How to Convey Your Personal Experience in a Cocktail

Ago Perrone, Connaught Bar, London - Part 1

There aren’t many children who could call their teacher, admit to skiving off school, and hear the teacher respond “Great, I’ll join you.” Our guest was one of those. Lucky for us, Ago Perrone liked being behind a bar better than chained to a desk. In his role as Director of Mixology for the Connaught

How to make the Classic Pink Martini

Pink Gin Martini - (1200 x 800 px)

Most people don’t know that Angostura bitters give the classic Pink Martini recipe its color!  That’s all you need – couldn’t be easier! Pink gin is all the rage now. Bright pink cocktails are a summer must for every bar. Most don’t know that the Pink Martini cocktail recipe is a classic cocktail through and

How to Know Which Rum to Drink in Antigua

Lisa Farara, Antigua Distillery, St. John's

Was it poncha or rum that the grandfather of our next guest was brewing up in his store in St. John’s in the 1920’s?  Missing his homeland of Madeira, he could very well have tried bringing a little of his island’s spirit to his new home. Maybe that’s why he and his eight friends founded

Drinking in Antigua Bars and Rum Punch

Lush Guide - Antigua (1200 x 800 px)

Drinking in Antigua is much more than just the rum cocktail or sweet pineapple concoction you are served upon check-in at your all-inclusive resort or find in every Antigua, hotel, bar or restaurant. Still, there is a lot to be said for the ubiquitous rum punch when it’s treated with respect, as it is in

How to Create Two Successful Brands in a Row

Alex Carlton, STRYYK, London

I could feel the passion and drive to succeed emanating from every entrepreneur I’ve met these past three seasons. Still, It was hard to keep Alex Carlton from hopping off the chair during our interview to go start something else.  It’s easy to imagine him in his Funkin branded Smart Car, dashing from one London