Category: Eating & Drinking

For Your Drinks Cabinet: Patrón Silver

We here at Elysium Towers like to mix it up when we can. Sometimes we REALLY like to mix it up, but in a stylish way of course. After all, too much work and no play leaves the discerning gent rather bored. That’s why this week’s recommendation for your drinks cabinet is the ever-tempting and wildest spirit of the bunch – Patrón Silver tequila.

Rested & Recharged: Mercer Street Hotel

The Elysium team continues to find you, the discerning gent, only the most comfortable places to rest your head whilst away from home. We recently had the opportunity to stay at the Mercer Street Hotel, in the heart of Covent Garden. But was this the type of hotel to steal away your lucky lady for a weekend of shopping and theatrics? Read on to discover our verdict…

Rested & Recharged: Malmaison London

Elysium recently had the opportunity to stay at the Malmaison London hotel. This boutique chain of hotels has a number of locations up and down the country and goes by the philosophy of “Individual hotels for individual people”. We here at Elysium like to think of ourselves as individuals, but we more regularly think of ourselves as discerning gents. So would a discerning gent be happy to rest and recharge at the Malmaison London? Read on…

For Your Drinks Cabinet: Fair Quinoa Vodka

This week Elysium Towers has come over all ethical as our moral compass points in a direction to highlight a spirit that is good to the earth and the people who help produce it. This week marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight so, rather aptly, our recommendation for your drinks cabinet is the principled Fair Quinoa Vodka.

Wined & Dined: 52° North Bar & Kitchen

As you will be aware Elysium Magazine loves visiting new places to drink and eat in London. So when we got the opportunity to visit 52° North, recently opened in Soho, we were keen to see what everyone was tweeting about.

For Your Drinks Cabinet: Hoxton Gin

This week’s recommendation for your taste buds is an old classic. That’s right, this week we’re talking to you about gin, but just not any old gin. The discerning gent requires a gin of the highest order so this week for your drinks cabinet is the delectable Hoxton Gin.

For Your Drinks Cabinet: Courvoisier 21

When the word cognac is mentioned to any of the Elysium team, we have to admit we all come across with a look intrigue and curiosity. What we do know for certain is that it’s definitely a drink for the discerning gent. So this week, our recommendation to your growing drinks cabinet is the rather delightful Courvoisier 21.

For Your Drinks Cabinet: ABSOLUT London

It’s not often that Elysium comes across a bottle that we’d rather leave out on display rather than put back into the drinks cabinet. Well, one of these times is when we cast our eyes on a highly visual bottle design, so eye-catching in fact that you’d not want to hide it away. Gents, let us introduce you to ABSOLUT London.

Wined & Dined: The Grill at The Montcalm Hotel

Elysium Magazine loves a restaurant where we can sate our carnivorous desires. So when the opportunity came to visit The Grill restaurant at The Montcalm hotel in Marble Arch, known for its meat-heavy theme, we were understandable keen to get our teeth into the menu. But what did we make of our experience, and is this the type of place to take your lady or your mates? Read on to discover our verdict.