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EVENTS

Tuesday tastings
Last roughly an hour to an hour and a half and include random facts, helpful hints and a little bit of tasting. They are often free to attend, but please book in advance now, as we're limited to about 25 people in our back room. Pay events can be paid on the night. For all bookings, please contact bookings@thehidebar.com or call us on 020 7403 6655.

    Tuesday the 7th October, 7.30pm - Rum History
We have a master of the cocktail art coming to talk about the social and economic reasons behind the evolution of the cocktail. Or something like that. I think the official title is: "Rum: History, Production & Cocktails" or "A look at the birth of rum, its social, political and economic effects and production methods". Also known as a tasting of Santa Teresa rums and rum cocktails! Congratulations to Jim for coming up with the longest title for one of our tastings yet!

     Tuesday the 14th October, 7.30pm - Cline Californian Wines
Arthur from The Wine Treasury, importers of Cline California wines (www.clinecellars.com) will be showing some of their delicious products, including the Viognier and Syrah from our list, as well as some of their fine low-yield wines. £10 a head.

    Tuesday the 21st October, 7.30pm - New Zealand Wines
We are very proud to have Stu Marfell, a Top 10 Finalist in the 2008 Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year, coming to show his Marlborough Vavasour (www.vavasour.com) & Clifford Bay wines. A chance to ask all those wine-making questions that have been burning you up inside, or just to taste some delicious kiwi wines. £10 a head.

    Tuesday the 28th October, 7.30pm - CHANGED - whisky tasting
We are delighted to be welcoming Matt from The Whisky Exchange, a certified whisky expert who will be presenting three cask samples of delicious Whisky, together with another three of the Single Malts of Scotland series, also cask samples, also delicious. This is a great opportunity to ask lots of whisky questions and generally talk single malts for an hour and a half! This is a FREE tasting, but please book early as places will be limited.

    Tuesday the 4th November 7.30pm - Daiquiri tour
To celebrate rumfest and show off what we found there, we'll be making a selection of natural daiquiris made with rums from around the world. Free daiquiris and free rum facts from the bartenders at The Hide. See whether you like your rums light and appley, or rich and treacly!

    Tuesday the 11th November 7.30pm - Port and Cheese Tasting
This was by far and away our most popular tasting of 2007. Neal's Yard Dairy cheeses, Vintage, Single Quinta, 40 year old Tawny and many other ports besides go to make an fabulous evening. We'll start at 7.30, but go on until the port and cheese are all finished. £20 a head, but worth every penny!

    Tuesday the 18th November 7.30pm - Martini master-class
Okay, we've done these before, but it's always a crowd pleaser. Free martinis, history behind martinis, variations on martinis, martini stuff. See whether you prefer yours shaken, stirred, olive, twist, Gibson, Montgomery, naked or filthy.

    Tuesday the 25th November 7.30pm - Delamain Cognac
In the run up to Christmas, a chance to taste some delicious, and some very rare cognacs from Delamain. £10 will get you some expert tuition from Amanda, the UK brand representative, along with some of the best cognacs you're likely to taste this year! Again, please book early as spaces are limited. Pay on the night.

    25th & 26th October - Rumfest!
The Rum Experience is once more coming to the Royal Horticultural Halls in Victoria. This is a brilliant event that we love to support, so get a ticket (£15 from www.rumfest.co.uk) and pop along to taste a huge range of rums and meet some of the world's foremost rum experts. Live music, rum and chocolate tasting, plus distillers, dominoes and daiquiris. What more could you want?
RumFest

    3rd to the 6th November - Monday to Thursday - London Bar Week.
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We will be doing lots to celebrate London Bar week. More information to follow, but drinks offers, tastings and general celebration of London as one of the world's best drinking destinations are all certain!

December Tastings
Unfortunately for tastings, we are getting very busy in the run up to Christmas and will be unable to hold any during December. Normal service will resume in the New Year.



 

 

 

 

 

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