We Are
The House Of Funk.
We are Tanja and John.
A colourful multicultural couple that made London our home the past few decades. We are based in London, but Tanja is coming from the beautiful and cold Finland and John is a punk from the sunny land of Greece. (Quite a combination right?)
Together we bring more than 40 years of experience in hospitality, media, drinks production & events management. We love hosting and meeting new people. And what's better than a cold refreshing beverage to break the ice? We like to think that Long Drink hits that spot!
This is why we started our own Long Drinks business. We partnered with one of the best (in our opinion) London dry gins; Essex Spirits Co. and topped it off with the finest Nordic Grapefruit Soda.
We’d like to introduce you to 'HOUSE LONG DRINK" a refreshing and bold long drink that pays tribute to the legend that Long Drink is since way back in the 50's...
KIPPIS..!
Get To know Us
Tanja
Tanja’s background is in media & broadcasting (quite a change yeah). She likes animals (yep call her crazy cat lady, she won’t mind), everything from the 90s, Jack Nicholson (true obsession really), salmiakki and travelling. Known to drink a wine or two…Now getting back to long drinks; her favourite from Finland. She might be calling the town she grew up “Satan’s a**hole” but her real roots are in the north! Maybe her guilty pleasure is all Finnish music from metal to iskelmä.
Favourite Quote
Good times, noodle salad.
Favourite Drink
All the wine, alternatively a nicely made margarita.
John
John is a musician and a bartender. He has been specialising in punk music (hence the nickname punk, and of course the mohawk he’s been rocking since his teens) and craft cocktails for pretty much his whole life. He likes guitars and riffs, tattoos, bulldogs, cocktails and food. He’s known to make noise… Story has it that teenage John came home drunk one night and his upset mum was telling him off about it. His simple response to this was “Mother, I’m a punk....”
Favourite Quote
No Brain No Headache!
Favourite Drink
Probably sparkling water, but let’s say beer to make him look cool!