How to make the ultimate Old Fashioned cocktail

Part of the annual farewell to summer is the inevitable break-up with our favourite warm-weather drinks. And while it’s a wrench to say goodbye to the cool, crisp finish of a glass of Provencal rosé or the sunset-inspired hues of an Aperol Spritz, there’s something to be said for autumn’s cocktail line-up.

Destination Europe: Soho House Amsterdam

A map of Amsterdam is a delight for the geometrically inclined. Sure, it may not have the rigorous grid-like formation of Manhattan (or even Milton Keyes), but its concentric canals nonetheless convey a certain predictability, as geometry tends to do – that unassailable sense of order.

Destination Europe: Soho House Rome

Rome is one of those cities where there’s an intimidating – if not outrightly aggressive – amount of things to see: there’s the Colosseum, Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Pantheon, the Forum, the Catacombs, the Spanish Steps, plus much else besides, and they’re all jostling for your attention.