I discovered Skal cider while we were eating at a chain pub in London just across from the hotel we were staying at. Skal is now my favorite cider. If only they sold it here... The rest of the food tasted like it was heated up from vacuum packs in a microwave. In other words, very uninspired.
After I got out of the hospital last May, the embassy put me up at the Melia White House. Very nice place. This was the tapas offered the first night at the executive lounge. They had wine and beer, too.