Is our guest the only one to refuse an offer he couldn’t refuse and live to tell the tale – maybe! Still, how lucky for us he did refuse or there would be no Hairclubbing. What’s that you may ask? Stroo Olofsson is the one to tell. He walked into a hair salon with the
Everyone’s favorite piece of barware has to be the cocktail shaker set, synonymous with bartending, cocktails and class. If you’re just starting to collect home barware, the cocktail shaker set is always your first purchase, after the alcohol! Which one should you pick? What is the difference? How do they work? Hopefully after this post,
Everything on Hammant Patel Villa’s menu has a tale, whether it emerges from his multicultural upbringing in the heart of this very neighborhood or Chinese history or his years working in business. These stories make each and every cocktail as rich in flavor as it is in individuality. From every sip emerges a multitude of
Lush Life Podcast, Season 2
How to make a cocktail emerge from a story with Hammant Patel Villa, Courtesan
Dim Sum is an attitude, not a dish you eat on Sunday at your local Chinese restaurant. That wasn’t only one thing I learned from our guest today, Hammant Patel Villa, while chatting at Courtesan, his Brixton bar and restaurant. Everything on his menu has a tale, whether it emerges from his multicultural upbringing in
British Gin distillers Pothecary have created a unique hand-crafted gin with notes of lavender, mulberry and honey. These distinctive flavors have been combined with Dry Vermouth and a lemon twist for the perfect Classic Martini.
British distillers Lilliput Dorset Gin have successfully combined Lilliput Gin, Lillet Blanc Vermouth, White Grapes and a sprig of home-grown organic rosemary to create their mouth-wateringly delicious Lillet-Put Martini, which offers up a taste of the British countryside.
We are heading south to Mexico via London for some very au currant Mezcal with would-be philosopher turned distiller Ben Schroder. To hear more from Ben, go to his Lush Life podcast interview.
He swears it was not a dream. A man came out of the shadows and pointed our guest to the exact spot where he would find his dream Mezcal. Ben Schroder may never have seen that man again, but he did find the Mezcal that would change his life. Now all he had to do
It has been said that Winston Churchill liked his Martinis so dry that merely a glance across the room at the bottle of vermouth would suffice. Luckily, Irish distillers Bertha’s Revenge have created the Perfect Dry Martini, including Bertha’s Revenge Gin, a dry vermouth, lemon zest and green olives.
The global quest for The World’s Best Martini Challenge, 2018 has now reached its thrilling and penultimate stage. Through a selection of vigorous taste tests the final five ‘Contender’ gins have now been shortlisted. The hotly anticipated finale will take place at Oslo, Hackney on Thursday 18th January from 6:30pm – 11:30pm, where each of