Liqueurs

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What can you make with Baileys this Christmas? The Baileys Festive Chocolate Cocktail!The best chocolate liqueurs for Christmas 2025

These are our picks of the top chocolate liqueurs for Christmas 2025! Chocolate is a Christmas staple. There are all kinds of ways to get your choclartey fix from Advent…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Use Baileys to make a chocolate Martini this ChristmasWhat can I make with Baileys this Christmas?

Some drinks are Christmas drinks. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all year round, but they seem to come into their own amongst the tinsel and tidings of joy. …

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Coole Swan is a fine Irish Cream LiqueurTop 10: Saint Patrick’s Day Drinks

Saint Patrick’s Day Irish cream liqueurs, poitín, rum, and gin might not be on your shopping list, but here’s why you’re wrong.  Luxuriously smooth Irish cream liqueurs go beyond Baileys…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
The Big Interview: Dr Iván SaldañaThe Big Interview: Dr Iván Saldaña

Dr Iván Saldaña is a Jalisco native. Growing up in one of Mexico’s most biodiverse regions (home to agave among other things), the good doctor developed a deep curiosity about…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
People enjoying a bottle of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky LiqueurWhat Is Fireball Whisky?

“Tastes like Heaven, burns like Hell.” Love it or hate it. Not real whisky. Frat parties. Shots, shots, shots. Canada. An awful lot is said about Fireball. For a simple…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Adraitico AmarettoAmaretto: a short guide

Next week is National Amaretto Day (19 April). Are you guys stoked?   Regardless of whether you knew that, it’s a nice excuse to get some sweet amaretto in our glass…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Whisky Christmas presentTop 10 chocolate liqueurs for Christmas

Chocolate is a Christmas staple: advent calendars, hot chocolate, selection boxes… And of course, chocolate liqueurs. The indulgent treats are perfect for sipping after dinner, adding to coffee, or using…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Diageo’s biggest winners and losers in 2018Diageo’s biggest winners and losers in 2018

Diageo has done its sums and presented the results of its 2018 financial year – we’ve had a good ol’ nosey to see how its brands performed. Get ready for…

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Top tipples for Wimbledon 2018!Top tipples for Wimbledon 2018!

Forget new balls – this summer Wimbledon, the pinnacle of grass court tennis, is all about trying new drinks! So if you’re hosting a soiree or just fancy a refreshing…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
EasterTop 10 boozy alternative to Easter eggs!

Apparently it’s Easter already. Quite frankly, this is madness! As 2018 proceeds to run away from us all, we’ve elected to make this the easiest Easter ever: by compiling a…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
The cream of the crop – Irish cream liqueurs are goodThe cream of the crop – Irish cream liqueurs are good

We’ve offered our blog readers two delicious alternatives to Irish whiskey for this St. Patrick’s Day – poitín and gin. However, there remains another path you could follow. The Path…

Sam SmithSam Smith
International Women’s DayInternational Women’s Day with… Hannah Lanfear of The Mixing Class

Hannah Lanfear is one woman with many, many hats. Founder and director of drinks consultancy The Mixing Class, WSET educator, bar consultant, brand ambassador, cocktail expert and die-hard Prince fan……

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Mother's DayGet ahead with our ultimate Mother’s Day gift guide!

Mums (and mum-like figures*) are pretty great. They listen to us moan when we get a parking ticket. They talk us out of buying life-sized Bigfoot statues. Some of them…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Valentine's DayDrinks aficionados share their first spirit love!

Whether you’ve found the gin to your tonic or you’re more interested in Ballantine’s than Valentine’s, there’s one thing we can all agree on: when it comes to spirits, our…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Dog lying on a bed of red heartsCheck out these heart-warming Valentine’s Day spirits!

In news that will come as no surprise to the romantic, the lovelorn and the rest, National Singles Awareness Day Valentine’s Day is upon us again (on the 14th, just…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
ChristmasThe ultimate gift guide to utterly bonkers Christmas-inspired spirits!

Get those cocktail shakers at the ready – we’ve assembled the world’s most daring festive spirits for your drinking pleasure. It also serves as a handy gift guide for the…

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