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Six of the best boozy Burns Night events in London 2020
One-off cocktails at The Four Sisters, Islington
The Four Sisters in Islington is teaming up with Scotch label Compass Box on a range of whisky-fuelled cocktails to celebrate Robert Burns this weekend.
They include the Koji-Honey Compass Box Old Fashioned, a classic Bobby Burns (Scotch Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Benedictine and bitters) and a Raisin Scotch Whisky and Spiced Vermouth Highball.
All cocktails will be £9.50 each if you walk in, but the bar has also listed a deal on DesignMyNight which allows forward-planning diners a chance to get complimentary serves and discounts on drinks.
Each table booked in advance through Design My Night will receive a dram of Scotch whisky and a complimentary haggis until the bottle runs dry and the haggis runs out.
Day/Date: Sat, 25 Jan
Time: 17:00 – 22:00 (Reservations) Bar open until late
Where: The Four Sisters, 25 Canonbury Ln, Islington, London N1 2AS
Price: Free
Whisky masterclass at The Nest Rooftop Bar, Fitzrovia
The Nest, housed within Fitzrovia’s Treehouse Hotel, is hosting its first-ever whisky tasting to celebrate Bobby Burns.
Hosted by Brown-Forman’s Scotch whisky business development manager, Danny Whelan, guests can sample amber elixirs from distilleries including GlenDronach, BenRiach and GlenGlassaugh, all served alongside an array of seasonal Scottish canapés.
A limited number of tickets for this whisky masterclass in The Nest at Treehouse are still available on Eventbrite.
Day/date: Sat, 25 Jan
Time: 17:30-18:30
Where: 14-15 Langham Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 2QS
Price: £49.10
Book: Here
Traditional Scottish supper at Galvin at The Atheneum, Mayfair
Executive Chef, Ian Howard, has created a special menu to celebrate the greatness of Scottish tradition. Serving up a supper with haggis and tatties, cured Lock Duart Salmon, Cullen Skink, and of course, whisky, this is one for those with a hankering for some high-end Scottish fare. The restaurant has also partnered with distiller Laphroaig to create a whisky pairing for each of the five courses on the menu this weekend.
Day/date: Sat, 25 Jan
Where: 116 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 7BJ
Price: £45 per person, and £75 per person with whisky pairings
Book: here
A week of Burns Night celebrations with Mac & Wild
If you can’t wait until the weekend, the cognoscentes of Caledonian cuisine at Mac & Wild have you covered. The restaurant group has been running Burns inspired menus, a dedicated Burns pop-up with Copper Dog, poetry and pipers all week, and there’s still time to join the fun.
Both Mac & Wild Devonshire Square and Mac & Wild Fitzrovia have so far celebrated the life and works of Robert Burns with a Chivas Blend whisky masterclass, and a Highland Park haggis Making workshop in a converted Land Rover, and now they’re preparing for a very boozy bottomless whisky brunch and of course, a traditional Burns Night celebratory dinner.
On Friday guests can delve into darkness at Mac & Wild’s Drams in the Dark immersive experience, a multi-sensory whisky tasting in complete darkness, accompanied with haggis pairings.
The next day, Mac & Wild is putting on a bottomless brunch where you can fuel up on whisky cocktails to your heart’s content. Irn Bru Sours (yes, really) and Bobbie Burns whisky cocktails will be accompanied by dishes like a Full Scottish complete with bacon, tattie scone, haggis, black pudding mushrooms, Lorne sausage, scrambled eggs and bone marrow beans.
And if you’re still not full, on Burns Night itself, Mac & wIld will host two dedicated five-course Burns Night Suppers at both Mac & Wild restaurants, complete with live music, poets, dancers and whisky galore.
On Friday and Saturday evening, the group will host a Burns pop-up at 1 Devonshire Square with Copper Dog Scotch Whisky, including live music, Scottish street food, haggis making masterclasses, a whisky wall and even bone marrow whisky Luges all on the agenda. You might want a salad on Sunday.
Burns Drams in the Dark
When: Thursday 24 January 2
Time: 18:00
Where: Mac & Wild Devonshire Square, 9A Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YN
Price: £40 per person
Book: www.macandwild.com/mac-wild-devonshire-square/drams-in-the-dark
Mac & Wild x Copper Dog Pop-up
When: Friday 24th and Saturday 25th January 2020
Time: all day
Where: Mac & Wild pop-up, 1 Devonshire Square, Spitalfields, EC2M 4YP
Price: £10 per person to include welcome whisky cocktail
Book: www.macandwild.com
A knees-up at Mr Fogg’s Residence, Mayfair
It’s not *all* about the whisky. If you want to mix things up with a big of a Highland jig, head to Mr Fogg’s Residence this weekend. Guests can expect to be transported to the heart of the Highlands as they are welcomed with a Glenfiddich cocktail, alongside sounds of a live Ceilidh band, traditional poetry recitals and Scottish fare.
All household staff will be adorning kilts and sporrans, with guests encouraged to dress to impress. You’ve been warned.
Date: Saturday 25 January
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Where: 15 Bruton Lane, Mayfair, WIJ 6JD
Book: www.mr-foggs.com/mr-foggs-residence/
Deep fried mars bars in Bermondsey
If anything can tempt you south of the river, this menu will. Bermondsey’s Loyal Tavern has devised a menu filled with national treasures, including haggis (obvs), chicken and leek Soup and whisky-Cured Salmon. The menu ends on a high with the unique and rhubarb cranachan and the infamous deep-fried Mars Bar, all for the price of £38 per head.
Look at that Mars Bar and tell me you’re not feeling the visceral pull to south London.
Day/date: Sat 25 Jan
Price: 171-173 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UW
Book: here