How to Make the Metaxa Frappé Collins

Metaxa Frappe Collins

Looking for a take on the Collins that’s perfect for summer? A Collins made with the Greek brandy Metaxa will bring some Greek spirit to your summer time jaunts. Don’t wait until summer to make this cocktail. It’s totally different than most Collins and even seems almost a Negroni, because it uses the traditionally Greek

How to Make the Metaxa Ginger Rock

Metaxa Spritz

Looking for a new take on the Moscow Mule? Try adding in Metaxa, the Greek Brandy, and you’ll get a different kind of zing. The Moscow Mule is one of the most searched recipes of all time. There is a reason – ginger just works so well in a cocktail. Think about adding honey to

How to Make Pink Cocktails at Home

Pink Gin Cocktails (1)

Why does everyone remember James Bond ordering a Martini, not his other preferred cocktail? Unbeknownst to most, he was also fond of a “pink gin with Beefeater and plenty of bitters.” Pink cocktails were just as cool as the sleek martini then and now! Pink Gin began life in the 19th C as the cocktail

How to Make the Professors Pink Gin and Tonic

Professor's Club Pink Gin & Tonic

West Sussex based Distillery Afterthought Spirits Co are proud to launch three new limited edition flavoured Professors Club Twisted Gins – Summer Dry, Pink and Secret Garden Gin (all @ 42% ABV).  This Pink Gin and Tonic recipe was created with their gorgeous Pink Gin, infused with strawberries post distillation, which not only gives it

Lush Life Podcast Transcripts: How to Help the Home Bartender (#166)

166 Top Tips for the Home Bartender

Make the Bourbon Lemonade and settle down to imbibe this transcript of my episode on the Top Tops for the Home Bartender, featuring Denis Broci, the Manager of all the Bars at Claridge’s Hotel in London, and then topping it up with Rebekkah Dooley, Daniyel Jones, Jack Sotti, Sasha Filimonov, Vasilis Kyritsis, Johnny Livanos, Elliot Ball, and Lauren Mote! What a few months we’ve

Lush Life Podcast Transcripts: Satomi Dosseur – How to Drink Sake with Seafood (#133)

Satomi Dosseur, Sake Sommelier, London

Make the Sake Martini and settle down to imbibe this transcript of my interview with Satomi Dosseur, leading Kikisake-shi in the UK. Everyone knows you can be a sommelier for wine, but did you know that the Sake also has its own sommelier accreditation? Our guest today, Satomi Dosseur, is one of the leading Kikisake-shi in the UK, having worked at

Lush Life Podcast Transcripts: Christelle Harris – How to Make Funky Rum in Jamaica (#135)

Christelle Harris, Hampden Estate, Trelawny

Make the Hampden Sour and settle down to imbibe this transcript of my interview with Christelle Harris, Hampden Estate Rum. The first time that our guest walked into the distillery her grandfather had acquired, she thought she was walking into a museum. Nothing had changed since the 1700’s. Christelle Harris soon realized that it was for this