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The new gin
The sun is out, the flowers are blooming and Easter has come and gone. Spring has sprung like a beartrap and that means that it’s time to add some new things to the backbar. No, really. It’s like a...
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Leftovers
There’s a surefire way to tell if you’re in a bartender’s flat – they’ll have a lot of gin. At the last count, I had two different brands of genever on hand – which is two brands of genever more than a...
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The new, old gin
Few things in life are finer than an afternoon drinking gin and sometimes we’re lucky enough to spend that time with someone who shares that enthusiasm. Earlier this week, the Raconteur – most likely...
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Labwork 2: Two-Step Mojito & Ex Aqua
I recently spent a couple of days in London, having been lucky enough to qualify for the UK final of a competition organised by El Dorado Rum and molecularmixology.co.uk/ at Loungelover in Shoreditch....
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Moving on with Lillet
I stopped by a fairly informal tasting session with Sébastian Martinon of Lillet last week. He was on a flying visit from France and had asked to see somewhere outside of London; Edinburgh’s not a bad...
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So cocktail masterclasses have become a thing. This isn’t news but it turns out it’s not a passing craze either. Having been hosting them for birthday or hen (US translation: bachelorette) parties and...
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Leaving the Twentieth Century
I’ve been in the process of working up a small cocktail offering for a function we’re hosting at Sygn in a couple of months time. There are some obvious choices for it – the event isn’t...
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Road Trip: Balmenach Distillery and Caorunn
Scotland – and it’s likely that I’m not the first person to notice – has a long history of distilling. The obvious product of that history is whisky – single malt or blended – but like any country with...
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Road Trip: Sipsmith
Having lived in Scotland for pretty much all my life, I have a fairly well-developed idea of what a distillery looks like. It would be hidden away at the end of a glen somewhere remote where the...
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One day in June
I’ve made this point before, but if January 25th can be designated No Name Calling Day and the last Wednesday in April marks Administrative Professionals’ Day, then it is only right and proper that the...
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