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Cocktails in cans are not to be sniffed atFrom canned G&Ts to bottled Negronis, It’s never been easier to buy a portable bar-quality drink on the hop. We explore how pre-mixed cocktails turned premium – and share a selection…
Expand your London dry gin horizonsLondon dry gin is a popular style for good reason, but even within this category, there’s a huge range of different and delightful options. We’ve rounded up a few here….
New Arrival of the Week: Hernö Botany Bay GinWhat happens when Sweden meets Australia in a distillery? Never pondered that one before? Well we have, and now we have the answer, a Nordic gin inspired by the flora…
Durham Gin: masters of the caskWe talk beards, barrels and botanicals with Jon Chadwick at the Durham Distillery, the firm that makes (some of) the best cask-aged gin in England. Mixing gin with oak takes…
Cocktail of the Week: The TuxedoToday we’re making the best-dressed cocktail in town: it’s a variation on the Martini made with gin and a brand of fino with a mission to make “sherry cool again”. …
Valentine’s Day gifts that they’ll loveSave yourself the panic of finding the perfect Valentine’s Day present by indulging in one of these brilliantly boozy gifts. The day of enforced romance is upon us. And you…
Five interesting facts about Archie Rose DistilleryWhen Archie Rose Distilling Company fired up its stills four years ago, it pledged to honour Australia’s rich spirit-making history and at the same time shape its future. We peered…
How the iStill is revolutionising distillationTo make good spirits you need a room full of gleaming copper. Right? Wrong, wrong, wrong! says Dr Edwin van Eijk, inventor of the revolutionary iStill. We talk to the…
New Year, New Boozes!A new year, a new decade, in fact, means there’s more new delicious booze for us to enjoy and so we’ve rounded up a few of the finest to make…
The next generation of no and low-alcohol drinks are hereWith alcohol-free cocktails inching their way onto mainstay menus, and an ever-expanding selection of low- and no-alcohol spirits, beers and wines to choose from, it’s little wonder that 2020 is…
Micil Distillery wants you to give poitín a chanceWe recently visited the Micil Distillery, the first distillery in Galway in over 100 years to talk to its founder Pádraic Ó Griallais about the potential of poitín and more……
Yes, it’s that time of the year when people’s thoughts turn to being a little bit healthier. Whether you’re doing the full Dry January or just trying to drink less…
Today industry veteran Ian Buxton peers into the future to see what the wide world of drinks will bring in 2020. Warning, it’s not worth betting your house on his…
Did our 2019 drinks trends predictions come true?As the year (nay, decade) draws to a close, it’s time to fire up the old MoM computer, look at the data and see whether our January 2019 forecasts for…
The Nightcap: 20 DecemberIt’s the final Nightcap of 2019, so for the last time year let’s all enjoy a fresh batch of boozy news! Christmas is just around the corner, and then New…
Mini Martinis – the next big cocktail trendWhat could be better than a cool, crisp, refreshing Martini? A tiny ’Tini served in a miniature coupe, of course! As bartenders and spirits brands increasingly turn their hand towards…
