Week in pictures

Luxardo held a very Italian night as it launched new flavours of sambuca. The backdrop for the night was the Italy versus Ireland Euro 2012 group C game.

Red Stag celebrated its first birthday in style with generous slices of red velvet cake and a rooftop BBQ at the Queen of Hoxton

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller joined Paul Henriques, managing director of J Wray & Nephew, for the launch of Appleton Estate’s 50 Year Old Jamaican Independence Reserve to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.

Pernod Ricard’s cycling team arrives in London at the Beefeater Distillery at the end of a UK tour to raise money for The Benevolent.

The hills have eyes! db spotted this curious mural on the rooftop of the Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditch

Nuno Mendes, head chef of Viajante, took his team to the Taste of London festival this week, serving up painterly plates of sea bass ceviche.

Invivo’s Tim Lightbourne and New Zealand Winegrowers’ David Cox go head-to-head with their spray cans at The Refinery in Southwark. Invivo promotes young artists and sponsors exhibitions in its native New Zealand.

Vega Sicilia winemaker Xavier Ausas talks about the iconic estate’s 19 different soils during a Vega Sicilia Unico vertical tasting on Tuesday at The Square, starting with a wine from 2005, and finishing with one from 1920.

The dashing Don Draper from Mad Men (aka Jon Hamm) was the star attraction at a recent Esquire magazine party at the Corinthia Hotel sponsored by Belvedere Vodka.

Entrance to La Bodega Negra where Herradura hosted an exlucive cocktails and dinner evening with Ruben Aceves Vidirio, director of international brand development.