I miss cocktails. I miss bartender chat, I miss catch ups with my girls over a well crafted drink in a bar.
And whilst I can chat to my girls online, and I can probably annoy a bartender via social media (sorry loves), a cocktail that’s not been thrown together with what I’ve got in the cupboard, something created with real skill. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I can throw together a good negroni, or another classic cocktail, but those aren’t the cocktails I miss. It’s the ones you spot on the bar menu that stand out and make you want to drink it.
But no more. Now I can get those drinks to my door with The Drinks Drop from Highball Brands. Cocktails from your favourite independent bars, delivered, contact free, to you at home. Bars involved in Manchester include Crazy Pedros, Edinburgh Castle, Cocktail Beer Ramen Bun, and if you’re in London too, you can get your paws on some from Black Rock, Laki Kane, Kwānt, Dandy, and Doña.
So how does it work? Easy peasy. Go to the website, select your drinks, and add them to the basket.
Place orders before 3pm for same day delivery, or select a day – delivery days are Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Cocktails are £7.50 each and arrive chilled and ready to serve, though of course, you can keep them in the fridge for when you’re ready to enjoy them. Oh, and if you need a little something more, there are full bottles of spirits available too.
My favourite bit? This is supporting the bartenders, and staff from the bars.
It’s not for profit, meaning any money ‘made’ goes to the staff. Hospitality has been hit particularly hard by the situation, and I’m trying hard to put my money back into the pockets of those who need it.
We picked for our first taster one each, for me, a bar I have yet to visit (but on my hit list as soon as this is all done), Nature’s Virtue from Edinburgh Castle in Ancoats. It’s a stirred down drink, featuring Nc’nean Botanical Spirit, Apricot Brandy, Campari, hibiscus and sea salt honey. The Campari gives it a Negroni touch, but it’s all rich fruit and herbals. A sipper I can picture myself enjoying alone at a table watching the world go by. One to sip and savour – as a good cocktail should be.
The husband decided on the First National from Crazy Pedros. All smoke and soft green heat. Dangerous Don Espadin Tequila adding the smoke, Solerno and, Supasawa, adding the freshness and acidity, Ancho verde giving it’s warm green bitter notes, enhanced with a salted honey syrup.
We’re already looking at an order for this weekend – and as I’ve got a get together with the girls in the planning stages, I might need to stock up a bit.
It’ll almost be as good as in person.
Almost.
Full list of postcodes where they can deliver is listed below, for both Manchester and London addresses.
LONDON:
E1, E14, E16, E1W, E2, E3, E4, E5, E77, E8, E9, E98, EC1A, EC1M, EC1N, EC1P, EC1R, EC1V, EC1Y, EC2A, EC2M, EC2N, EC2P, EC2R, EC2V, EC2Y, EC3A, EC3B, EC3M, EC3N, EC3P, EC3R, EC3V, EC4A, EC4M, EC4N, EC4P, EC4R, EC4V, EC4Y, EC50, EC88, N1, N16, N1C, N1P, N4, N5, N7, NW1, NW1W, NW26, NW5, SE1, SE11, SE14, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE1P, SE5, SE8, SE99, SW1A, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, SW6, SW8, W1, W12, W1A, W1B, W1C, W1D, W1F, W1G, W1H, W1J, W1K, W1M, W1N, W1P, W1R, W1S, W1T, W1U, W1V, W1W, W1X, W1Y, WC1A, WC1B, WC1E, WC1H, WC1N, WC1R, WC1V, WC1X, WC2A, WC2B, WC2E, WC2H, WC2N, WC2R, WC99
MANCHESTER:
M1, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M2, M20, M21, M24, M25, M27, M28, M29, M3, M30, M32, M35, M4, M40, M43, M44, M5, M50, M6, M60, M61, M7, M8, M9, M99, SK4, SK5