Events
We have a whole host of upcoming events where we will be tasting and showcasing some of our exclusive agency brands with you. Come along and taste and learn about these brands.
We will be updating the site with details of shows and events planned for 2011.
Date: Wednesday 22 February
Main trade tasting: 10.30am – 5.00pm (a light lunch will be available from 12.30pm)
Tutored tasting: 11.30am – 12.15pm with Jancis Robinson OBE MW
Venue: The Imagination Gallery, South Crescent, 25 Store Street, London WC1E 7BL
Koshu of Japan (KOJ) is proud to present its third annual UK trade and press tasting, with very special guest Jancis Robinson OBE MW, who will host an exciting tutored tasting of an exclusive range of wines from the Yamanashi Prefecture. Koshu of Japan would like to extend a warm invitation to you.
To register attendance for the annual trade and press tasting visit www.koshuofjapan.co.uk
On Wednesday 23rd January our Leadenhall Market store will be hosting a whisky tasting in honour of the Scottish holiday Burns Night. Karen Fullerton from the Glenmorangie Whisky Creation Team will be coming in and running a tasting of a new whisky to our range, Glenmorangie Artein; "A Monumental Whisky - Born of Stone".
The tasting will take place from 12.30pm - 2pm on Wednesday afternoon in store, so please come along and join us for this celebratory occasion.
Wednesday 18th January: Independant French Wine Growers
Here we will be showcasing our latest Sauternes producer, Chateau Haut Mayne, so if you are attending the event please do stop at the stand and try this exquisite dessert wine that is fast becoming a popular wine in our collection.
Tuesday 24th January: New Zealand Wine Annual Trade Tasting & Consumer Evening
At this year's New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting we will be showing wines from our exclusive Georges Michel range. We will have their delicious Pinot Noirs, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir Rose available to try at both the trade tasting during the day and the consumer event in the evening.
Maude Matin, North European Export Manager for Domaine Moillard & Domaine Vincent Sauvestre is visiting our stores in London. She will be hosting complimentary in-store wine tastings of their exquisite Burgundian classics, from Nuit-St-George to Chablis.
4pm Wednesday 30th November @ Amathus Wardour Street
5.30pm Thursday 1st December @ Amathus Leadenhall Market
We look forward to seeing you there!
Leadenhall Market will be lit up for the festive season on Friday 18th November by none other than the Lord Mayor himself! After last Saturday's parade, the Lord Mayor is returning back to continue the Leadenhall "Winter Festival" 2011. The street will be lined by stalls from the local shops and businesses and we will certainly be among them! Amathus will have our own pods set up for tasting delicious red wines great for the winter months, cognac perfect for warming by the fire and some sweet madeira to have with the sugar-high treats that the season brings to our homes.
We will be out from about 12.30pm until 6pm so please come and see us during your lunch hour or after work - or if you are fortunate to be available in the afternoon then we look forward to seeing you then! The Lord Mayor is due to turn on the lights at 5pm, and our team at Leadenhall Market are excited to meet him in person at the event.
RumFest Experience: 14-16th October
This month will see the fifth UK RumFest – The world's biggest festival to celebrate the diversity of rum and its rapidly growing popularity. World class rum and cachaca brands Flor de Cana, Germana, Rhum JM and Clement will be present so pop along to our stand to try.
BBC Good Food Show: 21-23rd October
We will be exhibiting at this extremely popular show, as we do every year, showcasing a range of our exclusive agency brands. Come to stand F90 to try and buy our fantastic products. Featured brands to include Flor de Cana rums, Cherry Heering liqueurs and Calle 23 tequilas.
Boutique Bar Show Edinburgh: 25th October
Completing our tour with the Boutique Bar Show will be their event up in Edinburgh on the 25th October. We will be giving Scottish bar tenders and enthusiasts the chance to sample our brands on show.
Last night, Thursday 18th August, Club 49 hosted an exciting and fun filled evening with their specially designed Flor de Cana rum punch pitchers!
This summer Amathus has offered bars and clubs around London to take part in their Flor de Cana season so that they can let their creative juices flow and make delicious rum cocktails and punches for you to enjoy at their bars.
Club 49 has taken up this task and has designed some fantastic pitchers for you and last night decided to host an evening dedicated to these drinks. The evening was a complete hit with those that attended and we strongly urge you to head down and try their recipes for yourself!
