Cocktails & Dreams (x6)

If you experienced the exclusive Smultronställe, you’ll already know it has morphed into the elusive 18/81 (we do rhymes). But what you might have missed is that the city centre spot is now offering cocktail tasting menus. Rumbullion (pictured) is a glorious blend of four rums, dark maple syrup and tonka bean aromatics, and appears on both the four-courser (£40) and the full six-course option (£50). The longer menu also includes a series of amuse bouche style snacks and edible courses, so we’re very thinking, go with that one. Both options are available by reservation only. Email hello@1881birmingham.co.uk to get booked in. And if it's your first visit, you're heading no more than a five-minute yomp from New Street.