Henry Jeffreys
@henrygjeffreys.bsky.social
Writing on drink & culture. Author of 'Vines in a Cold Climate' - Fortnum & Mason Drink Book of the Year 2024 & James Beard/ Andre Simon nominated & Intoxicating History podcast with Tom Parker Bowles https://linktr.ee/intoxicatinghistorypod
This is how to do a wine label.
August 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is how to do a wine label.
Normal practice at a large English cider firm in the 90's/00s.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Normal practice at a large English cider firm in the 90's/00s.
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At the very least an '80s B&O
July 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
At the very least an '80s B&O
Is Essex the new burgundy? henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/is-essex-t...
July 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Is Essex the new burgundy? henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/is-essex-t...
Intoxicating History has been shortlisted for the 67 Pall Mall awards! Very pleased.
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Intoxicating History has been shortlisted for the 67 Pall Mall awards! Very pleased.
Old family photo from 1907, there's a sprawling 19th century novel in those faces. Not sure how Terry Thomas sneaked in. Must have been some kind of glitch in the space/ time continuum.
June 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Old family photo from 1907, there's a sprawling 19th century novel in those faces. Not sure how Terry Thomas sneaked in. Must have been some kind of glitch in the space/ time continuum.
My wife just won gold in the world marmalade awards. So proud! Seriously, it is the best I have ever tasted.
May 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My wife just won gold in the world marmalade awards. So proud! Seriously, it is the best I have ever tasted.
The Delhi Gymkhana Club has a life size Johnnie Walker striding man (photo credit Seth Thevoz).
May 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Delhi Gymkhana Club has a life size Johnnie Walker striding man (photo credit Seth Thevoz).
The Indian cult of Johnnie Walker henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/on-the-ind...
May 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Indian cult of Johnnie Walker henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/on-the-ind...
Porto at dusk before the power came on fully.
April 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Porto at dusk before the power came on fully.
Bluffers guide to technical wine terms - v. handy for vineyard visits henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/call-my-wi...
April 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Bluffers guide to technical wine terms - v. handy for vineyard visits henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/call-my-wi...
On the latest Intoxicating History M'learned partner Tom & I are talking gangsters, spats, speakeasies, 24 hour Charleston marathons and booze that will make you go blind. Yes it's Prohibition! pod.link/1782189667/e...
April 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
On the latest Intoxicating History M'learned partner Tom & I are talking gangsters, spats, speakeasies, 24 hour Charleston marathons and booze that will make you go blind. Yes it's Prohibition! pod.link/1782189667/e...
Which wine goes best with wolf nipple chips? Part 2 of Tom and me exploring the rich world of Roman wine on pod.link/1782189667/e...
March 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Which wine goes best with wolf nipple chips? Part 2 of Tom and me exploring the rich world of Roman wine on pod.link/1782189667/e...
I'll have a vodka martini, stirred not shaken, in a Babycham glass with a pickle.
March 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'll have a vodka martini, stirred not shaken, in a Babycham glass with a pickle.
I'm the 'world's grand cru drinks historian' according to The Times.
March 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm the 'world's grand cru drinks historian' according to The Times.
This was huge fun to record (and I hope it is to listen to). How Blue Nun turned the Anglo world onto wine. pod.link/1782189667/e...
February 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This was huge fun to record (and I hope it is to listen to). How Blue Nun turned the Anglo world onto wine. pod.link/1782189667/e...
Locked in a room with 12 naked women by a KGB agent after a night at the Carlton Club - we've all been there! (from a new book by former chief whip Simon Hart quoted in the Times)
February 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Locked in a room with 12 naked women by a KGB agent after a night at the Carlton Club - we've all been there! (from a new book by former chief whip Simon Hart quoted in the Times)
People in a tizz because Harrison Ford's kilt was made in England! Wait till they find out where much of the barley comes from in Scotch whisky. www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
People in a tizz because Harrison Ford's kilt was made in England! Wait till they find out where much of the barley comes from in Scotch whisky. www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
I love @edjameswest.bsky.social 's verdict on this place. www.edwest.co.uk/p/what-will-...
January 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I love @edjameswest.bsky.social 's verdict on this place. www.edwest.co.uk/p/what-will-...
One of the worst books I've ever read
January 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
One of the worst books I've ever read
We'd be in much better shape if Starmer drank like Pitt the Younger or Churchill. Diary story in the Times
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We'd be in much better shape if Starmer drank like Pitt the Younger or Churchill. Diary story in the Times
“If it is the Bollinger 69, you were expecting me.”
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“If it is the Bollinger 69, you were expecting me.”
Red wine with fish, clearly a wrong 'un
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Red wine with fish, clearly a wrong 'un
Asks whether a shaking a Vodka Martini is such a terrible crime
January 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Asks whether a shaking a Vodka Martini is such a terrible crime
How fine wine knowledge can get you out of tricky spot: "Mouton Rothschild is a claret"
January 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
How fine wine knowledge can get you out of tricky spot: "Mouton Rothschild is a claret"