Wrote about Lawrence Osborne's brilliant book about getting pissed in Muslim countries. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-wet-an... Free to read!!

Wrote a thing on the bizarre habit among members of the British wine trade to refer to Burgundy as Bourgogne. Also people who say Napoli instead of Naples or Cote D'Ivoir instead of Ivory Coast. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/you-say-bo...

Wrote a thing for the Telegraph on how Macallan's financial woes might be good news for whisky lovers www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Wrote a thing about some dodgy practices from some wine merchants selling declassified Bordeaux. Including spurious discounts and attributing false scores to the wines henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/declassifi...

Dry martinis, tawny port and Jeeves' hangover cures. I wrote a thing about drinking in PG Wodehouse. Free to read! No paywall! henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/drinking-i...

I wrote a thing about Mary Portas' ideas for turning around the drinks industry. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/mary-porta...

'The invention of the cocktail party' | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-invent...

Is sustainability a selling point for most wine drinkers? henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/does-susta...

The wine anniversary that just keeps on givin' www.hudin.com/the-last-fre...

'The Judgement of Paris 50 years on: What was the significance of probably the most famous event in wine since the wedding at Cana?' | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-judgem...

Paragraph by @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social neatly explaining why I (so far) haven’t found any role for AI in my writing (professional or non-professional). (From open.substack.com/pub/henryjef...).

Amazing stuff. I remember my parents taking an over-the-counter bottle of Kaolin & Morphine on holiday when I was a child which also seems like a different world when it comes to opioids. (Though I appreciate that opioid addiction from cough syrups is a serious problem in some places.)

How I developed a mild opium habit in my teens henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/confession...

Wrote a thing about a timely new edition of Ian Buxton's Whiskies Galore - a tour of Scotland's island distilleries. This is the boom hangover version henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/whiskies-g...

I don’t give a shit how much MPs drink. But these are the same people who tell the rest of us that we must drink less and pass laws to make us do so.

Important journalism here www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...

Wrote a thing on drinking in the House of Commons featuring top historian and cad Alan Clark. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/drinking-i...

Special St. George's Day post - fear and loathing in English whisky henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/english-wh... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

SoB are focussed on promoting English whiskey as a hotbed of true innovation. We don't point fingers to suggest that our way is the only way. English distillers should be free to express uniqueness in whatever way they please, without judgement from those standing on the shoulders of giants. 🥃🌾

As I am sure you are all aware it is English Whisky Week so wrote a thing about whether the industry was a little too close to Scotch - featuring the wisdom of @tonypancakes.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/english-wh...

Wrote a thing about the magic of old Dubonnet advertising henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/dubonnet-i...

@henrygjeffreys.bsky.social Have just started Empire Of Booze, and it is already magnificent. From page 19: "Whenever governments need money, the first things they tax are the pleasures of the working man".

My first book Empire of Booze has just been reissued. Sathnam Sanghera called it "entertaining", Tom Holland described it as "absolutely unmissable" and Al Murray called it "indispensable history" www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Booze...

Was delighted to talk about some of the book that inspired me growing up including Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-writer...

People go to the pub to escape from the world. Out of control children ruin it for regulars and make life stressful for staff. They’re also bad for business. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/should-chi...

People go to the pub to escape from the world. Out of control children ruin it for regulars and make life stressful for staff. They’re also bad for business. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/should-chi...

The former co-owner of Bruichladdich set up Waterford specifically to prove that barley terroir existed. but “if Waterford proved terroir by doing so, they also proved that drinkers didn’t care all that much…” by @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social

Wrote a thing about whether barley provenance actually matters when it comes to whisky. Quoting the great @billlinnane.bsky.social & others henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/does-barle...

Love this @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03... Favourite bit in one of his splendid cookery books is the guidance on 'how much booze you will require for a mid-week supper party' - followed by the observation that after one a guest decided to graffiti his dinner table

‘Deighton’s novels are every bit as morally complex and intricately plotted as le Carré's.’ unherd.com/newsroom/len...

"I suffered for that 20 hours because the incompetent clown I saw at urgent care didn't see a suffering human being, but a "user of alcohol" getting his comeuppance." @wblakegray.bsky.social on his experiences with anti-alcohol doctors www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/03/al...

Allan Massie wrote more than 3,000 reviews, 25 novels, and some of the finest historical fiction of the post-war era, yet he never quite received the recognition he deserved, thecritic.co.uk/profile-alla...

Drinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - wrote a thing about booze in the novels of John Le Carre. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/whisky-bus...

It's 5 years ago this month that Steven Spurrier die so wrote a thing about one of the great gents of the wine world henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/steven-spu...

My favourite Barry Cryer story is his account of Nicholas Parsons asking Ross Noble who his favourite comedian was. "Richard Pryor" Noble replied, "Genius! So sad he set himself on fire while freebasing crack cocaine". Parsons, visibly upset, asked Barry later: "did you hear about Richard Briers?"

I went to Simpsons-in-the-Strand London's most old-fashioned restaurant which is reopening soon. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/simpsons-i...

Wrote a thing on great wine moments in TV/ cinema featuring Succession, From Russia with Love and Ab Fab. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/8-great-wi...

This is really good. (And mentions the colour. As in Martin Amis describing ‘chartreuse-coloured snot.’)

A Last Word is one of the finest cocktails ever conceived

Wrote a thing on the mighty Green Chartreuse. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-myster...

"most drinkers don’t want 7% marshmallow stouts and draughty bars full of hard granite surfaces and neon banalities. " unherd.com/newsroom/bre... Good stuff here from @willhawkes.bsky.social

I wrote a thing about how all the whisky lochs, lakes and fjords could be a great thing for customers. thecritic.co.uk/whisky-a-go-...

Not just beer and books, but music too! Looking forward to chatting Tasting Notes with @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social tomorrow night!

“France is the country of Eiffel, Pasteur, Hugo, Rodin or Monet. We are engineers, chemists, artists and crazy. And to create new whisky, you need all of those skills.” henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/le-whisky-...

Nancy Mitford described how writers should have a shard of ice in the heart. It’s hard to maintain that shard when you’re wearing a floppy hat, drunk and being embraced by a red-cheeked Frenchman. henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/join-our-c...

I'm doing an event in London on 4 March with Hundred Hills, one of England's best sparkling wines. Includes 2 glasses of wine. Starts at 6:30pm wynwine.myshopify.com/products/the...

New copies of Empire of Booze are here! Officially published April. Love the cover.

Very moving tribute to Allan Massie, the novelist, from his son Alex. Massie pere wrote some brilliant novels which deserved to get more attention than they did. Question of Loyalties especially should have been a Booker contender. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...

I read with some interest Izabella Kaminska's article for the Telegraph, "I was an eyewitness as the FT went woke and I couldn’t bear it". Yes, I have thoughts. Well one big thought really. /1 uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...

Another Gin and Tonic please for each of the Tims. A Jägerbomb for Harry and a jug full of Pimms. Then next slip up to Twickers where the totty will swoon And our lower limbs all slathered in a sea of maroon