NOVEMBER’S WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS AT THE SUN TAVERN WILL FEATURE ONE OF THE GODFATHERS OF AMERICAN WHISKEY PRODUCTION, MICHTER’S. Coming straight out of their 7.5 acre, 67,000 square foot facility in Louisville, we will be featuring their four main Whiskeys – Rye, Bourbon, American & Sour Mash – each of which are carefully created by master […]
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International Poitin Day, 18th November
Saturday 18th of November is International Poitín Day! The day we honour the rebellious souls who kept the spirit alive though its forbidden dark days, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of it regaining legal status. We’ll have a free Poitín masterclass at 6pm where you will try four varieties of Poitín and finish […]
Slane Irish Whiskey – Whiskey Wednesdays, October
Whiskey Wednesdays at The Sun Tavern are a pretty big deal in October. Featuring a menu curated by The Dead Rabbit’s Jillian Vose and ourselves, we’ll be showcasing the delights of Slane Irish Whiskey. On 4th October Jillian herself will be behind the bar for the evening, showing off her half of the cocktail menu, […]
Big Hug Brewing – Takeover Tuesdays, November
This months’ Takeover Tuesdays at The Sun Tavern sees the guys at Big Hug Brewing taking to the taps, with two lines dedicated to them all month. For under a tenner this Tuesday, you can grab yourself a pint or three – they’re only £3 each until the taps run dry. The Big Hug team pride themselves […]
Non-Specific – The Sun Tavern, November
This November for Non-Specific, we’re welcoming The Paddingtons’ Tom Atkin on the ones and twos with his take on non-specific rock ‘n’ roll. In 2002 indie rock band the Paddingtons came into being, composed of Tom himself on vocals, guitarists Stuee Bevan and Josh Hubbard, and brothers Grant and Lloyd Dobbs on drums and bass […]
National Coffee Day @ The Sun Tavern, October 1st
Stop by for free coffee all day at The Sun Tavern, to celebrate National Coffee Day on Sunday, October 1st We’ve teamed up with our usual coffee suppliers, The Roasting Shed – who are set up just around the corner in Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick – and will be treating you to free coffee for the […]
The Dead Rabbit X Slane Irish Whiskey X The Sun Tavern
We’re proud to announce we’ve been working with Jillian Vose of The Dead Rabbit to create a special cocktail menu for The Sun Tavern as part of London Cocktail Week 2017, which will take place during the first week of October. After helping The Dead Rabbit in NYC to win The Best Bar in the World […]
Non-Specific – Umbrella Radio Takeover, September 2017
We’ve got former ‘The Fall’ member and front lady of Brix & The Extricated, Brix Smith-Start taking control of this month’s Non-Specific night at The Sun Tavern. Brix will be playing her own take on ‘non-specific’ rock & roll on Thursday 14th September – she may even sing along to her own tunes with a […]
Elements of Islay – Whiskey Wednesdays, September
September’s Whisky Wednesdays at The Sun Tavern will showcase whiskies by bottlers ‘Elements of Islay.’ Elements of Islay carefully select individual barrels from each of the distilleries on the famous scotch producing island to create their own batches of whisky for each distillery – whiskies from Islay are renowned for their peatiness, as Elements of […]
Roe & Co – Whiskey Wednesdays, August
August’s Whiskey Wednesdays at The Sun Tavern will feature the brand new blended Irish Whiskey, Roe & Co. Only just released in March 2017, Roe & Co is blended from both malt and grain whiskeys matured in ex-bourbon American oak casks and with a minimum age of 5 years. Non-chill-filtered and with an abv of 45%, […]
Umbrella Brewing – Takeover Tuesdays, August
Our sister brewery, Umbrella Brewing, will be returning to Takeover Tuesday’s at the Sun Tavern, serving their fiery & cloudy alcoholic ginger beer at discount prices every Tuesday in August! If you haven’t tried Umbrella Brewing Ginger Beer, grab one as soon as you can! We’ll be selling bottles for £2 each every Tuesday throughout […]
Non-Specific – Umbrella Radio Takeover, August 2017
This month’s guests for “Non-Specific” at The Sun Tavern are South London’s Goat Girl, who’ll be playing us their own vision of ‘Non-Specific’ rock’n’roll on Thursday, August 10th. Signed to Rough Trade records and hailed as rebuilding London’s underground scene with their dirge drenched indie – the quartet are building a reputation as one of the […]
Non-Specific – Umbrella Radio Takeover, July 2017
This month’s ‘Non-Specific’ – Umbrella Radio’s monthly takeover at The Sun Tavern – will see Jack Jones (frontman of Trampolene and guitarist for Peter Doherty’s latest musical project, Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres) taking control of our decks on the evening of July 20th. Jack will be playing his own take on ‘Non-Specific’ Rock ‘n’ […]
Camden Town Brewery – Takeover Tuesdays, July
Camden Town Brewery will be returning to Takeover Tuesday’s at the Sun Tavern, with beers on two of our taps for all of July. We’ll have their Inner City Green New Zealand hopped lager, Indian Hells Lager (an IPA, resurrected as lager – all the flavour of an IPA, minus the heavy sweetness), Camden Pale Ale and Camden Hells […]
That Boutique-y Whisky Co – Whiskey Wednesdays, July
Throughout July, Whiskey Wednesdays at The Sun Tavern will feature small batch whiskies from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. As with all our Whiskey Wednesdays, you can grab one of our bespoke cocktails for £5 every Wednesday of the month – we have three new creations for July: Zuidam’s Wonderland, Pluscarden and Peatside – all featuring different […]
Mondo Brewing – Takeover Tuesday, June
The Mondo Brewing Company of Battersea will take control of June’s Takeover Tuesdays with beers on two of our taps for the entire month If you pop in on a Tuesday it’s £3 per pint on each until the keg runs out! Mondo was founded by Todd Matteson and Tom Palmer who started brewing beer together in Battersea in […]
Non-Specific – Umbrella Radio Takeover, June 2017
June 15th will see Kieran of Saint Leonard’s Horses take to the decks for Non-Specific, Umbrella Radio’s monthly takeover at The Sun Tavern. Kieran fronts British alt-folk masters Saint Leonard’s Horses (his surname is Leonard, his ‘backing band’ are The Horses)and has toured in support of a range of artists from Bob Dylan to The […]
Slane – Whiskey Wednesdays, June
Stepping up to the plate for June’s Whiskey Wednesdays at The Sun Tavern is Slane Distillery with their Triple Casked Irish Whiskey. As with all our Whiskey Wednesdays, you can grab one of our bespoke cocktails for £5 every Wednesday of the month – we have three new creations for June: Slane The Chancellor, East […]
Field Day After Party – Superfood Live DJ Set
Heading to Field Day at Victoria Park this Saturday? Why not stop by The Sun Tavern Field Day After Party when you’re done! We’re just round the corner, open late and we’ve got a live DJ set ‘til the early hours – entry’s free as usual. Of course, as part of Festival Season here at […]
Festival Season – 25% off drinks with a wristband
Festival season is almost upon us once more, and for those inclined to keep your wristbands on – emblazoned like notches on your festival bedpost, your reward has arrived! Here at The Sun Tavern we do all our good work to a soundtrack of Rock ‘n’ Roll – and from June to September we’ll treat you to […]