The New Sheridan Club: The Dowager Duchess (Rachel Downer to her friends) on the left, with Nick Morgan and Mrs H
The New Sheridan Club: A close up of Pandora's hat
The New Sheridan Club: US Member Roy Engoron (left) on a rare visit to the UK
The New Sheridan Club: Manfred, actually wearing a tie this time
The New Sheridan Club: Pandora trying on some sort of spat or puttee that Birgit has brought
The New Sheridan Club: Lorella in a uniform that I suspect is not hers
The New Sheridan Club: Bunty and lady friend
The New Sheridan Club: Fiona Salter
The New Sheridan Club: Last month's speaker Mai, in her natural environment
The New Sheridan Club: Mrs H's brother Paul, drafted in to help distribute samples
The New Sheridan Club: As is often the case, the corridor is where all the action is
The New Sheridan Club: Matthew Howard looking affable
The New Sheridan Club: Compton-Bassett, still looking a bit long-haired even after a visit to the barber
The New Sheridan Club: The audience gives their full attention to…
The New Sheridan Club: …a question from the floor
The New Sheridan Club: David Devinyl
The New Sheridan Club: What a splendid suit
The New Sheridan Club: Our Chairman, Torquil, has the sad task of delivering a eulogy for Nathaniel Slipper, who has recently died of cancer
The New Sheridan Club: The Dowager Duchess begins her talk by harking back to the event where she met her future husband, which ultimately led to her ending up on her estate in Kent, where the ingredients for her booze grow
The New Sheridan Club: Her cat Patience
The New Sheridan Club: Why, indeed?
The New Sheridan Club: It's going well
The New Sheridan Club: Some technical photos
The New Sheridan Club: The first sample
The New Sheridan Club: Matthew makes himself useful
The New Sheridan Club: That's Paul Gunn, from chappist band Worsted, on the right
The New Sheridan Club: The vital ingredient in the rhubarb wine
The New Sheridan Club: More samples