Cocktail Golf Open – updated

Rounds are being sunk at Maloney’s bar as the Cocktail Golf Open swings into action.
While some clowns brave the rain at Royal Birkdale to watch grown men hit a wee white ball around a field with a stick, the real action is taking place at the Scarisbrick Hotel bar with a jug of claret up [...]

Cocktail hours

Following my post about the difficulty in tracking down a Bloody Mary, I finally secured one at Maloney’s bar in the Scarisbrick Hotel.
I’ve undervalued Maloney’s in the past, tending to tip up there worse for wear in the early hours when all watering holes look the same.
My barman not only made me a first-class Bloody [...]

Rich list at the Scarisbrick

The Scarisbrick Hotel on Lord Street is hoping to attract rich visitors to Southport during the Open golf by offering eight varieties of pink and white champagne and cognacs costing up to £55 a shot.
“The Louis XIII de Remy Martin cognac is our most expensive spirit at £55 – and that’s for [...]