Chris Mads
The launch of Method & Madness Gin - VLOG
The craft gin segment is booming today - and now there is a new player in town. Irish Distillers, who are the Pernod Ricard-owned outfit...
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Chris Mads
- Dec 29, 2018
Welcome to Bali
We touched down in Bali 48 hours ago and it's safe to say both S and I are in love. Not only is this one of the most beautiful places I...
Chris Mads
- Dec 26, 2018
Fremantle, Sunsets and Christmas Day in Oz
So Christmas in the sun was a blast! On Sunday we headed down to Cottesloe Beach to catch the last of the sun and see it set over the...
Chris Mads
- Dec 23, 2018
Christmas Down Under - Part 1
With the winter weather turning London and Surrey into a scene reminiscent of a post "Winter is Coming" Game of Thrones, S and I have...
Chris Mads
- Nov 23, 2018
A snapshot of Beirut
Winter has arrived here in London; the floor is white with frost and the air is freezing. So I imagine there are a few of you looking for...
Chris Mads
- Oct 16, 2018
Yes we Cannes
I'm currently sat in Nice Cote d'Azur Airport having just completed my second Cannes show. The Cannes event is my industry's biggest of...
Chris Mads
- Sep 26, 2018
Escape to Amsterdam
Sometimes the perfect preparation for a crazy time is an escape; with a new term looming for S and my busy season fast approaching we...
Chris Mads
- Sep 25, 2018
Millennial Gent Diary
So, it has been a while. Sorry. Sometimes life drifts along and sometimes it come in droves – and it has been flying lately. I’m not...
Chris Mads
- Aug 8, 2018
Escape to the country
With weather like we are having it seems a crime to rush away to foreign climes. S and I love a good globe-trotting jaunt just as much as...
Chris Mads
- Jun 28, 2018
Up in the Swiss hills
It has been a busy couple of days. I've been buzzing around Switzerland visiting herb farms and gardens up in the hills surrounding...
Chris Mads
- May 28, 2018
A Highland swing
"To mountain spring, To river flows, Where the heather and the thistle grows..." I saw that on a poster a couple of years ago and never...
Chris Mads
- May 24, 2018
A distillery opening with The Macallan
I have just been lucky enough to witness a true once-in-a-generation moment. The nice folks at Edrington and The Macallan flew me up to...
Chris Mads
- May 15, 2018
Champagne rooftop nights in Singapore
I know Las Vegas is traditionally called the "bright light city" but I am going to put in a vote for Singapore to be, at the least, a...
Chris Mads
- Apr 19, 2018
The Secret Garden of Madrid
Madrid is famous for many things: art, markets, plazas...but tucked away on top of a shop in the middle of the city it has its own secret...
Chris Mads
- Apr 17, 2018
How to do airport breakfast
In the Robert Rodriguez film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Johnny Depp's unhinged CIA agent kills a cook at a Mexican restaurant because...
Chris Mads
- Apr 12, 2018
Escape to Madrid
This time last week I was sipping vermouth in a marketplace in Madrid. After a busy start to the year and a family-filled Easter weekend,...
Chris Mads
- Mar 23, 2018
A cold day in Shakespeare country
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" At the weekend S and I made a quick overnight trip to the home of the Bard,...
Chris Mads
- Mar 21, 2018
Travel real tale: What I've learned
I travel for work. I know that sounds very exciting and glamorous - and it is, sort of. But there are a few moments when plane-hopping...
Chris Mads
- Mar 19, 2018
Two parties in Tel Aviv
Last week was a bit quiet on the blog - mainly because it wasn't that quiet off the blog. I headed off to Tel Aviv, Israel, for a work...
Chris Mads
- Feb 9, 2018
Holiday dreams: Scuba diving in Gran Canaria
My list of places I want to go is already pretty impressive, but I think it just got one name longer. In a couple of months Spain will...
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