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“Every generation has that drink that becomes so ubiquitous, so popular,” says Liam Davy, head of bars at acclaimed, London-born steakhouse Hawksmoor, which now has more than a dozen locations across the U.K.,

At Hawksmoor it seems to transcend occasion; people order them before dinner and after as a pick-me-up with or as a dessert.

The Hawksmoor chain of steakhouses offers free corkage on quiet midweek nights.

For now, down in his cellar studio, Bryan's current focus is The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor, a prequel to his Grandville series which features anthropomorphised steampunk characters.

With 110 of the 170 Hawksmoor pages completed, Bryan still has plenty of toil ahead.