An Apple a Day Kept Britain Going
Cider once mattered as much as beer or wine — so how did it lose its place in British life?In this episode of Intoxicating History, Henry Jeffreys and Tom Parker Bowles explore the overlooked history ...
23 Jan 53min
Churchill Drank What? Champagne, myths and the Making of a Wartime Legend
Winston Churchill is remembered as the man who drank the British through the Second World War. But how much of that is legend, how much is exaggeration, and how much is actually true? In this episode ...
16 Jan 46min
American Presidents: What they drank and why it mattered
On this episode of Intoxicating History we trace American history through what presidents chose to pour. From George Washington’s Madeira-fuelled formality to Thomas Jefferson’s obsession with French ...
9 Jan 57min
French 75s, Granny Sherry & the Night Eggnog Exploded: A Christmas Day in Drinks
After a bit of a break, Intoxicating History is back. Tom Parker Bowles and Henry Jeffreys return with a full day’s worth of Christmas drinking, from breakfast bubbles to late-night nog. We kick thing...
5 Dec 20251h 4min
The Angel's Share: 300 Years of Port's Forbidden Sips
Tom and Henry have escaped our London bunker for the season finale and found themselves in glorious Porto, surrounded by the world's finest ports! Join us as AdrianBridge, the CEO of Taylor's Port, gr...
15 Maj 202546min
Mad Men, Sad Wine with Rory Sutherland
We’re thrilled to welcome marketing maverick Rory Sutherland to Intoxicating History. In this somewhat rambunctious episode, Henry Jeffreys and Tom Parker Bowles share a glass of Port with Rory as he ...
1 Maj 20251h 3min
Grape Pretenders, Part 2
In this second part of a two-part special, Tom and Henry delve into the scandalous world of wine fraud that shook the fine wine establishment to its core. We unveil the extraordinary tale of Hardy Rod...
24 Apr 202542min
