Fairies, fables & flagons of folklore: Toasting the tales of storied legends
Water nymphs, kelpies, fairies, selkies, Robin Hood, Aesop’s fables: since records began, civilisations have held beliefs about unprovable beings that have in turn created some of our most loved and defying stories. Whether for good or for bad, these tales have helped tell us something about ourselves, and taught us lessons which have resonated for centuries.
Through five different spirits, award-winning spirits writer Millie Milliken will guide you through a talk and tasting that will bring the stories of these tales and their enduring popularity to life – from rum and whisky, to liqueurs, gin, vodka, be prepared for a very spirited evening.
Tickets: £20 (includes welcome cocktail, admission to the talk, and a tasting of 5 spirits)
When: Monday 7 July, 6.30pm-9pm
SPIRITS INCLUDED IN TASTING SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED!
EVENT SCHEDULE
To mark the launch of her new content, event and tastings company, Wet Ink, spirits and cocktail writer Millie Milliken has joined forces with home of Devil’s Botany, The Last Tuesday Society, for a series of talks that combine her love of drinks with their sometimes offbeat and unusual cultural histories.
There’ll be welcome drinks and themed cocktails from the team at The Last Tuesday Society, themed playlist links too and a chance to discover some of the spirits linked to the topics.
Millie Milliken is an award-winning spirits and cocktail writer whose work has been published in the likes of the Evening Standard, Club Oenologique and Wallpaper*. Through her new content, events and tasting company Wet Ink, Milliken wants to tell more stories about spirits and cocktails that don’t normally ever get told. From mermaids, to cowgirls, tarot to witchcraft, she takes a different angle to educating consumers about the magical world of drinks.
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3 November: Vampires, headless horsemen & bloody booze: Blood-thirsty offerings to gruesome gouls
