Gentlemen I am back and how good it is to be here. I won’t mention the last couple of years through sheer exhaustion of the subject. Now is a time for renewed focus and for me to fill my boots with food and drink and some of the finest establishments this fair country has to […]
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Your choice of rum in this island-inspired Old Fashioned will set the tone and flavour of either sweet or earthen. An aged Barbados will bring flavours of mystical vanillas, whereas a grassy Martinique will make for bright green freshness. Ingredients:2oz rumSugar cubeBitters Instructions:Muddle bitters and sugar, then add water. Fill the glass with a large […]
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Ingredients: 30ml Ilegal Mezcal 30ml Bitter Campari 15ml Visciolata del Cardinale (Cherry Wine) 10ml Kahlua (Coffee Liqueur) 5ml Laphroaig Whisky 3 drops Angostura Bitters Method: Fill a mixing glass with ice Add the mezcal, whisky and Campari Pour in the Kahlua and cherry wine Stir thoroughly until combined Strain the drink into an Old Fashioned […]
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The Rake Tailored Beverages is The Rake’s debut drinks collection. Whilst the scheme has produced a pioneering pre-made Negroni cocktail (the Negroni No. 1), it is also a lifestyle brand. Not only conserving a cocktail, within each decanter is the soul of the community and attitude that the Negroni called upon to keep us together […]
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Gin is not simply gin anymore. And this has never been more true than with Barra Atlantic Gin. Distilled from 17 handpicked botanicals and every drop is distilled, bottled and labelled on the Isle of Barra in Scotland, the most westerly island facing the Atlantic Ocean. The main botanical is carrageen seaweed, collected wild and […]
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Tiempo, is also a newfound favourite of ours which has recently launched its first batch of just 1,320 limited-edition bottles. Tiempo means ‘time’ in Spanish, and it’s taken just that for the tequila to get here, six blissful years in fact. Master distiller, Augustin Sanchez Rodriguez works alongside a fifth-generation family of distillers to slow-cook 100% […]
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Who doesn’t like a cocktail? In fact, if you don’t it’s time you started. There is nothing more positive to kickstart the festivities this Christmas by making everyone’s favourite tipple, and thanks to Globe-Trotter and the iconic Italian homeware company Alessi, you can mix them on the go and wherever life takes you this Christmas. […]
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This is a cocktail for the lovers of highballs. Found lingering in the dark corners of tiki menus, this cocktail works as a great starter, or a finishing move when that last guest is lingering in the kitchen looking to talk. Ingredients:1oz Gin1oz Bourbon1oz Lime Cordial4ds Angostura Bitters4oz Ginger Beer Gear:RIEDEL Bar Crystal Glass Highballs […]
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What happens when the likes of That Boutique-y Gin Company and Drinks by the Dram team up to create their own advert calendar for Gin fanatics? Well, to be clear it’s a sense-indulging phenomenon and will leave you desperately wishing for bigger bottles of ‘the good stuff’. This year there will be no tiny squares […]
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The seasons are of course changing. Its that beautiful time of year when colours change and a chill stalks the early mornings. To celebrate autumn, Granary Square Brasserie have embraced the changing seasons and of course ‘Día de los Muertos’ festivities (thats Day Of The Dead aka Halloween) with a show-stopping installation across its entrance, […]
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If you missed Stanley Tucci’s rise to social fame over the last year, where have you been? His extensive and innuendo based martini & negroni tutorials throughout lockdown were a must watch and guess what, you missed out. His charming smile, those signature black glasses, the smooth New York, London mixed accent and his outrageous cocktail […]
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This month, the streets of Covent Garden have come alive with an immersive, neon art installation created by British artist, Chila Burman. To celebrate this marquee event, The Ivy Market Grill will be transforming its Henrietta Street entrance with a brightly coloured, peacock-inspired installation in collaboration with Bombay Sapphire. The striking display will be filled […]
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The predecessor to greatness, the foundation of flavour, the backbone of bitter leisure. Think iconic, think Negroni, but lighter. The Americano is great for light summer evenings or a casual get together. Ingredients:1.5oz Campari1.5oz Sweet Vermouth3oz Soda Gear:Koto Old Fashioned Crystal GlassesLibbey Mixing Glass Instructions:Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass and strain into a […]
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