Get ready for an exciting new project form the Experimental Cocktail Club, a cocktail bar based in Soho. They are flooding part of Selfridges Roof to create a boating lake and crystal island - a magical scene for you to experience. Along with this great scenic display you can taste the delights of the ECC team’s cocktail making abilities, featuring Calle 23 tequila. The occasion? The Truvia® Voyage of Discovery, with Bompas & Parr. Truvia® is a calorie-free sweetener, from a stevia leaf. It's made from a plant astonishingly 200 times sweeter than sugar.
The project encompasses an emerald green boating lake, thousands of stevia plants, 12 rowing boats, a gushing waterfall, the Selfridges life guard, and a Crystal Island - all six storeys above London’s busiest shopping street. To top off this amazing scene, Experimental Cocktail Club will be making you delicious cocktails, including Calle 23 - the drinks will be some of the best in town.
Sign up now on the link below. There's no private view, the doors are thrown open to you. Advance tickets are between the 22nd and 24th and there are tickets on the door on the 21st. It is totally FREE and there's NO booking fee.
Entry slots are timed so you have plenty of opportunity to attend. You have the bounty of two cocktails from the mighty Experimental Cocktail Club and can boat across part of Selfridges flooded roof.
The tickets are going to go super fast so hurry and get yours!
Go out and have fun with this tequila-tastic offer for you this summer. El Camion (formerly El Camino) is a fresh Mexican grill that brings a little bit of Baja California to Soho. Over the next few weeks the grill is offering some bargain deals on the classic Margarita cocktail.
Until the end of August you can get:
- Margarita Calle 23 Blanco: £8.00
- Margarita Calle 23 Reposado: £8.75
- Margarita Calle 23 Añejo: £10.50
Or if you would prefer to enjoy the authentic flavour of the tequilas themselves, you can also enjoy small measures of the different styles:
- Calle 23 Blanco - Light, crisp citrus notes lead into a dry palate with soft vanilla and mint flavours. 40%. £3.25
- Calle 23 Reposado - Aged in ex bourbon casks (Jack Danielʼs and Heaven Hillsʼs) for 8 months. An oaky note appears on the palate but it is well balanced by the earthy quality of this reposado. 40%. £3.75
- Calle 23 Añejo - Aged in ex bourbon casks (Jack Danielʼs and Heaven Hillsʼs) for 16 months. Very fresh has a nice depth on the palate with hints of chocolate and chillies. 40%. £4.50
If you have a Calle 23 T-shirt you will get a FREE tequila shot at the bar. If you don’t, fear not, with every pitcher or bottle of Calle 23 tequila bought during that week you will get a free T-shirt, meaning that you can collect your free shot at the bar at a later stage.
There is a special treat for you if you want to attend on Wednesday 13th July as this will be the unveiling of the new murals and is sure to be an exciting evening and buzzing atmosphere.
We have several brands being represented at the LIWF this year, on the 17th - 19th May 2011. To check them out, please visit their relative stands listed below:
- Domaine Moillard: H20
- Bodegas Carelli: S20
- Idiom: WOSA, Royal Reds Pod
- Finca Cerrada & Al Sur: Q51,Q55,R50
- Louis Martin Champagne: G40/4
- Seven Sisters: WOSA, Swartland Pod
- Barao de Vilar: L75/11
We look forward to seeing you there, and hope you enjoy the show!
Domaine la Barbotaine will be hosting a fantastic wine tasting, guiding you through the house's history and his technique of growing and making fine wines. Come and sample their Sancerre Blanc, Rose and Rouge tonight at Westbourne House. Please RSVP to wine@housebars.co.uk
This event was the first time trade and investment agencies, as well as Embassy commercial sections from 15 Latin American countries, have combined efforts to organise the first Latin America Investment Forum (LAIF) in London. It took place at Guildhall, in the City of London on the 10th of March of 2011.
Among those attending the event were high government representatives and diplomats from the participating countries, large companies with great interest in investing in the region, financial institutions with operations in the continent and journalists from the international media; all of them with one common denominator: their interest in Latin America.
Amathus was able to show our support for the event by showcasing Tequila Calle 23 and Pisco Payet Acholado.
This fantastic trade event will be showcasing our exclusive range of Domaine Moillard wines as well as the Domaine Vincent Sauvestre Chablis.
Please see below for more details about the event!
New Zealand Winegrowers invites you to the
NEW ZEALAND WINE ANNUAL TRADE TASTING
Tuesday 11 January 2011 in London
Although a small country, New Zealand is blessed with an extraordinary diversity of climates, soils and personalities. New Zealand Winegrowers would be delighted to introduce you to them.
Meet our winemakers - John Forrest, Kevin Judd, Paul Bourgeois from Spy Valley, Sam Weaver from Churton, Matt Thompson from Delta, Michelle Richardson and Patrick Materman from Pernod Ricard to name a few!
