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The Worship Street Whistling Shop

by Jack Oughton -

I guess halfway between a speakeasy and a Victorian Bar, Shoreditch's Worship Street Whistling Shop has a cult following amongst London's cocktail connoisseurs, and with good reason. I'll never forget the 'Juniper Journey' - a tutored tasting of rare Tanqueray gins, held in what looked like a cupboard inside ... [read more]

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