Step into a Dickensian Christmas where the glasses are full, the stories are flowing and the spirits are considerably more enjoyable than the ones visiting Ebenezer Scrooge.
Drinking with Dickens by Amuse Booze is an indulgent four-course festive drinks experience inspired by the world of Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol. Across 90 minutes, you’ll enjoy four carefully created serves and seasonal flavours, all brought together with storytelling, memorable facts and plenty of Christmas frivolity.
This isn’t a literature lesson — and you certainly don’t need to know your Fezziwig from your Tiny Tim. Instead, expect a lively journey through Victorian drinking culture, Christmas traditions and the flavours we associate with the festive season, with a few surprises appearing along the way.
Your Amuse Booze host will guide you through each course, revealing the stories, characters and traditions behind the drinks while bringing a little Dickensian Christmas chaos to the table.
Think warming spices, indulgent serves, festive flavours and good company. By the end, even Scrooge might be feeling Christmassy.
About the Experience
Across four rounds, you’ll explore a different side of Christmas through a carefully selected drink, seasonal story and complementary nibble.
Along the way, we’ll dip into the world of Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol, uncovering curious Victorian traditions, forgotten festive drinking habits and the stories behind some of the flavours that still define Christmas today.
Expect warming serves, winter spices, rich flavours and interactive elements designed to make this much more than simply four drinks lined up in front of you.
There’ll be stories. There’ll be festive facts. There may be a little nonsense.
And, most importantly, there will be very good drinks.
What to Expect
- Enjoy 4 festive drinks and signature serves across a 90-minute experience
- Discover flavours inspired by a traditional Dickensian Christmas
- Explore the drinking traditions and curious customs of Victorian Britain
- Discover fascinating stories and fun facts connected to Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol
- Taste warming, spiced and indulgent drinks designed for the festive season
- Get involved with interactive elements throughout the tasting
- Discover the history behind some familiar Christmas drinking traditions
- Expect storytelling, surprises and plenty of festive frivolity
- Leave feeling significantly more Christmassy than when you arrived
What Might Be in Your Glass?
The exact menu is part of the experience, but expect a journey through flavours perfectly suited to a cold December evening.
You might encounter:
- A warming welcome – something fragrant, comforting and suitably festive to begin proceedings
- Victorian-inspired drinking traditions – a modern take on the punches, toddies and celebratory drinks enjoyed in Dickens’ time
- Christmas in a glass – think winter spice, citrus, dried fruit, rich spirits and other unmistakably seasonal flavours
- An indulgent finale – a suitably decadent final serve to send you back into the December night full of Christmas spirit
The final drinks and pairings will be revealed as the experience unfolds. Expect the unexpected — the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come certainly won’t be giving the menu away.
Who Is This For?
- Anyone who loves Christmas and wants an alternative to a traditional tasting
- Cocktail and spirits lovers looking for something fun and interactive
- Fans of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens or Victorian history
- Groups of friends looking for a festive outing
- Anyone fascinated by the stories and traditions behind what we drink
- Christmas enthusiasts ready to embrace the season properly
- Complete beginners — absolutely no drinks knowledge or Dickens expertise required
God Bless Us, Every One…
This isn’t about sitting quietly while somebody talks you through four glasses.
It’s about Christmas stories, delicious drinks, strange Victorian traditions, festive flavours and a healthy dose of silliness.
So forget the office Christmas party, leave your inner Scrooge at home and join us for four courses of drinks, and Dickensian merriment.
After all, Christmas only comes once a year.
You might as well drink accordingly.
Event Details
When: Saturday 19th December 2026 12:30pm
Where: Loki Great Western Arcade
Price: £45 per person
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