We get to call this ‘research’. The first Spirit Show saw over 200 some weird but mostly wonderful booze brands descended on Islington armed with free samples. Dedicated to our industry, we took the afternoon off emails and went along.     Every town in Britain seemingly had its own gin (we tried most – none as good as Brockmans). There was a £3,000 skull full of whisky. Some genius even combined vodka with tequila to make Vodquila. The non-alcoholic stands were unsurprisingly less busy than the rest. There was also a half-naked man selling a device that stops […]

  Brace yourselves. At the time of writing there is exactly a month until Christmas. Buster is only just getting familiar with your TV screens and you’ve barely got to know Mrs Claus. The chances are you will be getting seriously bored of them by the time the 25th rolls around. Here is our pick of the ads you won’t get bored of a) because most of them are old and won’t be on TV, and b) because they are all from foreign climes.   Argentina: Santa on the toilet On the slightly more surreal side, this ad for fashion […]

  Cinco de Mayo is here and what better way to celebrate than making these very Mexican drinks? All of these can be made with stuff that you probably already have around or can find in any local shop.                                                             Michelada                                                             […]

Ever wondered how much a pint cost in France compared with Norway. Or what thelegal drinking age is in Russia.

A somewhat macabre Monday afternoon blog post, but one that does raise some interesting questions… How can you protect your digital privacy after death? How will you maintain your digital legacy? Will you opt for a digital resurrection? Three Facebook users die every minute, what has happened to their accounts? This infographic from Australian company, Life Insurance Finder, is an illustrated guide to preparing for death. As well a selection of death-related infographics, the company also provide some useful advice such as remembering not to put passwords for your digital accounts in your actual will as wills are made public […]