In this festive season, a cocktail done right can be worth its weight in gingerbread. When it comes to entertaining the way grown folks do, drinking, good food, and holiday cheer go hand in hand in, um, third hand, we guess. They just do. That means a reliable…
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Christmas-Themed Bars to Bring You Yuletide Joy
On December 5th, a special Home Alone-themed bar will open its doors to the public in Liverpool, UK. This exciting new establishment has been selling tickets to the evening events, in which guests will be treated to live music, crazy…
The History of the Martini
All the best cocktails have back stories that are romantic, unusual and a little bit unlikely – sometimes the story is even more entertaining than the drink! But the cocktails that make it to ‘classic’ status usually have more than…
The World’s Best Bars
What makes a cocktail bar so great? The very best bars need to stand out amongst a very saturated crowd, so it is about more than serving well mixed drinks; there needs to be an atmosphere and a certain ‘je…
Chocolate Envy
With Halloween now over, all thoughts naturally turn to the next big festive season: Christmas. The shops are now full of gift ideas and traditional foods, including boxes of chocolates that are reduced to encourage shoppers to purchase more than…
Frighteningly Good Pumpkin Cocktails
Every Halloween in my house, we spend hours scooping out the insides of numerous pumpkins and carving spooky faces into the outsides (with varying degrees of success). And every year, I always lament at the amount of pumpkin pulp that…
The History of the Mimosa Cocktail
No brunch is complete without a Mimosa or two alongside your eggs benedict and smoked salmon, and it is a great tipple to have before a wedding, but the history behind our favourite pre-midday cocktail is much disputed.Of course, there…
Give a Cheer for Beer Cocktails
When you think of your favourite cocktail recipes, how many of them include beer as an ingredient? Not many, we bet! Of course, there are drink combinations that include beers: Black Velvet, Snakebite and the traditional Shandy are all popular…
Cocktail Bars With a Twist
James Bond’s cocktail of choice was a martini – shaken, not stirred, of course! But it seems spies these days are more adventurous with their beverage choices, or at least they are at The Bletchley cocktail bar in London. The…
A Cocktail For Your Thoughts…And Your Weekend Delight
See that glimmer on the horizon? That shining jewel set just beyond an ocean of turmoil that you’ve nearly made your way across? That’s the weekend. It’s coming, brothers and sisters. Sweeten it up by inviting some friends over and…