Created in the early 20th Century, the El Presidente cocktail was popular in the 1920s to 1940s. As with many prohibition era cocktails, its experienced a renaissance in recent years. El Presidente is named for the Cuban President Gerado Machado. … Continued
The Cupid Cocktail is featured in the Savoy Cocktail book – one of the standards for craft bartenders everywhere. The Savoy’s classic book on cocktails is an incredible resource for bartenders looking for inspiration. Its filled to the brim with … Continued
The Sazerac is a variant of the Old Fashioned cocktail which originated in New Orleans. In essence an Old Fashioned with an absinthe rinsed glass and no ice, it has earned its place in the true classic cocktail list. Whiskey … Continued
Today, NASA’s spacecraft will end it’s 20 year mission to Saturn by flying into the gas giant. To celebrate, I’ve created the Cassini Death Dive Cocktail in it’s honour! After two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is nearing the … Continued
The Dark Matter Storm is a twist of the classic Dark’n’Stormy using the unique flavour of Dark Matter rum. Dark Matter is a dark spiced rum produced in Scotland with a completely different flavour profile to most. Made with imported Black … Continued
Cucumber in recent years has become a favourite flavour in drinks, with the Cucumber Martini being considered a modern classic. The Prairie Cucumber Collins takes this to a new, long and refreshing level! Cucumber is a really difficult flavour to … Continued
Larios Gin is by far Spain’s most popular, and in 2016, they created Larios Rose (or Rosé) a strawberry infused variation with a pink colour and fruity nose. It’s no liqueur though, at full gin strength of 37.5% and without … Continued
It can be really hard to know exactly what to do in your bar when it comes to music. Sure, you can get DJs in, but on quieter nights it can often come down the the bartenders or management to … Continued
What is the right way to taste spirits? In this episode of the BartenderHQ Podcast, Sam and I are discussing spirits tasting (although with a vermouth!) having just both completed WSET courses. How to taste spirits can be quite personal, … Continued
Samuel Boulton & David Eden-Sangwell taste Gosnells Mead on this week’s show. We try Gosnells London Mead, a hopped expression and another with Citra hops and seawater, as well as elderflower flavoured and hibiscus flower versions. We also got to … Continued