One in five UK hospitality businesses fear collapse as costs surge

I apologise in advance for the title of the old grain tasting we have just posted. shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/you...

This will make approximately 6 people in the city of Bath very happy. The bright green German Berliner Weiss is back.

Behold! The most banana-y banana liqueur there is. So full of banana you would think it grew up at 29 Acacia Road.

We call them Greenland sharks because that's where they're near the surface, but they live in all the cold water of the oceans, so anywhere over 1000m deep. Amazing creatures.

Looking at tastings for the next 6 months. I mean £100 quid a ticket is fucking insane right…? We couldn’t pull that off… right..?

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

New Daftmill! The winter 2012 release is the first seasonal to include sherry casks. shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/daf...

Strong recommendation for this one - get it while you can as it’s delicious!

Sad times. The last 9 bottles of our Xmas single cask Ruadh Mhor have landed. No more once this is sold. Distilled 56 days after we opened in 2013 and this heavily peated Glenturret spirit is no longer produced. Hefty 63% too. Last chance… shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/ber...

Some new whiskies from Signatory today. Heavily peated Ben Nevis in a chunky oloroso cask. Yes, you heard me. Heavily peated. Couldn’t possibly couldn’t on this mystery speyside (m) bottling is. But what I can tell you is that this (m) from speyside is finished in a PX cask and delicious. 😉

#NewStuff. More for the shop than you tbh. But it is new.

There is growing concern Palantir, a US company, is using our health data to support Trump’s ICE targeting of immigrants. We should not entrust our NHS data to a company like this. Palantir should not be considered for new NHS contracts. Protecting people's data must be the highest priority.

Still putting away deliveries. It’s been a day. We have an insane amount of beer. Should you be having a long day, remember it’s Friday & we have just got in this radler type thing. 1.9% kolsch lager crossed with a highly caffeinated German cola. I mean it didn’t need to exist but I’m glad it does.

O’Haras Leann Folláin extra Irish stout. I’ve been trying to get this in for about a year. It’s possibly the best stout in Ireland. Pellicle mag said, a bottle of Leann Folláin from the fridge is all milk chocolate and molasses, demerara sugar and dates. They are right. Going right into the fridge.

It has been a ROUGH couple of days at Holly's Merry Moggies rescue for disabled and difficult cats. Just one thing after another. Money that was supposed to last us the year is almost gone and it's only March. If you can help at all, it would be HUGELY appreciated

Okay. Long bus journey home so entertain me: What is the one song you wish you could just get up and absolutely nail as karaoke? No limits or rules. No drama. No irony. Just stone cold sing. Mine is "How Far I'll Go" from Moana.

It comes in pints??! (Technically a US pint at 0.9 US fl OZ as this is a 500ml, but you knew that already)

“It is not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat.” —the Director of National Intelligence with a straight face, somehow

Lineup for Fridays Tasting @floatingrumshack.bsky.social 16yr Foursquare, Mandamus 57% 19yr Roaming Roads, Haiti 55.2% 19yr Roaming Roads, Venezuela 54.4% 13yr Adelphi, Diamond 61.3% 19yr Adelphi, Travellers 61% 2019 Berry Bros, Portsmouth 57% shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/the...

It will a slightly earlier closing time of 5pm today. This is because of reasons. Here is a picture of two idiots to help soften the disappointment.

Last tix for this Fridays rum tasting with @floatingrumshack.bsky.social and it is a doozy. I believe some of these we are only the second retailer in the whole UK with them. Plus Adelphi and Berry bros single casks and the mighty Mandamus! shop.independentspiritofbath.co.uk/products/the...

The dumbest fuck on the planet is President of the United States.

Can we just, once again, note that the British government should absolutely not be inviting this firm into our democracy?

Oh my word. Stunning! New to the shelves from Planteray, the Mister Fogg navy rum. THIS is what a navy rum should taste like. Open to try while we bore you with the over convoluted production methods.

The Strait of Hormuz is perfectly safe...

New stuff. Was busy. Here it is. Yum.

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Farage and Jenrick pull a stunt in Buxton in protest at the fuel prices which are going up - on account of a war they both back - started by a man Farage flew thousands of miles to "have dinner with" only for said man to decide he was busy. So much dignity going on.

Come on NASA Satellite. He is probably on a golf course. 🤞

Didn’t even last minutes, all gone already. 100% Islay barely 10 year Bruichladdich as part of their 25th anniversary of the reopening of the distillery. I mean I’m glad I didn’t have to go to the bother of putting it online and posting most of it back to Scotland.

Juries are not perfect. Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials. But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having. They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.

Our man on the scene. What's the crack?

We’ve temporarily closed St James's Parade to all traffic and are working to install two-way signals due to an unstable vault below the road. We are working with the property owner and will provide further updates.

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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NEW BLOGPOST: Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty For any MP unsure of how to vote on the government’s proposals to restrict trial by jury.

An absolute gift to independent stores with this release alcoholandaphorisms.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/t...

ICYMI: Study: People get in more fatal car crashes the day big albums get released #musicnews

The greatest stout Vault city have ever done. It will not be here by Easter FYI

Fresh drops from Elusive, Vault City and Sureshot including the new Sureshot birthday beers. Lots of new Belgians in too.

A HUGE weekend of new stock on the shelves. We have new whiskies from Adelphi, Cadenheads, Single Malts of Scotland for so many distilleries. Ben Nevis Laphroaig Teaninich Royal Brackla Dailuine Mortlach Tullibardine And I’m going to run out of characters for this post.

Nigel Farage is in Mar-a-Lago tonight (not Clacton, obvs). Via Politico: "What Farage should be doing: Sorting out his Reform documents with Companies House. The party is overdue on submitting a [legally mandatory] statement."

We have the Kodakara fruit sake and liqueurs back in. Yuzushu, umeshu with the mango and the hard to find ginger. Have them on their own, with soda as they are sometimes drunk, or as a fun half day Friday beverage.

I mean. I wasn’t going to have a drink tonight but…

Wellity, Wellity, Wellity… What’s all this now… Someone’s been putting new stock on the system today.

New Adelphi releases are here plus this years release of the Ardnamurchan Paul Lanouis!!

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