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The Countdown to Christmas Begins with Waitrose Food & Drink Festival

With the unseasonably warm weather, Tory blunders and economic woes stealing the headlines so far this winter, it seems to have been one of the slowest starts to the festive season ever. That all changed last weekend though as the awe-inspiring Waitrose Food & Drink Festival hit London, helpi...

Recuerdo and Zignum Cocktail Competition Winners Enjoy Magical Mezcal Trip in Mexico

Following the highly successful, inaugural Zignum and Recuerdo mezcal cocktail competitions earlier this summer, our two talented winners and a Love Drinks posse to keep them company arrived back in the UK on the 5th November after an incredible prize trip to Mexico. The winners - Zach...

Recuerdo Named Agave Producer of the Year 2022

We’re thrilled to announce that our superlative Recuerdo Mezcal by Mezcales Casa Armando has been awarded the 2022 Agave Producer of the Year Trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) award dinner and celebration. Sponsored by Spirits Kiosk, the iconic awards celebrate an...

Mezcal and Food Pairing for Mexico Independence Day – 16th September 

With the mezcal movement showing no signs of slowing down and Mexico Independence Day taking place tomorrow, we’ve linked up with food writer Jonathan Hatchman to showcase a foursome of flavoursome dishes for the big day that are magic when matched to mezcal. ...

Brazilian Elections On The Horizon As International Cachaça Day Is Celebrated

While the country’s seemingly reckless President Bolsonaro and the plight of its indigenous people have often shown Brazil in a bad light in recent times, for many, the coming elections offer a chance for real change with record numbers of indigenous candidates set to take part. With our Abelha...

Love Drinks Celebrates 15 Years  

After launching on the cusp of the great recession in 2007, we’re delighted to announce that we officially turned 15 last month on Monday 22nd August. Established on the 22nd August 2007 by our Founder and Head of Retail Channel Kirsty Loveday, it’s been one hell of a ri...

Breaking Down Breakfast

Breakfast - known to be the most important meal of the day. There is a plethora of choices, from sweet to savoury, but which of these are the healthier of the bunch? Start your mornings off right with this list of breakfasts to help you tackle the day minus all the sugars that come with most brea...

Jump the Gate and Break the State

We all get those days - the ones in which you don't feel like yourself? You wake up in the morning feeling like you have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. This feeling can either last an hour or two or last all day. What can you do to break the state? Here is a strategy to try the next time ...

What You Eat is What You Get

It is no surprise to anyone with how conscious the world has become about image that over eating and over indulging not just effects your health but also your state of mind. It has been scientifically proven that putting unhealthy fats into your body consistently plays with your emotions not just yo...

The Importance of Connecting with Others

Whether its friends, family or a well-loved pet we understand at Love Drinks the importance of connecting with others. Keeping the mind active and responsive rather than isolated develops the human mind to explore, love and create. There is no guideline to how building relationships with others m...

Run that Marathon!*

*Or do that challenge you have always thought of doing Have you got a challenge, hobby or activity that you have wanted to do, but not done it or even tried it because you feel as though it is too much effort or that you'll make a fool of yourself? Why not rope a friend into doing it with you? ...

Stay Grounded

“If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is.” ~Unknown Working remotely has been one of the biggest challenges that I have undertaken in my career. Naturally a team player, I have been thrust i...

The Yin Yang of Food – It’s All About Balance

Our attitude towards food can help with how we understand and appreciate food. In a world where we seem to be forever on the move, marketeers have found this vulnerability and played into it. Have you noticed that you can walk into a supermarket and within seconds you will find food advertised as �...

How Important Is Your Morning To You?

We often live our lives in a cycle of routine, still bespoke to yourself it often has similar guidelines to the next person. Wake up, brush your teeth, get dressed and of course that essential coffee. The day goes by and soon we forget what day it even is as they quickly roll into months and in a bl...

#FitnessFebruary

Almost hard to believe that we’re already done with one month of 2019. #DryJanuary aka #Veganuary is over and it's time to put abstinence back in its box for a while and kick things into top gear. In the name of this ridiculous trend of rebranding all months, as well as the ones in January we h...

What is Happiness?

  Now that's a question that philosophers, academics, self-help gurus and marketing execs have been wrestling with for millennia. According to Paul Dolan, in his book, Happiness by Design, happiness is experiences of pleasure and purpose over time. We are all aware of the hap...

Turn Off, Tune In and Drop Out

We're living through an age of unprecedented technological advancement and it's extremely exciting. The fact that you're probably reading this on a device that you can fit in your pocket or bag yet has 100's of times more computing power ...

Eat Anything You Want*

*Just Cook It At Home How many times have you cooked at home this week?  ...

Investing in Mental Wealth

Your brain is the most complicated organ in your body. It's a staggering biological masterpiece, able to process more information than the most powerful supercomputer all without you having to think about it. It controls every part of your body, allows you to love, and cry, ride a bicycle and imagin...

Getting Better Sleep

GETTING A BETTER NIGHTS SLEEP Choosing to make quality sleep a priority is cheap and easy and arguably has a bigger bang for your buck health benef...