The Spirit Specialist

22/10/2026

From now until Halloween you can experience a spoooooky version of the seasonal cocktail selection in the Speakeasy, featuring a (Disney) villainous twist on each drink! Just as tasty but a bit more scary!

Serving until 5pm Tue/Wed/Thu and until 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. Cheers!

20/10/2026

It's time to get SPOOOOOOKY!

Halloween cocktails are now available in the Speakeasy until Saturday 31st - all featuring a (Disney) villainous twist on the current Autumn selection!

Serving until 5pm Tue/Wed/Thu and until 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. See you there - if you dare!

17/10/2026

The Speakeasy will be closing slightly earlier tonight at 7.30pm, in order to prepare for the El Dorado Rum tasting event starting at 8pm.

Still open as normal before that time though, so don't miss out on an autumnal cocktail before everything goes SPOOOOOKY next week!

09/10/2026

Now available to purchase - or if I'm out of stock, pre-order!

I am genuinely gobsmacked at the selection in this 'Wh***ey Tour of America' advent calendar - by my reckoning there's 17 distilleries not officially available in the UK!

Also includes a stunning wooden case, info booklet and 2 chunky tumblers. Anyone want to buy ME one?

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/4y9zlUA

08/10/2026

The Spirit Specialist Speakeasy will be temporarily closed between 4.30pm and 6pm this Saturday 10th October for a private celebration party.

Open as normal before and after these times until 8pm as normal though!

30/09/2026

So, somehow I ended up on Canadian national news alongside Dan Aykroyd and Ryan Reynolds (well, sort of) talking aboot Canadian spirits and US tariffs 😳

A U.S. import ban on Canadian-made alcohol is disrupting the lucrat...

29/09/2026

Due to a family celebration event, The Spirit Specialist Speakeasy will be CLOSING EARLY at 5.30pm on Saturday.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause - but there are still plenty of excellent drinking establishments around Howden you can enjoy!

25/09/2026

NEW ARRIVALS!

The latest single-cask releases from The Story Of... have now arrived - The Storyteller Bourbon Chapter 3 and Roggenwolf Rye Chapters 3 and 4 - the latter release celebrating 10 years of the British Bourbon Society!

Purchase here before they disappear: https://bit.ly/3TyDoeR

18/09/2026

NEW ARRIVALS!

Two utterly superb cask strength, micro-batch releases from The Story Of - be warned, there's VERY limited availability!

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/3TyDoeR

16/09/2026

NEW IN-PERSON TASTING EVENT!

Discover the different dimensions time in cask creates on El Dorado Rum in a relaxed and informal tasting in the Speakeasy on the evening of Saturday 17th October. 6 rums - plus a bonus measure to finish! - plus complementing snacks and an informative presentation are all included.

Numbers are STRICTLY LIMITED, so secure your place now at https://bit.ly/tsseedr