Jane Peyton is a leading UK drinks expert, public speaker, author, historian, and media commentator with over two decades of experience in the world of alcoholic drinks. She is the founder of School of Booze where she specialises in drinks education, consultancy and PR activations. Jane has written extensively on wine, beer, cider, gin, and cocktails.
Jane is known for making drinks history, education and culture engaging for both general audiences and industry professionals.
Hello, I’m Jane Peyton. Thanks for visiting my website. As a child I wanted to be a teacher. Little did I know that education would figure so prominently in my career – but as Principal of the School of Booze!
I am accredited through the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and through the Institute of Brewing & Distilling’s Beer & Cider Academy where I was Britain’s first Beer Sommelier of the Year, and also Britain’s first accredited pommelier (cider sommelier).
I am fascinated by the history and culture of alcoholic drinks and alcohol’s ability to unite people from around the world, regardless of language. During my research when writing books and speeches I was fascinated to learn what luminaries of history drank – for instance Queen Elizabeth I and Jane Austen.
Alcoholic drinks knowledge has given me a varied, fulfilling and most enjoyable profession and through it I have met some incredible people and had memorable experiences. One that stays in my memory was when I hosted the World’s Largest Beer Tasting Tutorial (1,236 people) and achieved a Guinness World Record.
These are my specialities with links to their individual web pages for more information:
Jane really enjoys her role as a public speaker at events, festivals, cultural institutions, conferences, and after-dinner speaking. She specialises in delivering entertaining and fascinating presentations about alcoholic drinks history. She often combines talks with tastings. Subjects include:
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In addition to her drinks’ expertise, Jane writes fiction under the pen name B.A. Summer, including the witty and inventive Sole Brethren novels:
Jane is also a songwriter and lyricist, with songs including:
Jane Peyton is the founder of School of Booze, a company dedicated to drinks’ education, training, and consultancy. Through School of Booze, she offers:
For speaking, media, consultancy, education & training, or collaborations, please get in touch with Jane via the contact page.
Jane Peyton is a UK drinks expert, public speaker, author, historian, media commentator, consultant, and founder of School of Booze.
She specialises in the history and culture of alcoholic drinks, including wine, beer, cider, gin, and cocktails.
Yes. Jane Peyton has written 14 non-fiction books on alcoholic drinks history, culture, and education, and on architecture & design.
Yes. Jane is a media expert frequently interviewed for television, radio, print, and online media.
Yes. She writes fiction under the pen name B.A. Summer, including the Sole Brethren novels.