Including SELF POUR THEMED TABLES:
- New Zealand Chardonnay versus Chablis – A head to head tasting
- Regional and sub-regional NZ Sauvignon Blanc – Taste the diversity
- Table of the unexpected – Surprise yourself
- New Zealand Syrah – The one to watch!
TIME: 10am - 5pm
Please RSVP to Sarah at New Zealand Winegrowers by 5 January 2011
E: sarahl@nzwine.com T: 020 7973 8079
VENUE: The Nursery Pavilion (entrance off Wellington Place) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 8QN
Featured wineries include: Akarua, Allan Scott, ARA, Ata Rangi, Babich, Bascand, Boreham Wood, Brancott Estate, Carrick, Churton, Clos Marguerite, Cloudy Bay, Craggy Range, Cypress, Delta Vineyard, Deutz, Elephant Hill, Escarpment, Esk Valley, Fairhall Downs, Felton Road, Forrest, Framingham, Georges Michel, Giesen, Greywacke, Grove Mill, Herringbone Hills, Hunter's Wines (NZ), Jackson Estate, Kim Crawford, Lawson's Dry Hills, Lime Rock, Lindauer, Man O' War, Michelle Richardson, Mount Diffi culty, Mud House, Nautilus, Nobilo, Oyster Bay, Palliser, Pegasus Bay, Sea Level, Seifried, Selaks, Sherwood, Spinyback by Waimea, Spring Creek, Spy Valley, St Clair, Staete Landt, Stanley Estate, Stoneleigh, Te Kairanga, Te Mata, Teece Family Vineyards – (Mt Beautiful Wines), Tinpot Hut, Tohu, Trinity Hill, Vavasour, Vidal, Villa Maria, Waipara Hills, Waipara Springs, Waipara West, Wairau River, Waterfalls Road, Wild Earth, Wild Rock, Wither Hills, Yealands.
- Idiom wines - a great range of premium wines from South Africa
- Acrobat wines - a fantastic range of easy drinking classic Australian wines
- Domaine Georges Michel - top quality New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
- Flor de Caña - Award winning range of Nicaraguan rums
- Heering Liqueurs - the classic Cherry brandy and also their Coffee liqueur
How do I attend?: Book your tickets online
Venue: NEC Birmingham
Date: 24-28th November 2010
Time: 9.00am - 6.00pm
We are bringing a great selection of our agency products for tasting including:
- Pedroncelli wines - a fantastic range of classic Californian wines
- Auction Crossing wines - great South African wines from an ex-Springbok
- Domaine Georges Michel - top quality New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
- Flor de Caña - Award winning range of Nicaraguan rums
- Heering Liqueurs - the classic Cherry brandy and also their Coffee liqueur
How do I attend?: Book your tickets online
Venue: Olympia Grand Hall, London
Date: 12-14th November 2010
Time: 9.00am - 7.00pm (Fri/Sat), 9.30am - 5:30pm (Sun)
The Boutique Bar Show is an intimate drinks only bar show bringing together boutique brands and leading speakers in unique spaces across the UK. The Edinburgh show is held at Mansfield Traquair with it's spectacular neo-Romanesque architecture.
How do I attend?: Register for your tickets with Boutique Bar Show - tickets are free for the trade
Venue: Mansfield Traquair, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB
Date: 26th October 2010
Time: 11.00am - 6.00pm
We will be showcasing the some of our exclusive agency brands:
Calle 23 tequila is the brainchild of Sophie Decobecq, a French-born biochemist, who after her experience in South Africa following and taking care of agave spirit production, fell in love with Mexico, with tequila and with the whole aura of traditions and myths around it. Sophie moved to Mexico 8 years ago, where she used her expertise to develop what she and her team define “the tequila they could drink for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a goodnight cure”.
An opportunity to sample over 100 different spirit and liqueur brands in Shoreditch's beautiful town hall. Enjoy complimentary food, a relaxed setting and a room full of experts ready to impart their knowledge. There will also be the chance to buy any of the products you taste during the day. Capacity for this event is only 300 - see ticket details below.
How do I attend?: Tickets are £5 and will be available at the end of August - see website for details.
Venue: Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT
Date: 12th October 2010
Time: 12.00pm - 6.00pm
A tutored tasting with Ron Cooper from Del Maguey at Cafe Pacifico in Covent Garden.
How do I attend?: Tickets are £10 and will be available at the end of August - see website for details.
