Rufus Purdy
October 06, 2008
Londoners often fancy a dram. Which is another way of saying they live to drink in large amounts (according to Brit and Supper Clubber-about towner Tamsin Lonsdale, their alcoholic thirst far exceeds our own). And while pub culture and the proverbial pints get most of the attention, we wondered what the city's more elegant watering holes have to offer. To that end, we sent BlackBook's London guide editor Rufus Purdy on a mission to find two proper cocktails one might encounter at a pair of the city's elegant hotel bars.



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