Liquor Studio in Leeds is the ultimate way to find your new favourite drink: create your own gin and then take it home with you as part of their creator's experience.
The gin market feels a little saturated these days.
With just about every flavour under the sun available as an alcohol-infused delight, when you've tried all the variations you can think of there's only one thing left to do.
Create your own gin.
Using a massive range of botanical distillates under the guidance of experienced 'ginstructors', you can begin your own journey of DIY booze.
Brought to you from 2/3 of the The Hedonist bar, Liquor Studio is the place to let those creative juices flow and find the perfect flavours for you to enjoy.
Less home-brew, more luxury gin tasting, this experience guides you through the science of creating the perfect booze with a series of interactive and tasty experiments.
Mix and match gin flavours until you find your favourite at the masterclasses. / Image: Liquor Studio
That's right: you get to taste your way to the perfect recipe.
Once you have an idea of what makes a good gin recipe, let loose and channel your inner drinks critic in the Blending Room where you can mix and match to your heart's content to find the perfect flavour.
Once finalised, you'll received 50cl worth of your very own designed gin, complete with a personalised label.
Best of all, this needn't be a one-time-arrangement.
Once you've downed your debut bottle, the Liquor Studio will keep your recipe on their records so that you can reorder new bottles anytime you like without having to create another recipe, unless you want to that is.
Your finished bottle is your recipe to keep hidden or share with the world. / Image: Liquor Studio
Gin Creation Classes currently cost £79.95 per person or £149.99 per couple in attendance.
The price covers your 50cl bottle of homemade gin, along with a couple of G&Ts throughout the evening and the gintructors' time too.
The frozen yoghurt craze is on its way to Leeds as Kefiyo is set to open in Headingley in just a few days.
It's a phenomenon that has caught the attention of the TikTok and Instagram girlies as of late, with frozen yoghurt bars popping up in Manchester and going viral online.
The ice cold sweet treat is supposedly 'healthy' and with a slogan of 'eat Clean. feel Light. live Better.' - this new spot in Leeds seems to be going down that route too.
Kefiyo will be opening in the old Sixes site on Ash Road in Headingley, and they've just announced that they'll be soft launching this Sunday 19 April 2026.
The space is already sporting a super cute pastel green and pink exterior, and it's exactly matching the aesthetic that you'd expect with froyo.
Kefiyo will offer a range of frozen yoghurt flavours with a whole bunch of toppings for you to customise to your tastebuds, as well as fresh acai bowls.
Situated slap bang in the centre of Headingley, we've got a feeling it'll be very busy with students on their way to their morning lecture or at night for those looking for a sweet treat that doesn't feel too naughty.
We'll keep you updated on more Kefiyo updates as and when we find out.
But in the meantime, you can keep an eye on their socials here. We'll see you soon for a scoop Leeds.
Cult favourite burger chain Burgerism is officially coming to Leeds this summer
Clementine Hall
An award-winning burger chain is coming to one of Leeds' suburbs.
If you don't know Burgerism, then get to know.
The Manchester-based burger chain is known by many for its incredible smash patties and quick, reliable service.
Their concept is simple: good burgers made with quality ingredients and cooked fresh to order. Delicious.
And it's not just burgers, they've also got some great wings and fries available too with a range of homemade sauces on offer for dunking, drizzling and devouring. We're a particular fan of the buffalo wings with their garlic ranch dip.
The chain used to have a dark kitchen on the outskirts of the city where people could order via Deliveroo, however this closed down and since then there's been a Burgerism-shaped hole left in our foodie scene.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Burgerism recently applied to move into a vacant shop unit in Meanwood at 605 Meanwood Road, seeking change-of-use planning permission for the former Papa Johns site which was previously only allowed to serve...well, pizzas.
And the plans have now been approved, which means Burgerism will officially be coming to Leeds. Hurray!
Burgerism's new takeaway will be walking distance from the The Meanwood Tavern, perfect for those looking for some post-pint burgers.
It will be strictly takeaway with no dine-in option available.
The brand-new Burgerism will employ 15 people from the local area with food being served between 11am and 11pm.
We'll keep you up to date as and when we find out more, but for now we're aware that Burgerism Leeds is set to open this summer.
Sophie Smith -
12th November 2021 
