Today is World Cocktail Day when lovers of fine drink all over the world will be raising their glasses to the very idea of cocktails. Gotta say that one of the best recipes to come our way this week is … Continue reading
Brrr suddenly we’re remembering just what winter is like and how much our thoughts turn to filling our insides as outside gets colder and more miserable. We’ve been playing around with ginny food and drink combos and here’s one that … Continue reading
It’s the time of the year when all drinks journalists sigh under the burden of endless emails from drinks PR companies promoting the virtues of their clients’ latest summer cocktails. Some are frankly absurd but others are truly imaginative. We’ve … Continue reading
Across the world, each year in the month of June, the beauty and symbolism of the rose is celebrated on International Rose Day this year on the 23rd June. As well as an object of exquisite beauty, the rose is … Continue reading
40ml Bombay Sapphire 15ml freshly squeezed lime juice 15ml Rhubarb Liqueur 50ml Fever-Tree Tonic Water Add the lemon juice, rhubarb liqueur and Bombay Sapphire to a clean tall glass. Stir. Add plenty of cubed ice and stir again. Top with … Continue reading
Yes really. To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray launch of the epic crime drama BOARDWALK EMPIRE: The Complete First Season out on 9 January 2012, Marian Beke, head bartender at Nightjar, has created to Boardwalk Empire-inspired cocktail recipes. Here’s our … Continue reading
Here’s the recipe created by Bombay’s Sam Carter and David Waddington: 50ml Bombay Sapphire 10 ml Orgeat syrup 10 ml Blue Curacao 15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice Trimmed orange peel To make this cocktail at home measure all ingredients … Continue reading
By The Bar at The Dorchester 30ml Whitley Neill 30ml Sloe Gin 10ml of The Dorchester’s Forbidden Fruit Liqueur 15ml Bergamot syrup 20ml Lime juice 10ml Sugar Syrup 20ml Pineapple Juice Sprinkle of fresh nutmeg Shaken and served on crushed … Continue reading
50ml Bombay Sapphire 20ml cloudy apple juice 12.5ml fresh lime juice 10ml vanilla syrup Shake all ingredients vigorously with cubed ice then fine strain over crushed ice in a tumbler. A slight foam will appear. Finish with a spritz of … Continue reading
Cocktail recipe from The Art of the Bar, syrup recipe from Imbibe. 8-12 mint leaves 1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin 1/2 oz ginger syrup* 1/2 oz fresh lime juice Ginger Ale Method: Put mint leaves in a highball glass, cover … Continue reading
Plymouth is one gin that lends itself to vegetal, earthy flavours and here are two delicious drinks to experiment with: 2 ounces Plymouth Gin 1 ounce simple syrup 1 ounce fresh lime juice 2 dashes celery bitters Perrier Jouet Grand … Continue reading
To take advantage of the exotic fruit and spice flavours in the brand new Beefeater London Market Gin, Beefeater Brand Ambassador Tim Stones has developed a series of delicious new cocktails. Portobello Punch 300ml Beefeater London Market Gin 500ml good … Continue reading
To take advantage of the exotic fruit and spice flavours in the brand new Beefeater London Market Gin, Beefeater Brand Ambassador Tim Stones has developed a series of delicious new cocktails. Kaffir Lime-ade 50ml Beefeater London Market Gin 25ml lime … Continue reading
Jeff Ferguson, bartender at Shabu Freestyle Asian Cuisine, won the 2011 Signature Spring Cocktail with this great recipe: No Thyme Like the Present 1 sprig thyme ¼ oz fresh lime juice ¼ oz cucumber simple syrup 1 ½ oz Hendricks … Continue reading
Spooky Halloween cocktails come in all forms but we’ve never seen one quite like the Death by Disaronno – cobwebs and spider garnish optional. 35ml Amaretto Disaronno 15ml cherry wine 10 griottine juice 12.5 lime juice 12.5 lemon juice 5 … Continue reading
Serves 4 1 watermelon 2 1/2 cups gin ½ cup fresh lime juice ½ cup Curacao Garnish: ice frozen with lime wedges inside Cut a lid off the watermelon ¼ from the top, them shave a little off the bottom … Continue reading
From The One Below in Edinburgh 35ml Gin 10ml Coquelicot 10ml Maraschino 10ml White Ginger Syrup 25ml Pink Grapefruit Juice 10ml lime Juice Add all ingredients to Boston Shaker, shake and fine strain into a Coupe glass and garnish with … Continue reading
Courtesy of Tim Oakley, Head Mixologist, Broome & Delancey, London. 25ml Zubrowka vodka 25ml Whitley Neil Gin 10ml Manzana Verde 50ml hibiscus tea 50ml apple juice 10ml freshly squeezed lime juice half an apple, very finely sliced Collins or a … Continue reading
60ml Beefeater infused with Quince 10ml Rosehip Syrup 10ml Fresh Lime Juice 1/2 Cox Orange Apple Dash Orange Blossom Water Dash Egg White Beefeater infused with Quince: Finely grate a whole quince, including the skin and core, then cover with … Continue reading
1 part Beefeater Gin 1 part sloe gin 1 part Grand Marnier 1 part apricot brandy 1 part pomegranate juice 1 part lime juice Shake all the ingredients in an ice filled cocktail shaker, large screw top jar or jam … Continue reading
