We love us a little bit of London Cocktail Week motion. Not simply due to the drinks – though we’d be mendacity if we stated that prime notch £7 cocktails* didn’t play an enormous half within the attraction. However scrumptious as they’re, they’re simply one of many myriad the reason why London Cocktail Week is our favorite homegrown occasion of the 12 months. The principle attraction for us is it’s a veritable smorgasbord of fun-packed actions and impressed partnerships for customers and commerce. See the total programme right here.
That stated, there may be one specifically that we’ve bought our beadies on, and that’s the glowing collab between jewelry designer Bear Brooksbank and the group at Nightjar.
Get your self right down to Nightjar in Outdated Road or Carnaby Road through the 10-day competition operating from 13-23 October and for the worth of one in all their particular London Cocktail Week cocktails (see under), you possibly can be the proud proprietor of a phenomenal bespoke cocktail ring value a whopping £1,800. Yup, you learn that proper, a beautiful cocktail ring may be yours by merely having fun with a surprising drink. What’s to not love about that?
You’ve bought Nightjar co-founder Roisin Stimpson to thank for the chance. “Cocktails and exquisite jewelry go hand-in-hand,” she says, citing the glamorous Flapper women from the Twenties as inspiration. And the rationale why she turned to London-based jewelry designer Bear Brooksbank to convey her cocktail/ring pairing initiative to life. “Initially I envisioned the cocktail rings and drinks being paired collectively in a quite simple, very fabulous strategy to have a good time an evening out. So I pitched the concept to Grand Marnier and as soon as they noticed Bear’s web site along with her good items, they advised that we have a good time the model by making bespoke rings impressed by Grand Marnier.”
The outcome are three huge, daring and exquisite items (see above), very a lot consistent with Nightjar’s decadent model. “I used to be conscious that color can be essential,” Bear says, describing her three luxurious designs which might be up for grabs. “I wanted these rings to be a robust, deep blood crimson consistent with Grand Marnier’s palette. So I used garnet which is available in wonderful shapes and makes a very robust assertion. At first it was advised that I ought to create smaller, extra pared again items – however Roisin and I wished the large stuff, which could be very a lot consistent with the temper in the meanwhile which favours chunky, gold jewelry.”
The rings are crafted in gold vermeil, a sterling silver base with premium gold plating, not pure gold btw. “These designs in gold would are available at round £4,500 every!” Bear laughs. Not that the winners will really feel shortchanged. These unhealthy boys are completely beautiful and would look the enterprise adorning male or feminine fingers.
So, the large query is, what do it’s worthwhile to do to be in with an opportunity of successful? Simple. All it’s a must to do is head right down to Nightjar Outdated Road or Carnaby Road throughout London Cocktail Week (13-23 October) and publish a shot of you ingesting one of many limited-edition Grand Marnier cocktails under, tagging @nightjar and @grandmarnierofficial. The winner can be introduced on Nightjar’s Instagram web page after the shut of the competition on 23 October.
The rings can be on show till the top of London Cocktail Week however When you’re free tonight (13 October), you’ll have the chance to strive them on and have the second captured by an expert photographer who’ll be accessible only for this night. Good luck!
Grand Marnier London Cocktail Week Drinks at Nightjar Shoreditch and Nightjar Carnaby
Grand Fizz £7 (Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, palomino sherry, coconut Rum, feijoa wine, grapefruit & bergamot tonic)
Moon D’Orange £14 (Grand Marnier, Nightjar forbidden fruit liqueur, absinthe, recent grapefruit juice, Champagne)
Lapostole Crusta £12 (Grand Marnier, cognac V.S, baked vanilla pumpkin liqueur, recent lemon juice)
Corpse Reviver 1880 (No.1) £12 (Grand Marnier, calvados, smokey Nightjar wine, recent lemon juice)
Grand Brandy Cocktail £14 (Grand Marnier Louis Alexandre, chinato vermouth, 10yo Tawny port, espresso liqueur)
*£7 cocktails accessible by buying a £15 London Cocktail Week wristband, legitimate in the course of the competition.
For full programme particulars, listing of collaborating bars and to buy wristband, see London Cocktail Week
