Raspberry gin cocktail – summer in a glass – Raspberry Gimlet. I love the combination of alcohol and lime juice. Adding raspberries, for me, creates a light and summery drink and a raspberry gimlet is the perfect combination of flavours for me when I’m looking for a light aperitif. While I enjoy raspberries, I don’t […]
Raspberry Gin Cocktail with Pinkster Royale
The perfect Raspberry Gin Cocktail for Valentine’s. A Valentine’s Day cocktail presents a particular challenge for me. I’m not overly fond of sweet, floral drinks, but I do appreciate the opportunity to serve something a bit different. Though Champagne on its own is always good, I like being just a little bit creative. I’m also […]
White Lady Cocktail with an Orange Twist
An Elegant White Lady with Barentsz Mandarin and Jasmine Gin. Is the essence of a classic cocktail having a storybook of tales about how the drink was conceived? In the case of The White Lady, one tale is that it was created by Harry McElhone at the Ciro Club in 1919 using white crème de […]
Buttered Rum Cocktail with Chairman’s Reserve Rum
Buttered Rum Cocktail – the perfect winter warmer. There’s something counterintuitive about a buttered rum cocktail…until you try it. Perhaps it is that for most of us rum is a summer drink – something we associate with Caribbean sunshine? I love those wonderful Caribbean rum cocktails – every island has its own rums and every […]
Festive Pomegranate and Apple Mocktail
A Pretty in Pink Apple Mocktail: The festive season is upon us and that means lots of drinks parties – friends and colleagues getting together to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. It is a fun and sociable time of the year and a great reason to push the boat out with special food and […]
My Fair Lady Pink Gin Cocktail with Palmers
Gin Cocktails with Palmers Strawberry and Rose: Sometimes it seems that London is going back to the days of the Gin Craze with artisan gin producers appearing everywhere. It’s refreshing then to find a family business with a genuine heritage in alcohol production. Palmers was founded in 1805 in Old Street, London, originally varnish makers […]
Lanique – the new romantic drink in town
Lanique Rose Petal Liqueur With Valentine’s day looming, for those of us in relationships, it can seem quite difficult to come up with something original with which to surprise our partners. For those not in a relationship, Valentine’s can be a great excuse to find a new treat for yourself. With that in mind, what […]
Not French but Italian 75 recipe
Gin and Prosecco Cocktail with Lemon – Italian 75 It took me opening my bottle of Malfy Limone Gin to realise the significance of the Malfy brand name. Made on the outskirts of Turin in an area best known for vermouth and liqueurs, originally it was a small batch product made by the Vergano family, […]
Old Fashioned Cocktail with Glen Moray for Burns Night
A Classic Whisky Cocktail – Old Fashioned. I love the fact that classic cocktails – the kind that my dad used to make without too much hassle – are making a comeback. One classic whisky cocktail, an Old Fashioned is one of the best ways I know to enjoy a single malt, and it’s also […]
Supping on an Ancient Mead – Gosnells Sparkling Mead
Gosnells Sparkling Mead for Sharing: Mead is probably the worlds oldest alcoholic drink. Once honey was discovered it would have been actively sought after – one of the rarest naturally occurring sweet substances. Honey that is dilute and exposed to wild yeast will ferment into a smooth drink, and it is possible that our ancestors […]