How to Make the Advocaat Posh Snowball

Posh Snowball, Warninks Advocaat - Cocktail Recipe

Can you make the Classic Snowball recipe even posher then it is? A bit of fresh lemon juice, cloudy lemonade and vanilla ice cream that’s how! Where was the Snowball Cocktail born According to Difford’s Guide, the Snowball was thought to hail from Britain and been popular in the 1940’s and 50’s, reaching its apex

How Bourbon is Made by Ghosts

Boone County Distilling Co. Tour, Independence, Kentucky

Are you afraid of ghosts? There are a few friendly ones, you know. The ghosts at Boone County Distilling Co. in Independence, Kentucky couldn’t be more hospitable! They’re distilling bourbon, after all! Only 6 minutes off the interstate lies the  Boone County Distillery Co. where they say the bourbon is “made by ghosts.” Too far

Selia Bugallo Is Announced as the Winner Of The Global Art Of Italicus​®​ Aperitivo Challenge 2019

Italicus Winners

After an exciting final held on Monday 4th November, Selia Bugallo of Kwãnt in London, was crowned the Best ​ITALICUS® Bar Artist of the Year with her aperitivo-style cocktail, The Three of Us, inspired by the brand. Taking place at critically acclaimed Barcelona bar Paradiso, which recently placed at number 20 in the World’s 50

Diageo Reserve Appoints Andy Huntley as GB Brand Ambassador for Copper Dog Whisky – Exciting News!!

Andy Huntley

Diageo Reserve has appointed mixologist and award-winning singer and songwriter Andy Huntley as the new GB Brand Ambassador for its blended malt Scotch whisky, Copper Dog. Originally from South Wales, Andy joins the Diageo Reserve team in the UK with 18 years’ experience in the bar and music industry. Andy first fell in love with

How to Drink Sake with Seafood

Satomi Dosseur, Sake Sommelier, London

Everyone knows you can be a sommelier for wine, but did you know that the Sake also has its own sommelier accreditation? Our guest today, Satomi Dosseur, is one of the leading Kikisake-shi in the UK, having worked at Zuma and Roka restaurant group for 9 years, Chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa and also the Park

How to Make a Rum Sour in the Mountains

Karen Hoskin, Montanya Distillers, Crested Butte

The story goes that with one sip of rum, our guest was hooked. No spirit would have quite the same effect on her, ever.  Her life took many twists and turns with rum on the side lines, until one day she knew it was time to make her own. Karen Hoskin wasn’t going to let

Lyaness Second Menu is Mind-Blowing – Literally

Lyaness Bar

How Ryan Chetiyawardana and his team can transform yeast (Golden Levain) into one ingredient that forms the basis of their new cocktail menu at Lyaness, is a mystery to me. Tasting it in one of their “suggested serves” is a mind-blowing experience and, how it achieves those mind-blowing attributes is a science I am going