Want to treat yourself to some juniper-based deliciousness without shelling out your savings? That’s exactly why we’ve rounded up our ten favourite gins that won’t put a dent in your…
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In Spain, vermouth is a cultural institution, meant to be sipped and savoured during la hora del vermut – ‘the vermouth hour’ – with a few cubes of ice, a slice…
As we’re once again going to be spending much more time at home because of lockdown, we thought it would be useful to round-up the essentials bottles you need to…
Don’t worry if you can’t hit the town this Halloween, we’ve rounded up five of the spookiest cocktails to get you in the spirit of things (sorry!) at home. You could…
What with the hottest July since records began, Covid and wild boars rampaging through the vineyards, it’s been a difficult vintage in the Douro valley. Nevertheless, Adrian Bridge and David…
Now that you’ve mastered the Silver Fizz, we’re taking things a step further: creating the perfect Ramos Gin Fizz is a labour of love, requiring graft and grit in equal…
We were given an early taste of the latest spirit in the Moët Hennessy portfolio. As you might expect from this luxury goods giant, it’s a little bit special. Introducing…
From hand-picked kiwi plants to wasabi grown wild in wetlands, the team at Scout London harness the biodiversity of the British Isles with every cocktail menu. We caught up with…
This week we’re tasting a gin that spent 10 years in virgin oak casks before spending another 10 years in used whisky casks. 20 year old gin! It’s then mixed…
Back in 2011, Mark Ward created the uniquely Australian vermouth, Regal Rogue. Now, with investment from Intrepid Spirits, a new home in New South Wales and one single organic wine…
This week we’re filling our tasting glasses with a tot of super-premium aged rum – Diplomático Selección de Familia, to be precise, hailing all the way from Venezuela. Here, Diplomático’s…
There’s never been a better time to order (or indeed make) a cocktail sans booze. With some careful tinkering and a little insider know-how, you can rehash your favourite classics…
Sober October is here, and with it the run of themed months that continues with Movember, Veganuary and right into the lesser-known Slebruary, raising awareness about former celebrities who have…
Today’s we’re making a rather forgotten-about cocktail made with bourbon and red wine. Yeah, it sounds a bit crazy, but trust us, you’ll love the New York Sour. There’s a…
Today’s we’re getting to grips with one of the world’s unique spirits, Metaxa, a blend of brandy, sweet wine and natural flavours with a special cocktail from award-winning Athenian bar…
Say hello to our shiny new Classic Bars blog series! Here we’ll be looking at… well, classic bars. What better time than now to shine a spotlight on these well-loved…
This week we’re making a drink named after the fanciest college in America, the Sarah Lawrence! Sorry, no, it’s the Harvard. Plus there’s a shameless plug for a new book…
Bitters are something of the salt and pepper of the cocktail world, but beyond Angostura and Peychaud, what’s the deal? We grabbed a minute with Bob Petrie of Bob’s Bitters…
This month we’ve been having a lot of fun playing around with a rum that thinks it’s a gin from those booze innovators at Foxhole Spirits. Sound a bit crazy?…
We’ve got important causes, distillery expansions, trade tariff news and a Scotch whisky distillery asking fans to pick its new whisky from the cask. This week’s Nightcap is a corker….