We’ve created the InSight Cocktail to mark the probe’s safe arrival on our nearest neighbour, Mars. NASA’s InSight lander which launched on an Atlas V in May has arrived at the red planet, and landed on Mars yesterday. Mission controllers at NASA-JPL have received a…
On the Podcast this week we have Matt and Nick from Mover and Shaker – creators of awesome bartender pins to pimp out your bar apron. Mover and Shaker Pins Mover and Shaker started life as a passion project for Nick and Matt and…
The last cocktail from our Birmingham Hoteliers event, our longest of the bunch. Martini Ambrato, Yuzu purée from ODK and lengthened with tonic water. What is Yuzu? Citrus junos) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae. It is called yuja (from…
With the current trend for lower alcohol drinks, Vermouth is a great choice for adding bundles of flavour. In our Spiced Sangria we use 1oz (30ml) of this 18% abv drink. That means the resulting 6oz spiced sangria is just 3% abv or about…
As mentioned on last week’s podcast, I was privileged to showcase ODK Purées and Mixers at the Library of Birmingham recently. The Kiwi Daiquiri was one of the three serves we offered on the day, and it went down great! ODK Purées are perfect…
On this week’s show we discuss (and I RANT about) what is a Bartender’s Job? Along with our usual industry news and what’s going on at BartenderHQ this week. Drinks Industry News Elon Musk to launch Teslaquila – Trademark Registered! Johnnie Walker to open…
I was convinced I’d already shared the recipe for the Ready Fire Aim cocktail while talking about our New York honeymoon when I drank it at Employees Only. I think I might have included a video in one of our posts, but not the…
The Pornstar Martini is a modern staple of at least the UK cocktail scene, and the Mexican Pornstar adds some agave complexity to the formula. The original, created by Douglas Ankrah combines vodka, vanilla, passion fruit and citrus with sparkling wine. Whether the champagne…
Inspired by the release of the Clouds and Dirt Gary Vee K Swiss Colaboration, the Clouds and Dirt Cocktail reflects as may aspects of Gary Vaynerchuk as possible. Gary rose to prominence in the late 90’s after establishing one of the first ecommerce wine sites, WineLibrary helping…
The Matador Cocktail is a lesser known cousin of the Margarita, being sweetened with pineapple as opposed to triple sec liqueur. With just three ingredients it’s simple and quick to make and is typically served straight up. This being said, other online recipes add…
