St. Patrick’s Day on a Friday? Bound to be boisterous! The afternoon saw the calm before the storm. The Ceilidh band set the perfect backdrop for folks popping in to pay their respects to the good Saint himself. The bar began to busy as ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ floated through the air. It must have […]
Umbrella Brewing – Takeover Tuesday – December
As winter now has a firm hold over London… Warming yourself up with an Umbrella Brewing Ginger Beer. Takeover Tuesday saw a collaboration with our sibling Umbrella Brewing that meant the cloudy, fiery and alcoholic stuff was a mere 2 quid for an early week beverage. Head brewer Matt Armitage, was kind enough to have […]
Whiskey Wednesday – November – Bán Poitín
In November of 2016, for The Sun Tavern’s ever changing Whiskey Wednesday collaboration, the lads and Dave Mulligan of Bán Poitín got their heads together and came up with a slightly more alternative Whiskey Wednesday offer given that ‘Poitín Day’ falls on the 18th. Instead of the lads behind the bar here in TST getting […]
Whiskey Wednesday – October – Tullamore D.E.W.
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 […]