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Annie Hayes is a journalist who writes about spirits, cocktails, health, and lifestyle. She previously worked at The Spirits Business and Men’s Health. She has also judged numerous cocktail competitions.
Her work has appeared in titles including Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Runner’s World, Prima, and Women’s Health.
Annie covers everything from cocktail recipes and ingredients to Veganuary, hangover cures, and the finer details of spirits production. She has a sharp nose for a good story and remains one of our favourite writers.
8 Things Every Self-Confessed Spirits Geek Should Know About CognacIt’s all well and good drinking it, but how much do you really know about France’s beloved grape-based spirit? Here, David Boileau, Cognac ambassador for the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du…
Six Futurist Cocktail Recipes For The Experimental Home BartenderThe Italian Futurist movement laid the foundations of what became the pioneering cocktail industry we know and love today – and yet very little is known about its provocative, theatrical…
Piedmont Part 3: The Wine Behind Italy’s Famous Barolo ChinatoWhat happens when you combine one of the world’s most sought-after red wines with the dry bitterness of a gin and tonic? The answer: Barolo Chinato. Annie Hayes headed to…
The Most Expensive Cognac Bottlings At This Year’s La Part des Anges AuctionThis year’s La Part des Anges Cognac auction raised a record-breaking €291,500 for charity. A phenomenal amount, you’ll agree. But what, exactly, did buyers splash their cash on? We’ve compiled…
Behind the Scenes at London’s New Ziggy Stardust-Inspired BarIn 1973, David Bowie toasted the retirement of his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, with a star-studded bash dubbed ‘The Last Supper’ at Hotel Café Royal. Now, 25 years on, the…
Piedmont Part 2: The Sparkling Union Between Bava Winery and Giulio CocchiAperitif and sparkling wine producer Cocchi recently welcomed MoM to its Italian home in Piedmont. We marvel at the brand’s fascinating history, take a peek at aromatised wine production at…
Want To Imbibe Like Bond? London’s Top Bartenders Show You How…From the Vesper in Casino Royale, to his iconic Martini ‘shaken, not stirred’ in Diamonds are Forever, James Bond’s penchant for high-class tipples is something we can certainly get behind….
Piedmont Part 1: The Epicentre of Italian VermouthPiedmont: home of slow food, fine wine, and… medieval horse festivals? Well actually, yes. Aperitif and sparkling wine producer Cocchi recently welcomed MoM to the region for a weekend packed…
This Is Why Your Next Drink Should Be A Bottled CocktailPre-batched cocktails have experienced something of a glow-up in the last few years. Forget ‘shaken or stirred?’, we’ll take ours bottled, please. Here’s why you should, too… When you consider…
Kanpai! 10 Things You Should Know About SakeIt’s complex, versatile and seriously cool, but how much do you know about sake? If your knowledge is lacking, fret not – we’ve got all the info on this lip-smacking…
Splice The Mainbrace! A Brief History of Navy Strength GinYou’ve seen it on shelves, you’ve sipped it in cocktails, but what exactly is Navy Strength gin? Here Jake Burger, co-founder of London’s Portobello Road Gin and renowned gin historian,…
A Beginner’s Guide To AquavitAquavit is finally taking flight outside its Scandinavian home, and it’s about time you got acquainted. Here’s what you should know about the herbaceous and softly spiced Nordic spirit… We…
Exploring The Trend For Rum Cask-Finished Scotch WhiskiesNow more than ever, Scotland’s whisky-makers are treating their ageing stocks to a resting period in tropical casks from sunshine shores. We explore the trend for rum cask-finished Scotch whiskies……
10 Things You Need For A Dynamite Home BarHome bar looking a bit… lacklustre? It’s time to give your boozes the tender loving care they deserve. To paraphrase the late, great Aretha Franklin, all they’re asking for is…
Savoury Gin: Explore A Boozy Herb GardenThanks to the rise in hyper-local gins and imbibers’ burgeoning fervour for bitter flavours – Negroni, anyone? – savoury gins are having something of a moment. From lemon verbena to…
The World’s Best Spirits-Themed Hotels for Booze LoversForget ‘bed and breakfast’, this summer it’s all about the ‘bed and beverage’. Dream of sleeping in a giant wooden Tequila barrel? Fancy a 5-star stay with a built-in rickhouse?…
