Food & Drink

It's Not a Sin

A new generation of aromatics and botanicals is taking “dry days” up a notch

Rum old fashioned

Our resident drinks columnist enjoys the simplicity of the Old Fashioned, elevated and modernised by the new generation of impressive boutique rums

Life on the rocks

Paddy Renouf finds that the best bartenders can mix a drink to match your mood – or lift you out of one with a transcendental trip for the tastebuds

All That Sparkles

By Ed Cumming

Business is booming for makers of English sparkling wines. Ed Cumming heads to the South Downs to visit one of the nascent industry’s most exciting prospects, fizzing with ideas

From Innings to Tannins

By Joe Fattorini

Sir Ian Botham, England’s greatest cricket all-rounder, tells Joe Fattorini why he’s leaving the pitch to concentrate on his other passion – wine producing. And of course, the ’81 vintage is pretty special…