We can’t quite believe we’ve wrapped on series 8 of The Drinking Hour podcast – where has the time gone? Host David Kermode uses the opportunity to reflect on some of the highlights from the last series, which has included spirited discussions with a diverse cross-section of drink experts.
Over the course of this highlights episode, Kermode gets a masterclass in how to elevate cocktails into special occasion sips from mixology expert Alice Lascelles, is given a guided tour of the breathtakingly beautiful Douro Valley by Carlos Agrellos, technical director of revered port producer Quinta do Noval, takes a deep dive into what makes Bordeaux the world’s leading fine wine region with Stephen Brook, and finds out how a mythical sea creature gave birth to a distillery on the Isle of Wight.
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