This is the Old Fashioned at its most basic — and honestly, at its best. Bourbon, sugar, bitters, and an orange peel. No syrups, no extra flavors, no tricks. Just a solid drink that tastes exactly the way an Old Fashioned should. If you’ve been enjoying all the cozy twists lately, this one brings things
Step inside and if you listen closely, you can hear it—the clink of glass, the shake of ice, the bursts of laughter, the roar of celebration. It’s a cacophony of cocktails…at one time a Strauss waltz, another a Herrmann score. Even if you wanted to resist it, the pull is too strong. From the over-the-top
Italian liqueur brand Villa Cardea is showcasing limoncello’s festive versatility with four delicious, Italian-inspired cocktails created especially for the party season. Villa Cardea’s authentic lemon liqueur tastes just as good during the colder months, so they’ve created a stylish series of cocktails that can easily be recreated at home for family and friends. Produced in
The New Riff New Fashioned takes the familiar Old Fashioned framework and rewires it with the distillery’s house style of bold, high-rye character. Their bottled-in-bond bourbon brings a firm grain spice and an almost electric oak profile, giving the drink more drive than the classic template. Instead of leaning on a traditional sugar cube, the
In music most of us are attracted to a song’s continually repeated musical rhythm “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones or “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, but once those were new to us. Our guest today is here to remind us of the
Woodford Reserve®, the world’s best-selling super-premium+ American whiskey*, announces the second leg of its 2025–2026 Global Bar Exchange (GBE): an international advocacy programme designed to celebrate the creativity, skill, community, and shared spirit of the global hospitality industry. Following a successful start of the programme this autumn, which saw leading bars and bartenders across London,
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Bardinet Brandy unveils five festive cocktails to celebrate arrival of limited edition bottle
Bardinet is bringing some French festive flair to UK drinkers this winter with five decadent brandy cocktails which are guaranteed to be firm favourites with family and friends over the party season. Created to celebrate the arrival of Bardinet VSOP’s limited edition 1 litre festive bottle, each serve highlights the brandy’s versatility as a delicious
Barcelona Hotel Bar Week (BHBW) and Cape Town Cocktail Week (CTCW) continue to build their cross-continental collaboration with the second chapter of their international bar exchange. The partnership began in September in Barcelona, where Cape Town’s Art of Duplicity took over the Batuar Bar (Cotton House Hotel), during BHBW. The exchange now moves to South
The Toronto is one of those drinks that quietly signals a bartender’s confidence. Built on Canadian whisky and fernet, it’s a study in contrasts: the whisky provides grainy warmth while the amaro brings a sharp, mint-driven bitterness that can easily dominate if handled without precision. When balanced correctly, the result is unexpectedly elegant—aromatic, dry, and
Lush Life Podcast, Season 10
How to Celebrate 15 Years of Nightjar with Roisin Stimpson & Edmund Weil
Some birds sing at dawn to wake us up, but today we’re celebrating the birthday of a certain nocturnal songbird whose award-winning cocktails, wonderful hospitality, and sultry nightly soundtrack have been keeping London warbling for 15 years. Today we’re turning our attention to Nightjar, the Shoreditch bar that rewrote London’s late-night playbook. Joining me are