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…
The Mezcal Cucumber Julep idea came to me whilst trying to rethink the Julep, and I remembered I’d made a Strawberry Mezcal Julep during my days with Bitters’n’twisted. We put it on the menu and it was an instant hit, with a hard candy…
The smokey character of this spirit works perfectly in a Mezcal Negroni, working around the bitterness of the aperitivo. Where gin is great, Mezcal Gin is all time! What is Mezcal Gin? Mezcal Gin takes a base of Mezcal produced in Durango from sustainable…
