London is very unique with its heritage of members clubs with one of our favourites being Harry’s Bar for its timeless elegance, classic Italian tonics and intimacy.

When interest and demand grew, we decided to turn the focus into an initiative to assist with raising awareness and funds for the NHS Charities Together. Lockdown Liquor was conceived during a global pandemic to raise funds and awareness for NHS Charities Together and as we progressed things further and transitioned into a business, we wanted to look at a way that we could make a much larger and formal commitment.

This is a tough one but we are passionate about tequila and cocktails with a bit of heat, so we would have to say any form of spicy margarita. I think that we will have to start with a warm Cuban Toddy followed by a post-dinner espresso martini! It’s been fantastic to see the interest and demand for people enjoying cocktails at home and obviously it was at the core of why we started the brand, but we are equally excited to grow and expand the brand into other channels, such as hospitality and retail. We were introduced to Founders Pledge and immediately knew that it was the right fit for us and the brand. Explore the collection of Lockdown Liquor cocktails with The Explorer subscription box, the perfect way to sample a selection of our blends.

We were lucky enough to be introduced to Luca through our event and hospitality network at the very early stages of Lockdown Liquor and given we were in lockdown, it was very fortunate that he was available to help us. The speed of growth was quite overwhelming and at this stage we realised that there was obvious potential and opportunity, which confirmed the incorporation of Lockdown Liquor as a company. Lockdown Liquor didn’t start originally as a business idea; we really just wanted to bring some positivity to what was a pretty negative situation.This would have to be chilli – we have a small obsession with including spice in everything from cocktails to food!