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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…
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…
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…
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…
How to make the ultimate mulled wine – use Winter Mulled CupAh 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)….
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….
