How to Celebrate 15 Years of Nightjar with Roisin Stimpson and Edmund Weil
Lush Life25 Nov 2025

How to Celebrate 15 Years of Nightjar with Roisin Stimpson and Edmund Weil

Some birds sing at dawn to wake us up, but today we’re celebrating the birthday of a certain nocturnal songbird whose award-winning cocktails, wonderful hospitality, and sultry nightly soundtrack have been keeping London warbling for 15 years.

Today we’re turning our attention to Nightjar, the Shoreditch bar that rewrote London’s late-night playbook.

Joining me are the brilliant duo behind it: Roisin Stimpson and Edmund Weil. Long before Nightjar became a fixture on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, the Top 500 Bars, and every other list, Rosie and Edmund had a dream and the drive to create a place that brought together all their passions.

All their bars, Nightjar, Oriole, and Swift, hold a special place in my heart, and you will see why. I don’t want to reveal too much of their story in this intro, so let’s get right into the episode and have them guide us through the story of Nightjar.

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Now grab that Martini and let’s join Rosie and Edmund!

Our cocktail of the week is the Toronto:

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml Woodford Reserve
  • 12.5 ml Fernet Branca
  • 7.5 ml Maple syrup, infused with roasted coffee beans & pecan nut

METHOD

  • Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass
  • Add ice and then stir until chilled and
  • Strain it into a rocks glass.
  • Garnish with cotton candy


You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, plus links to most of the ingredients.


Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/nightjar-with-roisin-stimpson-edmund-weil/


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