Celebrate The Iron Lady with a Margaret Thatcher cocktail

Monday, 9 January 2012 9:58 AM

With the release of The Iron Lady, former British PM Margaret Thatcher will be thrust back into the limelight. And what better way to raise a glass to a cultural icon than with a specially designed Thatcher-inspired cocktail?

1980s-inspired boutique London nightclub Maggie’s will be celebrating the arrival of ‘Maggie Mania’ with a full refurbishment and Margaret Thatcher-inspired sharing cocktail; The Maggie’s Head.

The Right Honourable Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher has inspired the club's authentic 80s memorabilia, wallpaper, and Pacman DJ booth.

They will also be organising a screening of The Iron Lady at Chelsea Cineworld on Thursday January 19, with transport on hand to ferry guests to the nightclub by classic Routemaster buses for a Barcardi and Grey Goose cocktail reception followed by a truly awe-inspiring 80s performance by a surprise guest.

Club-goers can hear her famous speeches playing in the loos, while Thatcher memorabilia vies for space on the walls along withother iconic 80s images and paraphernalia.

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