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The Singleton Whisky Night Market with Tailfire and Sunray
The Singleton Whisky Night Market with Tailfire and Sunray

The Singleton of Dufftown recently launched two new NAS expressions. You may have seen them, they’re the ones named after hot rod car paints fishing flies (in keeping with the…

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Master of Cocktails – (1970s) Negroni
Master of Cocktails – (1970s) Negroni

This week we have a very special #MasterofCocktails as we’re indulging in some cocktail porn – or, more accurately, some utter, unrepentant cocktail filth. We’re going to be making a…

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Callooh Callay – Bar Review
Callooh Callay – Bar Review

The streets of Shoreditch are roamed by tight-chino’d packs of hip London youth, gyring and gimbling in the wabe like those slithy toves in Lewis Caroll’s brilliant work of nonsense,…

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Master of Cocktails – Bloody Mary
Master of Cocktails – Bloody Mary

This week we’re making a classic drink on #MasterofCocktails – a Bloody Mary. We’ll get through this, and then I’ll explain what you should have made instead. Clear? Good. Now…

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Master of Cocktails – The Palmetto
Master of Cocktails – The Palmetto

So – the clocks have changed, and we’ve either gained an hour, lost an hour, or gone back in time. It’s unclear which… Either way, it’s time for #MasterofCocktails! This…

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Master of Cocktails – The (Original) Martinez
Master of Cocktails – The (Original) Martinez

This week we’re re-visiting a recipe for the first time on #MasterofCocktails – The Martinez. The reason we’re doing this is that the first recipe published way back in October…

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Gin, Sin & 5 Soaking Barrels!
Gin, Sin & 5 Soaking Barrels!

On 16th March five top London bartenders faced off in a fantastic cask-aged gin cocktail competition, which may also have been the best named event of all time! Maverick Drinks…

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Master of Cocktails – The Boulevardier
Master of Cocktails – The Boulevardier

This week we’re making a nice potent, wintry drink for #MasterofCocktails to accompany all the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been enjoying. D’oh! Don’t worry about that though, we’re making a…

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Master of Cocktails – Mai Tai
Master of Cocktails – Mai Tai

This week’s #MasterofCocktails is an absolute doosie. We’re making a Mai Tai. Probably one of the most abused and under-appreciated drinks in the world. Now, if you’ve ever ordered one…

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Master of Cocktails – The Paloma
Master of Cocktails – The Paloma

It’s #MasterofCocktails time again folks! This week we’re putting together a supremely refreshing drink – one which you absolutely must try if you haven’t already. A long drink made with…

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The Whip – Bar Review
The Whip – Bar Review

The Whip at The Running Horse Pub 50 Davies Street, London, W1K 5JE Tel: 020 7493 1275 Nearest Tube: Bond Street Monday to Saturday, 12-11pm Hunter S Thompson’s famous Kentucky…

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Master of Cocktails – The Penicillin
Master of Cocktails – The Penicillin

Another week’s been and gone, which means it must be time for another #MasterofCocktails! This week we’re making a Penicillin cocktail, created at Milk and Honey NYC by Sam Ross….

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Master of Cocktails – The Aviation
Master of Cocktails – The Aviation

Right then chaps – we’re going to be making something that’s very much en-vogue at the moment for this week’s #MasterofCocktails: an Aviation. Essentially, this cocktail is just a gin-sour…

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Master of Cocktails – Espresso Martini
Master of Cocktails – Espresso Martini

For this week’s #MasterofCocktails we’re having a go at a modern classic. An Espresso Martini. Now before we begin, we’re going to start by getting a few silly preconceptions out…

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Master of Cocktails – Singapore Sling
Master of Cocktails – Singapore Sling

Another classic long drink for this week’s #MasterofCocktails – this time around we’re making a Singapore Sling to tie in with Chinese New Year. Definitely not a massive coincidence levered…

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Master of Cocktails – The Highball
Master of Cocktails – The Highball

For this week’s #MasterofCocktails, we’re making a Highball. Incredibly refreshing, and probably in my all-time top three aperitifs. Well, top 5 anyway… (Martini, Negroni, Campari-Soda…) Yep. Top 5. Now, whilst…

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