Portia Freeman | Founder of ‘Portia’s Happy Hour’

This month’s Guest Editors, London Cocktail Week founders Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhán Payne, ask some quickfire questions

Your fave London cocktail bar for when you want a guaranteed great drink?

Scales – the aroma of the bar alone steals my heart. Dim lighting, seductive and, of course, great energy and cocktails!

Your go-to cocktail order?

A bottle of champagne (preferably to share) followed by some sort of ice cold martini – gin, dry, with a twist! I’m over dirty! Along with a large bottle of ice cold sparkling water & lemon.

The 2026 bar opening you’re most looking forward to

Burro, Burro, Burro!!! Not necessarily a bar, but anyone who’s a fan of Trullo, need I say more?

What’s In?  Absolutely anything that tickles your fancy, cold brew, ingredients used multiple times, anything freezer batched.

What’s Out? Service WITHOUT a smile, cocktail glasses that haven’t been pre-chilled and SHIT ICE! Bar snacks, queuing, being a dick to staff.

Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhán Payne are this month’s Guest Editors and you can see all the content they’ve curated here.

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