Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the 5th May, marks the date when the Mexican army defeated the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It’s become a big annual celebration across the Atlantic in Mexico and the US, and this year it came to Discount Suit Company for the second year running. The night itself kicked off at 6pm, […]
Featuring Quiquiriqui mezcal, and with one eye trained on Cinco De Mayo on.. 5th May, our Guest Cocktail this month is Señor Juan. With mezcal at its base, it plays on Mexican influence with hibiscus & lime also starring. An herbaceous edge is also supplied with a little sage to round him off. Quiquiriqui’s Mezcals are all Single Estate […]
April’s guest cocktail was the Sandita, and featured a fair bit of Cucamelon Gin courtesy of That Boutique-y Gin Company. They specialise in bottling a plethora of the finest gins from around the globe, visiting some of the world’s best distilleries, and working with some of the best brands and minds in the industry. Their label art is also […]
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the 5th of May, marks the date when the Mexican army defeated the French army in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It’s become big annual celebration across the Atlantic in Mexico and the US, and this year it’s coming to Discount Suit Company. Featuring Quiquiriqui Mezcal, our Guest Cocktail for May is Señor Juan. […]
As Irish Christmas was just over the horizon, our guest cocktail for March – ‘Kildare’ – involved a good measure of some premium Irish Whiskey to help get you all in the spirit of things. The whiskey in question was Green Spot Irish Whiskey, which hails from the Midleton Distillery in Cork and is made using the same traditional single-pot […]
Discount Suit Company is plumb in the middle of Jack The Ripper’s infamous hunting ground of yesteryear, so we’re teaming up with the award winning London Walks – proprietors of THE Jack The Ripper Tour, to bring you a Ripper Tour with a difference. The walks will commence at Discount Suit Company, 29a Wentworth Street, where you’ll receive a cocktail […]
On 7th March Discount Suit Company launch their 8th Cocktail List, as always, drawing inspiration from forgotten and classic cocktails. It’s been tailored to be lighter and fresher, using seasonal ingredients for the Spring & Summer months. From this perspective they’ve looked to warmer climes such as Mexico, Cuba & Italy for ideas upon cocktails and spirits alike. There has […]
February’s guest cocktail was the ‘Hotline Bling’ – created and named with Valentine’s Day in mind. Designed for two to share although it could just as easily be sipped by one, it involved a generous amount of the somewhat-neglected premium rose petal-based liqueur, Lanique. The sweetness of the Lanique was well balanced out in this lovers’ libation by […]
Discount Suit Company turned four on 10th January. To mark the occasion we got all nostalgic and revisited all our Greatest Hits from past menus. Throughout our birthday week, from the 8th-14th January, we put together a special drinks list with one cocktail from each of our previous seven menus. One fan favourite per day took its turn to bask […]
The first guest cocktail of 2018 at Discount Suit Co was the ‘Red Red Rose’, a doff of our caps to Scottish lyricist and poet Rabbie Burns – as well as towards Burns’ Night which took place on the 25th. This time round we featured the rich and full-bodied Compass Box Artist’s Blend Scotch, which is packed with […]
This Halloween, Discount Suit Company joined forces with the award-winning London Walks for a chilling night of cocktails and Ripper walks. Guests were greeted outside by their guide for the evening, Simon Whitehouse, as well as a liquor-heavy spiced hot punch to warm them up on a cold October night. They were then taken around the dimly-lit streets of Whitechapel […]
October’s guest cocktail at Discount Suit Co was the ‘Pharmaceutical Stimulant’, in which we featured the punchy flavours of one of the leaders of the poitín revolution, Ban Poítin. Made to celebrate International Coffee Day on 1st October, we mixed cold brew coffee, a dash of Ban Poítin, Branca Menta and finished it off with coconut to create a […]
This month we’re spoiling you with not one, but two guest cocktails, both featuring Woodford Reserve and available throughout September. Whiskey Tailors Woodford Reserve, Sherry, Agave, Pineapple & Peach Bitters Rye Julep Woodford Reserve Rye, Mint & Sugar
July saw the launch of Discount Suit Company’s new menu and we’ve got 9 new cocktails for you to try – as if you needed an excuse to pop in. The new menu sticks to what we do best – bringing our own twist to classic cocktails. New members of the team, Oli and Hilding, were instrumental in designing the drinks, bringing […]
It was our manager, Tommy’s turn to come up with August’s Guest Cocktail – he used a mix of rums in a nod to Notting Hill Carnival at the end of the month. Gun Runner Plantation 3 Star White Rum, 5yr Dark Rum, Over Proof Rum, Velvet Falernum, Absinthe, Angostura, Orange, Lime, Passion Fruit & Honey
To commemorate National Tequila Day here at DSC, we’ve four classically inspired concoctions, from four staples of Tequila distillation. Following the success of June’s 4 guest Gin cocktails for World Gin Day, why not do the same for Tequila? Like the Gin drinks, each drink this month is from a different distillery but unlike the Gin ones, they are all from […]
In honour of World Gin Day on the 10th of June, we thought we’d do something a little different for this month’s Guest Cocktail at Discount Suit Company. Instead of a single guest cocktail, we’re doing four! Four different martinis with four different gins from four different countries, in fact. The four gins we’ve chosen are: Four Pillars from Australia, […]
Christmas is a time for sharing so a cocktail for two seemed a fitting stint for our ‘Guest Cocktail’ in December. Hearts Punch Peated Scotch Whisky, Swedish Punsch, Earl Grey Tea, Pomegranate, Lemon & Angostura Bitters.
In July, DSC saw it’s guest spot taken by a Tapatio tequila based, fruity number called Grenada. Conjured by none other than our own Connor Shora Bloomfield. Grenada Tapatio, Swedish Punsch, Homemade Grenadine, Lime, Absinthe & Benedictine
You might have seen from the name but Burns Night falls in January upon the 25th day. So it would seem fitting that the guest drink featured a bit of Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky. Threw in some Smith & Cross rum to add another level to the burn… Not for the faint hearted. Smith & Burns Dewar’s 12yr Whisky, […]