Italian restaurant near Red Lion Square and Conway Hall, Holborn
Red Lion Square is a small, leafy square just off Holborn, best known today as the home of Conway Hall. If you're there for a talk, a concert or a meeting an...
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Most people know Fiena for coffee, pasta and spritzes. Behind the bar, though, there's a short but serious list of spirits, from Japanese whisky to aged tequila. Here's a guide to what we pour at Fiena, our family-run Italian cafe, bar and restaurant at 4 Medway Court, Judd Street, London WC1H 9QX, near King's Cross St Pancras.
We pour two Japanese whiskies, both from Suntory:
Background from Wikipedia's pages on the Yamazaki distillery and Hibiki.
The whiskey list runs from easy-drinking favourites to single malts for sipping: Jameson, Jack Daniel's, Monkey Shoulder, Johnnie Walker Black Label, Glenmorangie Lasanta 12, Balvenie 12 and Dalmore 15. Lasanta is one of Glenmorangie's wood-finish whiskies, named in the range alongside Quinta Ruban and Nectar d'Or.
Maker's Mark, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve and Bulleit Rye. Buffalo Trace comes from a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, that claims to be the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States.
A bigger agave list than you might expect: Patron Silver and Reposado, Casamigos Blanco, Reposado and Añejo, Don Julio Reposado, and Casamigos Mezcal. Tequila is a type of mezcal made only from blue agave, while mezcal can be made from many kinds of agave and usually has a smoky flavour. On a tequila list, blanco means unaged (or rested for under two months), reposado has spent at least two months in oak, and añejo at least a year.
If you'd rather have your bourbon mixed, two classics on our drinks menu use Buffalo Trace:
Tequila fans can go for a Margarita on Tequila Ocho, classic or spicy. Every cocktail is made with a 50ml spirit measure. See our post on cocktails at Fiena for the full list.
Spirits are served in 25ml measures.
Leni's review didn't waste words: Amazing drinks, amazing food, amazing music!
(Leni, Google review) R C agreed: The drinks were also really good.
(R C, Google review) Yasmeen noted that the cocktails were delicious
(Yasmeen H., Google review).
Pull up a stool and ask what's open. Book a table or walk in at 4 Medway Court, Judd Street.
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