Last year this time, I was sipping Pomadas in a cave overlooking the Mediterranean on Menorca. This year, it was the Aperol Spritz overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice. No matter how glorious that sounds, I get just as excited for the bars in London to update their menus with their summer-only concoctions. Today, we’re
If our next guest had not saved a horse from being destroyed, we would not be sitting in Gelbes Haus in Nuremberg, Germany listening to her recount her life story. Sigi Klein needed to earn a little extra cash to provide for this lucky horse, so she returned to her old love of bartending. Not
The families of all the great innovators have thought they might be barking up the wrong tree, even the family of our guest today. From four generations of cognac makers, Fanny Fougerat decided to break with tradition and do her own thing. She kept it pure and simple, adding no sugar or caramel to her
Traveling through India in the 19th Century, Lady Charlotte Fitzrovia fell under the spell of the dashing gangster Vijay Kapur, who loved her and left her. It was the job of today’s guests to tell that passionate love story in every cocktail. Sandy Kaur & Mario Romano may be from different backgrounds, but they came
Our Cocktail of the Week is the Ananda Brew created by mixologist Topesh Chatterjee who hails from New Delhi.
Chivas Regal, one of the world’s most iconic blended Scotch whiskies, has announced a new global campaign in celebration of the dedication, skill and time it takes to craft its award-winning Chivas 18. Still expertly blended to the original recipe developed by Colin Scott, Custodian Master Blender at Chivas Regal, and one of the world’s
There are so many cocktail bars in this world, but sometimes one just serves up the right combination of ambiance, conversation and perfect drink to make you want to return over and over. I know I have a few: Harry’s Bar in Venice, The Stafford Hotel’s American Bar in London, Bemelman’s Bar in New York,
It was apropos that our guest’s first foray into the spirit world would be a success, especially since Valentine Warner is one of this country’s most famous chefs. Discovering juniper bushes on a walk in Northumberland got his creative juices flowing. The obvious product to produce would be a gin. Knowing he was jumping into