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Ben Ellefsen is the co founder of Master of Malt, Atom Brands, and Maverick Drinks. His head is full of cocktail recipes, Alan Partridge quotes, and ideas for new spirits. Some of those ideas became brands such as That Boutique-y Whisky Company and Bathtub Gin. He is a committed drinks geek with broad tastes that run from wine and whisky to gin, beer, and just about anything else worth pouring. Outside the drinks world he is a keen and slightly obsessive amateur chef, a petrolhead, and an AV nerd. He still maintains that he should have been a bartender. Since 2014 Ben has been a Keeper of the Quaich, an honour recognising outstanding commitment to Scotch whisky. He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Distillers and a Warden Rectifier within the Gin Guild.
Master of Cocktails – The Spiced Black Truffle Palmetto
Master of Cocktails – The Spiced Black Truffle Palmetto

This week’s drink (a day later than usual due to the bank holiday) is a twist on a Palmetto recipe, using the amazing Rumbullion! XO rum along with a couple of…

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Master of Cocktails – The Gimlet
Master of Cocktails – The Gimlet

Right then campers. Time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. This week it’s a Gimlet recipe, one of those that’s super-simple if you do a bit of prep. We’re going to be…

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Master of Cocktails – Coffee Cocktail
Master of Cocktails – Coffee Cocktail

Well hello there Flip fans – it’s time for another #MasterofCocktails. This week, we have a Coffee Cocktail recipe for you. Confusingly enough, there’s absolutely no coffee (liqueur format or…

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Master of Cocktails – A Basic Gin Punch Recipe
Master of Cocktails – A Basic Gin Punch Recipe

Hopefully you were all paying attention during the last #MasterofCocktails, as we made the most important part of this week’s drink(s) a week in advance – the Oleo-Saccharum (a fancy…

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Master of Cocktails – The Japanese Cocktail
Master of Cocktails – The Japanese Cocktail

Right then ladies and gentlemen – for this week’s #MasterofCocktails we made a Japanese Cocktail. It’s one of those oft-forgotten classics that really does work very well indeed if made…

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Master of Cocktails – The Sazerac
Master of Cocktails – The Sazerac

Another classic for this week’s #MasterofCocktails, the Sazerac. Now this really is a very, very simple drink, but, like the Mojito from a few weeks ago, one that people love…

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Master of Cocktails – The Hemingway Daiquiri
Master of Cocktails – The Hemingway Daiquiri

After a break from Daiquiris on #MasterofCocktails last week, they’re back in force with probably the finest evolution of the drink – maybe with the exception of Artesian’s Frozen Banana…

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Master of Cocktails – The Cosmopolitan
Master of Cocktails – The Cosmopolitan

As a big bunch of whisky fans finally went their separate ways after another ace-looking Dramboree (Jake will tell you more soon, but I hear the barbecue was pretty special…),…

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Master of Cocktails – The Strawberry Daiquiri
Master of Cocktails – The Strawberry Daiquiri

Right then y’all. It’s time once again for #MasterofCocktails. This week’s drink (and next week’s come to think of it), are both drinks that you *should* feel comfortable ordering if…

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Master of Cocktails – The Mojito
Master of Cocktails – The Mojito

Sticking with the Daiquiri theme, we’re (finally) making Mojitos this week on #MasterofCocktails. It’s taken a while to get round to it, but is there a more crowd-pleasing summer drink?…

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Master of Cocktails – The Daiquiri
Master of Cocktails – The Daiquiri

In this week’s #MasterofCocktails we’re making what is probably the most abused drink in the history of all time: The Daiquiri. It’s such a blisteringly simple drink when done correctly….

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Master of Cocktails – Gibson
Master of Cocktails – Gibson

So, time for #MasterofCocktails. Apologies for the kerfuffle over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been on an island in the sun. While we were on Islay, I showed you…

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Master of Cocktails – The Americano Bolognese
Master of Cocktails – The Americano Bolognese

Well hello there you. Time for another #MasterofCocktails me thinks. This week we made a twist on a classic, which is genuinely better than the real thing. We’re making an…

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Master of Cocktails – The Corpse Reviver No. 2
Master of Cocktails – The Corpse Reviver No. 2

Right then chaps – it’s #MasterofCocktails time once again. This week we made another real classic – The Corpse Reviver No. 2. It’s yet another excellent recipe taken from The…

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Master of Cocktails – Piña Colada
Master of Cocktails – Piña Colada

This week’s #MasterofCocktails is a bank holiday treat – Piña Coladas! Now, there are two reasonably important ‘tricks’ to this drink, well, one really… The first trick is NO ICE….

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Master of Cocktails – The Modern Cocktail No. 2
Master of Cocktails – The Modern Cocktail No. 2

This week on #MasterofCocktails we’re making a lesser known cocktail – the ‘Modern Cocktail No. 2’, taken from the superb reference tome that is The Savoy Cocktail Book. Now –…

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