The pub is a great British invention. Here, experts pick their favourites for Sunday lunch, picturesque settings, craft beer, history and more. All (but one) are child- and dog-friendly
Category Archives: drinking
10 of the best brewery tap rooms in Europe: readers’ tips
Our tipsters try everything from a Peak District brewpub crawl to a beer in Ukraine named in ‘honour’ of Vladimir Putin
Drink in the view: BrewDog to open its first UK ‘beer hotel’
The craft beer brand has revealed plans for a 26-room hotel next to its brewery in Scotland for guests looking for a hoppy holiday – and those who just want to get drunk without leaving their room
Spirited away: on the bourbon trail in Kentucky
In cities from Lexington to Louisville, previously abandoned distilleries are getting a fresh taste of success in the birthplace of bourbon
Iceland’s burning wine: a taste of the ‘black death’
Brennivín was traditionally drunk to wash down rotting shark. Now this caraway-infused aquavit is firing up cocktails from Reykjavik to Brooklyn
The alt city guide to Cambridge
Cambridge’s food, drink, music and arts scenes are thriving, with an underground ethic energised more by town than gown
The Belgian festival where the fountains flow with gin
In Belgium, jenever, the juniper-infused gin prototype, is still a popular tipple and is celebrated each October with a riotous festival in the town of Hasselt
Gin tonic: the rare botanicals giving the spirit a South African twist
South Africa’s Western Cape is home to thousands of unique plant species infusing a new range of gins
Wake up and smell the wine – UK vineyard stays
With news that Taittinger has bought a vineyard in Kent we take a look at the UK vineyards with holiday cottages and rooms
The UK’s best winter and ski bars and party venues
Rejoice and be extremely merry at these winter and ski-themed bars, pop-ups and party venues