Master of Cocktails – The Fluffy Ruff
Master of Cocktails – The Fluffy Ruff

For this week’s #MasterofCocktails we’re making ‘fluffy ruffs’! Whilst leafing through The Savoy Cocktail Book, I came across the Fluffy Ruffles Cocktail. Now, as you’ll no doubt know, Fluffy Ruffs…

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That Boutique-y Whisky Company is back. 4 more belters in time for Christmas.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company is back. 4 more belters in time for Christmas.

42. I’ll save you the trouble of counting. Turns out that it’s not only the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, but is also the…

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Caskstrength and Carry On – 3D Whisky
Caskstrength and Carry On – 3D Whisky

The 11th November 2013 will forever go down in the annals of history as 3D-Day, the day when the chaps off that there Caskstrength.net officially launched their fourth whisky bottling…

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Master of Cocktails – Blood and Sand
Master of Cocktails – Blood and Sand

Whisky cocktails don’t get much more classic than the Blood and Sand, so it was inevitable that it would feature on #MasterofCocktails sooner or later. This version has, however, been…

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Christmas drinksHow to make the ultimate mulled wine – use Winter Mulled Cup

Ah mulled wine. The most Christmassy of drinks. Head and shoulders even above Eggnog. There’s really nothing like it to warm the cockles, instil a sense of bonhomie, and usher…

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Master of Cocktails – The Hanky Panky
Master of Cocktails – The Hanky Panky

Who doesn’t like a bit of Hanky Panky? This week we made a classic gin-based cocktail, and if you’re yet to try this particular one, then you’re in for a…

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Master of Cocktails – Eggnog
Master of Cocktails – Eggnog

Last week, we gave you the choice between a classic summer cocktail or something more wintery and, overwhelmingly, the good people of twitter voted for a winter #MasterofCocktails option. So,…

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Heavy Sherry, Fresh Bourbon, Grain and ‘something a bit special’. TBWC strikes again.
Heavy Sherry, Fresh Bourbon, Grain and ‘something a bit special’. TBWC strikes again.

Told you we’d be back soon (and we’re not done yet)… Another week, and another 4 brand-spanking-new releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company have hit the shelves in time for…

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Master of Cocktails – The Manhattan
Master of Cocktails – The Manhattan

As mentioned last week, this one is going to be super-simple and super-high-quality. We’re making the perfect Manhattan, something not entered into lightly, of course, as it’s a cocktail that’s…

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Master of Cocktails – Bathtub Ginger Beer
Master of Cocktails – Bathtub Ginger Beer

It’s been a pretty epic week for cocktails between the The World’s 50 Best Bars 2013 awards, where Artesian at the Langham Hotel scooped the big prize and Nightjar was…

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Master of Cocktails – The Martinez
Master of Cocktails – The Martinez

This week on #MasterofCocktails we made the Martinez – or rather, the more modern, gin-heavy version of the Martinez. We will, however, do the old-school, original version another time, as…

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Master of Cocktails – The Last Word
Master of Cocktails – The Last Word

Following on from The Negroni and The Scottish Gold Rush, we’re now entering Master of Cocktails’ third week – how time flies! Each week you can follow along on Sunday…

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Redbreast 21 Year Old Joins the Family!
Redbreast 21 Year Old Joins the Family!

UPDATE: You can now find Redbreast 21 Year Old on the site here! Last night saw the launch of a brand new Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey expression to join…

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Master of Cocktails – The Scottish Gold Rush
Master of Cocktails – The Scottish Gold Rush

Welcome to the second instalment of Master of Cocktails, our new cocktail recipe feature on Twitter each and every Sunday evening (#MasterofCocktails), followed by a write up here on the…

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Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part Two
Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part Two

So – with the distillery tour over and done with, it was time to move onto the main event; that which we had all been invited along to see. The…

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Plunder a Free dram o’ Rumbullion! for Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Plunder a Free dram o’ Rumbullion! for Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Garr! What be this shiny box? What be a blog? Can I fight it? Garr! Ahoy there, mateys! It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, it be! Well, it…

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Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part one
Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part one

Okay. I’ll start here with an apology. This is possibly the most overdue blog post in the history of man (except my review of Dead Rabbit NYC, that’s more overdue)….

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Master of Cocktails – The Negroni
Master of Cocktails – The Negroni

Welcome to our new feature: Master of Cocktails! Yep, we’re diving head first into the wonderful world of mixology with a new cocktail recipe for you each and every week….

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