What’s on this weekend

Scotch Malt Whisky Society at home The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has launched a bespoke at-home dining experience, including a three course meal and whisky cocktails. Priced from £85 (US$116) for two people, the menu includes a smoked trout starter, roast duck breast main course and whisky scented pistachio gateau for dessert. Each course is also paired with a whisky from the SMWS collection. The kits are available for home delivery or collection from the Edinburgh and Glasgow sites, and come with videos from executive head chef James Freeman and SMWS ambassadors to help with plating and tasting each whisky. Emporium Arcade Bar Emporium Arcade Bar has opened the doors to its Las Vegas outpost, housed in the Area 15 entertainment complex. Located 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas offers drinks, live shows and classic arcade games, such as pool, pinball, table football and basketball. The Las Vegas venue will also offer a curated bar showcasing local craft beer, an innovative cocktail menu and expansive spirits list. The bar, which will open on Friday 5 February at 5pm, is the sixth Emporium Arcade Bar venue to launch. National Pisco Day London restaurant Crudo Cevicheria has partnered with Chilean pisco brand El Gobernador to celebrate National Pisco Day (6 February). To celebrate the cocktail’s special day, Crudo Cevicheria has created a Pisco Sour at-home kit, which contains everything needed to make the venue’s signature Grapefruit Sour, including a specially crafted grapefruit sherbet that makes the drink “delightfully refreshing" and highlights the floral character of the pisco. The kits can be purchased from the Crudo Cevicheria website, priced from £16 (US$22). Martini picnic sets Martini has partnered with chef Karen Akunowicz to create a winter picnic kit, which is now available to order. Available for purchase through retailer Secret Supper, the kit comes with all the winter picnicking essentials, such as a cutting board, plates, cashmere throw, knitted hats, hand warmers, and more. Chef Akunowicz has curated an accompanying food pairings menu, featuring Italian-inspired recipes that can be paired with the Martini Fiero and Tonic signature serve. Cocktails by Candlelight At-home drinks delivery service Cocktails by Candlelight has launched, pairing signature cocktails with scented candles. Available for delivery across the UK, the kits contain two candles and four cocktails, each provided in recyclable glass jars, as well as fresh citrus garnishes for each serve. Cocktails on offer include the Meltdown Martini, with Russian Standard Vodka, Aperol, lemon curd, vanilla and passionfruit, or the alcohol-free Spicy Watermelon Margarita, which is made with Fluère Smoked Agave, watermelon, lime and jalapeno. Kraken sea shanty Spiced rum brand Kraken and The Vaccines singer Justin Young have recorded a sea shanty and are inviting drinkers to add their own verses to the track. Kraken and the If You Wanna singer recorded a ‘dark twist’ on the My Jolly Sailor sea shanty, which tells the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to return from the sea. Rum fans are encouraged to record their own verse of the sea shanty to be in with a chance of winning a Kraken cocktail kit, which includes the ingredients to make a Dark Hearts cocktail and a limited edition Serenading Sirens vinyl. The contest is open on the brand's website until 8 February. National Pizza Day To celebrate National Pizza Day (9 February), Italian aperitivo brand Aperol is encouraging US drinkers to share their Aperol and pizza pairings. From 9 February until 14 March, Aperol will donate US$3.14 to the Another Round, Another Rally campaign for every social media post that showcases an Aperol Spritz and pizza pairing. The Italian brand will donate up to US$37,000 for posts shared with the hashtag #AperolLovesPizza that also tags @AperolUSA. Tullamore Dew O'Everyone Kicking off this week, Irish whiskey maker Tullamore Dew will donate the proceeds from its merchandise sales in Canada to the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. As part of the brand’s national O’Everyone campaign, Tullamore Dew will donate 100% of the profits from its merchandise sales to the charity, which supports greater diversity and inclusivity across Canada. Tullamore Dew will donate up an initial CA$20,000 (US$15,600) to the campaign, and will continue to donate proceeds from all sales of O’Everyone merchandise across Canada. File source

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