Mummies, warrior queens & raucous rulers: Tasting & Talk with Wet Ink -LIVE

From Ancient Egypt to the Romans, history has been wrought with rulers who continue to fascinate us. Hatshepsut, Boudica, Cleopatra, Arawelo, Fu Hao, Bloody Mary - women through history have been some of the most fierce of them all. This talk will tell their stories and how their memory has been preserved, while raising a glass of some of the world’s most fierce spirits too - from whisky and rum, to baijiu, cognac and more.

Award-winning drinks writer and author Millie Milliken will guide you through five different spirits that bring the stories of the evening to life. From their history to how they’re made, how to drink them and more, this is a chance to learn about the magical world and flavour of spirits through unexpected tales.

Tickets: £25 (includes welcome cocktail, admission to the talk, and a tasting of 5 spirits)

When: Monday 22 June 2026, 6.30pm-9pm

SPIRITS INCLUDED IN TASTING SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED!

EVENT SCHEDULE

• Doors open: 6:30pm bar opens for welcome cocktail and special themed cocktail menu
• Talk & Tasting: 7pm - 8pm including a Q&A
• Cocktails & Curiosities: 8pm-9pm bar reopens for cocktails and guests are invited to visit the museum during this time.

Tickets are refundable up to 7 days before the event. If you are unable to attend, please email [email protected] with 72hrs notice and we will see if we can move your ticket to a later date.

To mark the launch of her new content, event and tastings company, Wet Ink, spirits and cocktail writer Millie Milliken has joined forces with home of Devil's Botany, The Last Tuesday Society, for a series of talks that combine her love of drinks with their sometimes offbeat and unusual cultural histories.

There'll be welcome drinks and themed cocktails from the team at The Last Tuesday Society, themed playlist links too and a chance to discover some of the spirits linked to the topics.

Millie Milliken is an award-winning spirits and cocktail writer whose work has been published in the likes of the Evening Standard, Club Oenologique and Wallpaper*. Through her new content, events and tasting company Wet Ink, Milliken wants to tell more stories about spirits and cocktails that don't normally ever get told. From mermaids, to cowgirls, tarot to witchcraft, she takes a different angle to educating consumers about the magical world of drinks.

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