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Neil Ridley
Broadcaster · Author — Spirits and cocktails; bar openings and the people behind them; distillation and production detail.
Listed with the critics and writers in London.
Neil Ridley is a London-based drinks writer and presenter, co-author of eight books on spirits and cocktails including Distilled, now published in fourteen languages, and for eight years a drinks expert on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
Their own reviews and picks.
Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.
- Wallpaper*, 'Kanpai! Discover the best bars to drink sake in London', his own bylined selection of four London sake bars with his verdict on each ↗their review · 2024-09-30
- Kioku by Endo BarWestminster
“Kioku by Endo, a cosy bar in the Raffles London at The OWO, is a treasure trove of incredible expressions.”
- Kioku by Endo BarWestminster
Pieces they wrote about these places.
Reporting, openings and roundups. Kept for the trail, and not read as their endorsement — a writer relaying someone else's award is not recommending it.
- Wallpaper*: his interview with founder Remy Savage is the coverage (the quoted lines are Savage's, not his) ↗they interviewed · 2024-11
- WarehausDalston
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- WarehausDalston