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The 45th ParallelCocktail of the Week: The 45th Parallel

Drawing inspiration from Europe’s best-loved wine regions, The K Bar at The Kensington Hotel has captured terroir in cocktail form with a 16-strong menu unlike any other. Here, bar manager…

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Glen MorayCocktail of the Week: The Old Fashioned

It’s Old Fashioned Week! Time to dust off those plus fours, oil the old penny farthing and start getting excited about the new Sherlock Holmes story that’s being serialised in…

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Cocktail of the Week: The Red DevilCocktail of the Week: The Red Devil

Today we’re getting all diabolical with a special smoky Tequila from Maestro Dobel and a cocktail inspired by Día de Muertos. Agave 101 is that mezcal is smoky while Tequila…

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Plantation the Collector RumCocktail of the Week: The Mai Tai

Today we’re delving into the history of the most exotic cocktail of all, the Mai Tai, and tasting a version made with a recreation of a legendary Jamaican pot still…

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MontenegroniCocktail of the Week: The Montenegroni

As any fule kno, Negroni = Campari + sweet vermouth + gin. But not always, this week we’re mixing things up a little by chucking the Campari and using Amaro…

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Cocktail of the Week: The Piña FumadaCocktail of the Week: The Piña Fumada

Take it from us, The Piña Fumada is the smoky summer tipple you didn’t know you needed. We chat with Thea Cumming, co-founder of London Mezcal Week, which returns for a…

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SlingshotCocktail of the Week: The Slingshot

This week’s drink is a refreshing little number that utilises a special coffee liqueur from New Zealand. It’s called the Slingshot!  Slingshot is a catchy name: it sounds like a…

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Cocktail of the Week: the Sherry CobblerCocktail of the Week: the Sherry Cobbler

This week we’re going way back, we’re talking old school, with a drink that makes an Old Fashioned look positively modern: it’s the Sherry Cobbler! Earlier this month, Nate Brown…

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Pornstar MartiniCocktail of the Week: The Pornstar Martini

It’s World Cocktail Day! Hurrah! What’s everyone doing? We thought we’d celebrate by making the UK’s favourite cocktail, the Pornstar Martini! Cast your minds back to 2003 if you will….

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Cocktail of the Week: The MartikiCocktail of the Week: The Martiki

Today we have something of a rarity for you. You won’t find it in just any bar. It combines two great cocktail traditions: classic American and tiki, all in one…

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Manhattan cocktailCocktail of the Week: The Manhattan

Today’s we’re looking at a cocktail named after the most famous island in the world. It could only be…  the Isle of Man! Oh no, hang on, it’s the Manhattan….

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Shallow NegroniCocktail of the Week: The Shallow Negroni

What do you get when you cross Bradley Cooper’s Oscar-winning box office tearjerker A Star Is Born with a quintessentially Italian cocktail invented in Milan back in the late 20th…

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Cambridge Elderflower CollinsCocktail of the Week: The Elderflower Collins

To make your evening go with a swing, this week we have a twist on the Tom Collins. Yep, it’s basically an upmarket gin and lemonade. But why is it…

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The Bramble CocktailCocktail of the Week: The Bramble

This week we show you how to make this modern classic inspired by a childhood spent foraging for blackberries. The origins of most great cocktails are lost in the mists…

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How do you make a Martini cocktail?The Martini: the ultimate cocktail?

The Martini. There’s no cocktail like it for bringing out the purist in certain people. You know the sort of thing they say: “Show the gin a bottle of vermouth, throw…

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The great Negroni Bundle is here!The great Negroni Bundle is here!

Need an excuse for festive Negronis? How about a whopping £20 off all three key ingredients and a fancy Riedel tumbler to sip from, with our super-duper Bathtub Gin, Martini…

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