Lush Life

There was a time, and I am so glad that it’s over when all you heard was “Print is dead, it’s all about online now”. As much as I love my blog, there is nothing like holding a book or magazine in your...

14 Dec 202049min

There is something about the lyrics to the theme tune of the TV program Cheers that seems particularly applicable to my guest today. For those who might not know them, they goes something like this, a...

7 Dec 202048min

Usually, at this time of year, I’ve gathered together a list of my favorite Christmas cocktails served in bars throughout London. Hopping from bar to bar to try their cinnamony, gingery, gingerbready ...

30 Nov 202033min

If you don’t know our next guest by now, you haven’t really been listening. I quote him all the time, incessantly, because he is the one, the only, James Beard award-winning, for the first-ever cockta...

16 Nov 202044min

My grandmother was the hippiest woman alive - she would have fit in at the coolest cocktail bar in any town. Her drink of choice was the Whisky Highball - which is having its heyday right now. But not...

9 Nov 202040min

Being the first female senior bartender at the Savoy’s American Bar in over 100 years and now Brand Ambassador for one of the oldest gins in the world - you know that making history comes easily to ou...

2 Nov 202027min

One ingredient does not a cocktail make, but it’s a great place to begin. Our guest is breaking it all down for us in his new Youtube channel, and that’s not the only thing on his plate. I’m Susan Sch...

26 Okt 20201h 1min

It’s not every day that I can say my guest has gone from tanks to tonic. His French 75s now come in a glass, and he’s never looked back.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is the Lus...

19 Okt 20201h 8min