October seemed to be quite an eventful month with lots going on involving one of the worlds favourite Irish tipples, Tullamore D.E.W. However, it wasn’t just #WhiskeyWednesday making an appearance, Drink Up London was hosting it’s annual London Cocktail Week. So of course we got our hands dirty! For London Cocktail Week, The Sun Tavern teamed […]
The Sun’s Second Birthday – Late night music, ginger beer & cocktails!
The Sun Tavern turned two this October and we celebrated with a good old-fashioned piss-up! Umbrella Brewing Ginger Beers were going for 2 quid a bottle and the boys from Redchurch Brewery sent over a keg as a birthday present – which we put on for free until it was dead, cheers lads! (To be […]
Whiskey Wednesday – September – Dewar’s
We’ve been working with Dewar’s Blended Scotch to produce a bespoke scotch cocktail list to run every Wednesday this month. This September over here in Bethnal Green, Dewar’s really wanted to push the boat out for this edition of the Whiskey Wednesday cocktail menu. So, given that they’re a Scotch whisky brand, the idea […]
St Patrick’s Day 2017 at The Sun Tavern
How better to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2017 than by enjoying the top-notch selection of Irish whiskey and poitín at The Sun Tavern? We’re already putting together our plans for St Patrick’s Day 2017 – keep an eye out here for updates! In the meantime, to whet your appetite, check out photos from this year’s below.
Whiskey Wednesday – August – The Irishman Whiskey
If you’re in the Bethnal side of Bethnal Green Road on an August Wednesday, you should pop your head in here! We’ve got whiskey! The Whiskey Wednesday collab for August meant the lads in the bar we’re getting stuck into crafting drinks using The Irishman Founders Reserve. Gavin McGowan-Madoo, who looks after the Walsh […]
Whiskey … or whisky?
It’s pretty well known that Irish ‘whiskey’ is spelt with an ‘e’ but scotch is simply ‘whisky.’ What’s not so well known is why… The term ‘whiskey’ derives from he gaelic ‘uisce beatha’ – pronounced “uh-iss-keh beh-ah” – meaning water of life. This was abbreviated to ‘uiskie’ some time in the 17th century, which later […]
Whiskey Wednesday – July – Jameson Irish Whiskey
Even if the weather hasn’t been that great this summer, the Whiskey Wednesday cocktails certainly have! For the month of July, The Sun Tavern’s bespoke Whiskey Wednesday cocktail offering was in ties with Jameson Irish Whiskey. Murphy did a great job orchestrating the drinks, which definitely received a noticeable amount of interest. Jameson wanted […]
Interview: Oyster Boy
The Oyster Boy will be giving out his delectable oysters at ‘East End Of The Line’ at The Sun Tavern to celebrate the coming of the Night Tube. He can also be found shucking at Broadway Market & Leyton Food Market each Saturday and Columbia Road Market every Sunday. Can you tell us […]
Paul Day – Top 5 Tracks
Paul Day, one of the regular DJ’s to play here at The Sun Tavern, has shared with us his Top 5 Tracks to play whilst people chat, drink and dance. They are as follows… The Sonics – Have Love Will Travel The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Elvis Costello – Pump It Up […]
Whiskey Wednesday – June – The Dubliner Irish Whiskey
For the month of June, The Sun Tavern’s rotating Whiskey Wednesday collaboration was with The Dubliner Irish Whiskey. As a new Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner were very keen to be apart of what we do and really try to showcase how their spirits work in cocktails. Introducing Irish Whiskey to new people through cocktails […]