Ben Ellefsen

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Ben Ellefsen is a co-founder of Master of Malt, Atom Brands and Maverick Drinks, with a brain full of cocktail recipes, Alan Partridge quotes, and ideas for new and delicious spirits and flavours for your enjoyment. Since 2014 he has been both a Keeper of the Quaich (an honour that recognises outstanding commitment to Scotch whisky) and a Warden Rectifier within the Gin Guild.

Master of Cocktails – I am not a Negroni
Master of Cocktails – I am not a Negroni

‘sup cocktail fans. Ready for something a bit special for #MasterofCocktails this week? Of course you are. Just so we’re clear though, we’re not making a Negroni. That’s even clarified…

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Master of Cocktails – De La Louisiane
Master of Cocktails – De La Louisiane

Well hello there cocktail fans. Hope you all had a wonderful Burns Night (apostrophe?)! In celebration, for #MasterofCocktails on Sunday we made a De La Louisiane recipe, which is a……

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Master of Cocktails – The Go Lightly
Master of Cocktails – The Go Lightly

Well hello there cocktail chums. Time for a drink? If you check your watch, you’ll see that it is indeed #MasterofCocktails-o’clock – what perfect timing! This week we’re making a…

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Master of Cocktails – The Widow’s Kiss
Master of Cocktails – The Widow’s Kiss

Well hello there cocktail fan. I nearly didn’t see you there. Fancy a drink? Then you’re in luck, as you’re just in time for another #MasterofCocktails. This week we’re going…

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Master of Cocktails – Spiced Pear Whiskey Sour
Master of Cocktails – Spiced Pear Whiskey Sour

Right then ladies and gents. Trust everyone’s recovered sufficiently after NYE? Time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. This week we’re making a super-delicious Whiskey-Sour Variant recipe, which I have simply dubbed…

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Master of Cocktails – Breakfast Martini
Master of Cocktails – Breakfast Martini

Right then cocktail fans. Trust we all had a cracking Christmas? Ready for a drink? Course you are… For this week’s #MasterofCocktails (the last of 2014, I might add), we’re…

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Master of Cocktails – The Marronhattan
Master of Cocktails – The Marronhattan

Greetings all – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. I’m very much aware that this one’s sort of like the Christmas Number one, so we’ve got a really good one for…

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Master of Cocktails – Spiced Ale Flip
Master of Cocktails – Spiced Ale Flip

Right then ladies and gents – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. A real winter warmer this week, superb for chilly climes. We are, of course, doing a Spiced Ale Flip…

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Master of Cocktails – The Magic Number
Master of Cocktails – The Magic Number

Greetings all. Anyone fancy a drink? We’re making a cocktail using Champagne for this week’s #MasterofCocktails – it’s The Magic Number recipe. It’s not a ‘Champagne cocktail’, as that’s a…

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Master of Cocktails – Pedro Grant goes to New Orleans
Master of Cocktails – Pedro Grant goes to New Orleans

Right then folks. Time for another #MasterofCocktails! This week’s involves setting things on fire, which is always fun. We’re going to be making a Christmassy twist on a Sazerac recipe…

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Master of Cocktails – The Long-Standing Beef
Master of Cocktails – The Long-Standing Beef

Right then chaps – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. We’re making a sort of Old Fashioned/Manhattan hybrid using Maple Syrup as the sweetening agent. Oh, and candied bacon as a…

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Master of Cocktails – Cask-Aged Martinez
Master of Cocktails – Cask-Aged Martinez

Right then – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails, where we will be making a Cask-Aged Martinez. Now this week’s drink is going to take probably 2 minutes to prepare, as…

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Master of Cocktails Prep. – Cask-Aged Martinez
Master of Cocktails Prep. – Cask-Aged Martinez

Right then folks, you’ve had a day to assemble the bottles we’ll be needing for the prep for the upcoming #MasterofCocktails – This is really the ‘Christmas Panacea’ you’ve been…

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Master of Cocktails – Maid in Cuba
Master of Cocktails – Maid in Cuba

Right then Ladies and Gents – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. We’re going to be making a drink I first tried a year or so ago at the Savoy, and…

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Master of Cocktails – The Silver Lining
Master of Cocktails – The Silver Lining

For this week’s #MasterofCocktails, we have a Silver Lining recipe. It’s a twist on a whiskey sour using Licor 43 Cuarenta y Tres, which is one of those sort of…

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Master of Cocktails – Gin & It
Master of Cocktails – Gin & It

Hello again, time for another #MasterofCocktails, innit? Now this one’s not a particularly common drink, but it’s a recipe that’s definitely worth having in your repertoire. We’re going to make…

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