IT’S CHRIIIIISSTMAAAAAS!!! That means one thing – presents. If you’re anything like me, then choosing presents for my friends and family is up there with the most stressful things I have to deal with throughout the year. If you’re buying for a fellow Dapper Chapper, then we’ve got you covered with our 2016 gift guide […]
Whilst you watch your extended family squabble over the invariable mountain of meat and river of gravy this Christmas, why not opt for a different kind of Turkey altogether, namely Wild Turkey Bourbon. Wild Turkey hails from the heart of Kentucky and brings with it all the history of the prohibition era. Founded in the […]
If you are looking for a tipple to celebrate Christmas this year than you could not do much better than to plump for a cognac that, since 1889, has been synonymous with history and sophistication. We are of course talking about Courvoisier. Cognac is going through something of a revival this year and Courvoisier can […]
And now for something completely different… Earlier this month, Dapper Chapper were invited to the launch of a brand new spirit called Freya. Freya is the first spirit of its kind to be created from foraged birch sap, found in the forests of Northern Europe and for those of you Chapper’s that are familiar with […]
We’ve not had vodka on the Dapper Bar for a little while, so we thought it was nigh on time that we put that right. To make up for some lost vodka time, we thought we’d bring you one of the most attention grabbing and distinguishing bottles on the market right now – Mamont Vodka. […]
This is new territory for Jack Daniels, after careful consideration they are taking steps into rye town. A fully matured, single barrel wonder, this is the first time they have used a new grain in over 100 years. So yes, it’s a pretty big deal. With rye whiskey consumption at ten times the level it […]
Everyone wants a bottle of Crystal Head on their bar and we are no exception. Why, well because it looks like this (pic of the standard bottle by Dapper Snapper Joe Burns): But we’re not here to talk about how good our bar looks, instead about the news that the multi-award winning, ultra-premium Crystal Head […]
Before I get stuck into this blog I need to come clean on something… I don’t think I’ve ever had Drambuie before this week! Alas, at London Cocktail Week I made up for it by trying five of the brands hero cocktails during a night of live jazz put on by Brass and Crimson at […]
As you may have seen earlier this month, the stars from fashion, film & television, music and sport were out in full force for the GQ Men of the Year 2016 Awards. The much touted future Bond, Aiden Turner, picked up best Television Actor, Most Stylish Man went to Mark Ronson and the Legend Award […]
Another classy gin in the form of Hoxton Gin, joins the Dapper Bar this week. Relaunched this summer by renowned mixologist and entrepreneur Gerry Calabrese, Hoxton Gin has evolved with a more refined flavour whilst retaining its signature exotic coconut and grapefruit flavours. The relaunch not only brings a new polished flavour, it also brings a new […]
Receiving a new whisky to try at the DC bar never gets dull, and in the case of this new experimental Scotch, it’s fair to say we couldn’t wait for the earliest sociable hour to crack open the bottle… Glenfiddich needs no introduction, anyone with the faintest appreciation for whisky knows this name, and with […]
As a very proud Scotsman, it has historically been very difficult for me to accept that there are whiskies worth drinking that aren’t made in Scotland. After all, Scotch whisky is the only place to go for the best whisky right? Well, over the past few years, that view has very much been dispelled. More […]
We’re often slightly dubious when we’re told that we are being sent a “limited edition” drink – sometimes this can just be a marketing ploy to move on supplies of a previous batch, that is no longer made and needs shifting. There’s also the fact that if something was really THAT good, why wouldn’t it […]
Adorning the Dapper Bar this week we have a stylish effort in the form of Sauvelle Craft French Vodka. Sauvelle, named after the heart of the Cognac countryside where it also has it’s origin, is a wheat made vodka. What sets this craft vodka apart from it’s competitors is its unique distillation process. Starting with nothing but the finest French […]
