1/3 SLIDES © Provided by Liquor.com 2/3 SLIDES © Provided by Liquor.com The Palm Court’s Mint Julep, left, and Colonial Cooler 3/3 SLIDES © Provided by Liquor.com 3/3 SLIDES London can easily be considered one of the world’s epicurean epicenters, particularly where drinks are concerned. Back in the 1600s, it was the sailors of the British East India Company that concocted what is regarded as the world’s first mixed drink, punch, in the bellies of their ships, and the rest was history. And the tradition of cocktailing has continued up to today. Just this year, London’s former Park Lane hotel was unveiled as the Sheraton Grand Park Lane hotel after a multimillion-dollar renovation designed to preserve all the beloved elements of the hotel’s history while breathing new life into its structure and personality. Among the hotel’s modern bells and whistles is an in-house drinks historian, journalist and author Rebecca Seal . Seal’s sole responsibility is to pay homage to the Sheraton Grand Park Lane’s 20th-century roots through the classic cocktails and drinking etiquette from the 1920s and onward—no small feat considering the sheer size of the hotel and the connecting of dots that’s required in pursuit of the true history of classic cocktails. You’ll find her shaking something up at the iconic lobby bar, The Palm Court , or the 1920s-inspired cocktail bar, Smith & Whistle . Seal’s storytelling transcends the bar menu, taking guests on a journey fueled by cocktails of a bygone era via loose etiquette guidelines based…more detail
