12 May: Forty Elephants, the Sukeban & other rebellious spirits: Notorious women and the drinks that fuelled them
From London’s Forty Elephants, to Japan’s Sukeban and Mexico’s soldaderas, history is filled with stories of unruly women who have since become notorious for their rebellions.
Through five different spirits, award-winning spirits writer and expert Millie Milliken will guide you through a talk and tasting that will bring the stories of these women and their extraordinary lives to life. How does tequila relate to the women who fought in the Mexican revolution? What does shochu have to do with Japanese girl gangs? And what Irish spirits can tell the tale of a revered pirate? All this and more will be revealed over the course of the evening.
Tickets: £20 (includes welcome cocktail, admission to the talk, and a tasting of 5 spirits)
When: Monday 12 May, 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.
12 May: Forty Elephants, sukeban & rebellious spirits: Notorious women and the drinks that fuelled them
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