Happy Hour-local drinking session

Price: £30/person

Each country has its own local spirits and drinks. Hungary is no different, but it does have some wonderful wines, killer shots, and the controversial Unicum. In this Hour you will try all wines, beers and shots you like.

It's time to not only see but taste the culture:

- Spirits: Hungary's native spirit, Pálinka (a distilled brandy) is mainly produced in the Kecskemét region. Available in a variety of flavours, barack (apricot), cseresznye (cherry), körte (pear, see below) and szilva (plum) are the most popular, although others such as körte (pear) above are also available. Unicum - Unicum is a national institution. Produced for over 150 years to a secret recipe by the Zwack family, this bitter liqueur contains more than forty different herbs. Known also as the "national accelerator" (for good reason) when drunk alternately with pints of beer...

- Beers: Hungarian beers are varied and good quality. Vilagos (lager) and barna (brown) which although similar in colour to an English bitter, have a much sweeter taste. The most famous known Hungarian brewery Dreher is based in Budapest. Producing both vilagos and barna beers, the best are sold under their own label (világos,Pils,Bak barna) although Kőbányi világos is also very pleasant. Dreher's main rival is the Borsodi Brewery which also produces both világos and barna beers..

- Wines: These days 'Hungarian wine' is no longer synonymous with 'plonk,' the wine industry having largely recovered from decades of communist mismanagement. Taste some of the finer vintages recommended by a local sommelier on offer from Hungary's storied wine regions. Although Wines such as Bulls Blood and Tokaji are well-known, they aren't the only gems that Hungarian wine makers have to offer...