The moon glowing just that little bit brighter every day and the goosebump-inducing chill in the air can only spell one thing; Halloween and this year Phantom Peak is bringing it to life in a big way. Starting this Octo...
It is World Sake Day (October 1) and where better to celebrate than at Birmingham’s underground Japanese bar. Shibuya Underground – sharing a name with Tokyo’s bustling neighbourhood – is offering customers...
A Negroni is the quintessential Italian cocktail; a perfect concoction that relies on the symmetry and balance of its ingredients – gin, Campari and vermouth. It was James Bond’s second favourite drink after a Martini....
Sir Alfred Bird created the eggless brand of Bird’s Custard due to his wife’s egg allergy. A true labour of love. Inspired by this concept, a new cocktail bar has launched in the former factory where the product was mad...
Pack your sun hats, swimsuits and bug spray. We’re headed on a tropical adventure. Where to, you ask? Why none other than Beak Street in Birmingham City Centre. A trip to Jungle Bird might not be quite the trip to parad...
We’ve been in some pretty small clubs in our lifetime. Packed in like sardines in a tin can. Sucking in the gut just to squeeze by one group, only to trip and tumble into another. All to get to the front of the bar and...
We’ve often dreamt of retiring in Cuba. Sipping on mojitos and daiquiris every sunset, driving around Havana’s colourful streets in classic cars and blasting rumba from the stereo. Of course, dreams like this rarely com...
We love The Pineapple Club here at Secret Birmingham. From its always surprising signature cocktails to fabulous recreations of stone-cold classics, bottomless brunches and bespoke décor. It stand-outs in Birmingham’s&h...
Not every cocktail is a work of art. We consider even fewer mixologists as true artists. Robert Wood might be one of the few exceptions. The man is responsible for some of Birmingham’s most beloved cocktail bars, such a...
The problem with crazy golf is that it is rarely… crazy. Frustrating? Yes. But crazy? Not so much. Trying to putt a golf ball between the blades of a spinning windmill becomes rather tedious after awhile. But Golf Fang...