (this is the cocktail we serve in the Big Ben money box) and this was the inspiration for distilling our own gin. Everyone else is doing it, so why not! Although, as far as we know, ours is the only gin infused [...]
We’re not ashamed to say that our Instagram posts are still full of cocktails and what we eat – if it looks good, it looks good and seeing as many of London’s mixologists aren’t just creating cocktails but also mini works of art, we can’t help it. So we’ve rounded up 10 of London’s most [...]
Yep you guessed it... tennis. Only jeffing. We're talking about London's most innovative cocktails at Marylebone's smouldering speakeasy bar, PURL. We popped along to PURL at 4pm a few weeks back. Daytime drinking you say!? Not at all like us at all! Honest (hic). It has an air of prohibition glamour about it: moody lighting, [...]
If you’re looking for a way to up your Insta game (and make all your followers extremely jealous), you’ve come to the right place at the right time. We got in touch with DesignMyNight for the lowdown on the best cocktails in London, and they’re all kinds of incredible. Charge your phone and get ready, [...]
This basement Marylebone cocktail bar was one of the first on the London molecular mixology scene — here you’ll find incredible smoky potions, billowing smog, leaping flames, foams and all sorts of boozy magic. The bare-bricked bar is a special mishmash of old Victoria charm and plush vintage glamour, with worn Chesterfields, faded books on [...]
Purl would not function if it were not for the incredible team we have behind the bar. Rafaela, originally from Portugal, started at Purl in September 2016, as a waitress but when she started to learn about bar tendering she moved to bar back and swiftly made her way up bartender. When did you [...]
Every great bar needs someone to hold the reins and here at Purl London that someone is our Manager, Lukas Stafin. Polish born and bred from Szczecin, Lukas joined our team in May 2016 and has taken Purl from strength to strength. As well as being based at Purl, Lukas is also involved in the [...]