How to Drink at the St. Regis Venice with Ludwig Negri, Bars Manager

LL 264 St Regis Venice (1200 x 800 px)

At the St Regis it’s two, two bars in one. Our guest is well aware of that fact –  preparing a perfectly executed Negroni at noon on a sun-drenched terrace… and then later that evening a Warhol-worthy cocktail set in a bespoke glass. Today I’m sitting down with Ludwig Negri, Manager of The St. Regis

Cocchi Celebrates Cocktail History And Joins In World Hanky Panky Day Celebrations

Italian Vermouth Cocchi has collaborated with the American Bar team at London’s Savoy Hotel to pay tribute to one of the venue’s legendary cocktails, The Hanky Panky. Originally invented in the early 1900s by Ada “Coley” Coleman, the first female head bartender at the American Bar, for the famous actor Charles Hawtrey, the Hanky Panky

How to Make the Isola di Pino

Isola di Pino

The Isola di Pino at Experimental Cocktail Club Venice is the kind of drink that makes you raise an eyebrow… and then immediately order another. Vodka, coffee liqueur and amaro sounds straightforward enough. It isn’t. The salted sugar syrup gives it that little wink — not sweet-sweet, but savoury, rich, slightly mysterious. It’s silky, grown-up,

Giacosa is Back, Thank Goodness!

Giacosa Negroni

Giacosa is one of Florence’s most iconic venues, with roots dating back to 1815 in Torino before arriving in Florence in 1860. In 1927, it settled on Via Tornabuoni, within the historic walls of “Casoni,” where in 1919 Count Camillo Negroni famously asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to add gin to his Americano, creating the legendary

How to Drink at the Experimental Cocktail Club Venice with Pietro Lorefice, Bar Manager

LL 263 ECC - Venice (1200 x 800 px)

Paris has taken Venice by storm but this time round, unlike Napoleon in 1797, they’ve arrived with shakers not soldiers. Our guest today is leading the charge! I’m sitting down with Pietro Lorefice, Bar Manager of Experimental Cocktail Club Venice, one of the bars that changed the cocktail conversation in this city. Experimental Cocktail Club

Aureus Vita introduces the Millionaire Martini at Fitz’s Russell Sq.

Aureus Vita Martini

“The Millionaire Martini is indulgence, precisely measured. A martini designed to be savoured, not rushed. – Edgars Zavoronkovs, Bars Manager Aureus Vita Gin unveils its most indulgent creation to date: the Millionaire Martini – a refined expression of modern luxury designed for discerning cocktail aficionados. A sophisticated reimagining of a classic, the Millionaire Martini blends Aureus

Check Out Parasol in Dalston

Parasol Steven Joyce

Parasol is a late-night cocktail bar and nightclub from the team behind Discount Suit Company, The Sun Tavern and The Umbrella Workshop. Located at 36 Stoke Newington Road in Dalston, Parasol occupies the iconic subterranean space formerly home to The Nest, reimagined as a vibrant, atmospheric venue where cocktails, music and community intersect. With DJs