Showing posts with label spirits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spirits. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 February 2016

rounding up 2015 in The House of The Spirits.

two thousand and fifteen finished with a yet another pop up venture in a former brazilian restaurant on hackney road, ready to blossom into something new. 

the ex raizes, has become HoneyMoon, a new eaterie and bar next to the apiary exhibition and photography studios. 

times change very quickly in london nowadays and people are moving on, up, forward, ducking, diving and just about keeping their heads above water to survive and although the austerity and gentrification are sweeping hard and fast, new creative shoots are springing up as constant as the closure and decay, with a new positive lease (the openings).  

and breathe.

a friend passed me on the details of the new place and naturally, i was intrigued. 
as it happens, i knew the woman, who was running the apiary and had taken over the space next door. 
we met, we remembered, we talked.
and we decided, to warm the place up for christmas, till its final fate was to be considered after the new year. 

so, stav B' liquor bar was erected again in this positive, warm, female power energy, full of kindness and understanding and a creative flow. 

it was great to see people, who i have not seen in some time and my usual female crowd, who love to stay east. 

mulled cider, dressed the space in sweetness and cosiness and the tailor made cocktails were consumed with happiness and curiosity and a lot of thirst! it is only right and i was glad about that. 

infuses vermouths, homemade syrups and jams and bitters, vegan concoctions, for health, healing and the environment, as well as non alcoholic delights were gracing my carefully designed menus, affordable and delicious, as they should be. 

we had music form the 20s all the way to the 00s and we had dancing, art exhibitions, gong baths, full moon, new moon and we had christmas. 

a BIG thank you to all, who attended and enjoyed.

THANK YOU anka, for being a invaluable bartender, doug at DHD, for the fantastic artwork and design, in poster and menu, leslie, for offering me the space, ely and geraldine, for your wonderful support. 

it was a fine affair and look forward to where the liquor bar will be up next. 


peace and cheers. 

stav B x














































Wednesday, 7 October 2015

boutique bar show 2015

tuesday 22 september 2015

another year, another dollar and here we are in another boutique bar show, in a different venue, intimate, carpeted and in the style of a living room, somewhere in islington, london. 
networking, trying out new spirits and documenting it all, my highlight being, meeting new people or seeing my buddies again, for a tipple, a hug and a catch up. 

lanique liqueur, which i use in my rose martinis
mr. black, an excellent coffee liqueur, thick and black, from sydney
suzie's excellent hibiscus gin
pococello lemon elixir, full of freshness
BTW homemade tonic water, without the bullshit
sipsmith damson vodka and summer cup
meeting a master alchemist from manchester, who is a woman and has written a book
somoma rye from ELLC with a drop of yuzu bitters
gin from sunderland
hazelnut vodka from poland
coconut liqueur from london
and ford's martini with an orange peel, made from an expert and poured from a bartender's friendly sexy bottle...



till the next year... cheers!