Venue: Cafe Pacifico, Covent Garden
Date: 14th October 2010
Time: 3.00pm - 4.30pm
Meet Ron Cooper from Del Maguey in an intimate event at The House of St Barnabas in Soho. This event is free - see the London Cocktail Week for details.
How do I attend?: Tickets are free and will be available at the end of August - see website for details.
Venue: House of St Barnabas, Tottenham Court Road
Date: 15th October 2010
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Rumfest, the world's largest festival to celebrate the diversity of rum, this year being held at Olympia II. Come along and sip the rums of the world.
We will be showcasing our Flor de Caña range from Nicaragua.
Celebrating over 115 years of rum production, family-owned Flor de Caña is the most-awarded rum in the world. Flor de Caña premium and super premium rums are the only rums in the world that are “slow-aged,” guaranteeing each age stated on the bottle is the actual age of the rum. Slow-aged also describes the all-natural ageing process which does not use additives to accelerate the process.
Flor de Caña rums are distilled and handcrafted from estate-grown sugar cane at Flor de Caña’s fully self-sustaining facility in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua. Flor de Caña are the only rums produced in Nicaragua.
How do I attend?: Tickets available from RumFest
Venue: Kensington Olympia 2, London
Date: 16/17th October 2010
Time: 12-7pm
The Boutique Bar Show is an intimate drinks only bar show bringing together boutique brands and leading speakers in unique spaces across the UK. The London show is held in the beautiful art deco surroundings of the Royal Horticultural Halls.
How do I attend?: Register for your tickets with Boutique Bar Show - tickets are free for the trade
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Venue: Royal Horticultural Halls, Lindley Hall, 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE
Date: September 21st - 22nd 2010
Time: 11.00am - 5.30pm
We will be showcasing the some of our exclusive tequila, mezcal, pisco and genever agency brands:
Del Maguey (pronounced Ma-Gay) offers the only range of mezcal produced that is currently certified organic. Del Maguey is a collection of fine, rare, unblended mezcals made by individual family producers in small remote villages scattered throughout the state of Oaxaca (pronounced Wah-Ha-Kah) in Mexico. With one exception – the rare Tobala - they are produced from 100% espadin agave, and are all produced according to traditional processes over four hundred years old. Each Del Maguey mezcal bears the name of the village where it is produced, and is unique with flavours expressing the personalities, culture and the history of the village.
Made from 100% agave using three different varieties that are only cultivated in the region of Ejutla de Crespo - an area renowned in the state of Oaxaca for its pre-eminent diversity of agave species. With each variety maturing over different periods of time: the Angustifolia agave 8 years; Karwinskii agave up to 20 years and the Salmiana agave up to 12 years thus ensuring a Mezcal displaying perfectly a complex array of agave flavours. The agave plants are neither touched by pesticides nor insecticides which means ForeverOax will gain US organic certification in the near future.
We currently stock two of the ForeverOax range:
Records indicate that Jaral de Berrio have been producing premium mezcal since at least 1780. They maintain the highest quality standards by closely observing every detail of the process from the selection of the agaves to their tradional distillation methods. The Jaral de Berrio region received Denominación de Origen status in November 2001, thus becoming the first private company to receive this distinction.
We currently stock one of the Jaral de Berrio range:
Bodega Payet’s vineyards and distillery are located in Peru’s premier valley within the pisco “appellation” area in the heart of Ica. At the forefront of wine and distillation technology, founders, Guillermo Payet and his wife Aida, have devoted every effort towards the pursuit of exquisite pisco. They have strived to innovate through their winemaking techniques and the use of “green” natural farming practices and now reap the rewards of their vision and dedication through the many awards bestowed on their pisco.
We currently stock three of the Payet range:
Established in 1782, ‘A.van Wees distillery de Ooievaar’ claims to be the last authentic distillery left in Amsterdam, producing a range of Old Dutch genevers, bitters and liqueurs. Their products are creative compositions made from pure natural raw materials. The key to their recipes are the combinations of fruits, flowers, plants, roots and seeds, the use and knowledge of which has been passed down through the generations. Today Fenny van Wees runs the business with a small loyal crew, preserving a once worldwide famous Dutch cultural inheritance for quality and authenticity in distillation. A distinguished heritage, close association with the production process and an intense passion for her profession ensure some very special products.
Calle 23 tequila is the brainchild of Sophie Decobecq, a French-born biochemist, who after her experience in South Africa following and taking care of agave spirit production, fell in love with Mexico, with tequila and with the whole aura of traditions and myths around it. Sophie moved to Mexico 8 years ago, where she used her expertise to develop what she and her team define “the tequila they could drink for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a goodnight cure”.
We currently stock three of the Calle 23 range:
