How to Make the Mauresque Mai Tai

Mauresque Mai Tai by Johnny Salvo, Savoie Mont Blanc, France

Our cocktail of the week is one of the many that Johnny made for me. It’s called the Mauresque Mai Tai  – the Savoie twist on the Mai Tai or you could say a tiki twist on the local Mauresque cocktail, originally made with Absinthe and Orgeat. Hear Johnny explaining the Mauresque Mai Tai on Lush

How to Start Your Career Right

Scott Lever, Chivas Regal, London

So you want to be a Brand Ambassador? You can get there a variety of ways: bartending, competition winning, or by applying to the Chivas International Graduate Programme like our guest today, Scott Lever, Chivas Regal Brand Ambassador.  A year into the program and his enthusiasm is palpable. It’s not hard to be excited when

How to Make the Chivas Extra Old Fashioned

Chivas Extra Old Fashioned, Chivas Regal, London

The Old Fashioned is one of Lush Life’s favorite cocktail, traditionally made with American. This time, we’ll allow it to be made with one of our favorite blends, Chival Regal, plus a little extra! If you are in the USA, you can buy Chivas Regal on Saucey. If you are in the UK, you can

How to Make the Viva La Autumn!

Viva La Autumn (1)

Viva La Autumn! Head Bartender at Studio Bar, Adrian Fartais shares his recipe for the ‘Viva Autumn’ Cocktail which was available at K West Hotel & Spa for London Cocktail Week 2018. Viva Autumn consists of the most renowned Italian liqueur with its lemon yellow colouring and harmonious taste. Treat your taste buds with this easy

How to Be Bold In Your Approach

Charlotte Cook, Truman's Brewery, London

People drink beer all the time, but how many can say that after drinking one IPA, their future was altered completely? Our next guest can. Charlotte Cook was on track for a career in law and, after that very sip of craft beer, she knew her life had changed. Now as Co-Lead Brewer at Truman’s

How to Complete a PHD While Sipping Pisco

Who would think the Greek rhetorician Hermogenes might have been the Brand Ambassador of Pisco Waqar? He wrote of clarity, brilliance, gravity, beauty, distinctness, sweetness and subtlety. All the same rhetoric that Brand Ambassador Javiera Lorenzini Raty uses to describe Pisco Waqar. She should know, as she is also completing a PHD on Hermogenes’ influence

How To Be Born Entrepreneurs

Joyce and Raissa de Haas, Double Dutch, London

Six months into their jobs, our guests knew the corporate world was just not for them. Sisters Joyce and Raissa de Haas were meant for something else.  As students, they didn’t have a taste for pure spirits so they experimented with making their own syrups – mixing fruits and spices to create cocktails that they