Celebrate Whiskey Sour Day with Warming Pear and Cinnamon Flavours
Mixologist meets foodie: how to pair cocktails and food
But what about cocktails? You may be surprised to learn there's more to mixed drinks than aperitifs and digestifs!
Vogue your bar: it’s all about style AND substance
How bottle condoms are ruining your bar cred
There’s a problem occurring in most bars: a fly in the ointment (literally) and we need to address it. Yes, it’s time to tackle the elephant in the room… the indecent exposure of your bottles behind the bar.
When a great cocktail speaks for itself, why garnish?
Essential Elements for the Home Bar
Would you know where to start with a home bar? While foodies might already have at least the basics in their kitchen, those that are embarking on their cocktail journey might be a little unsure what, of all the bar tools, they should focus on to kick start their home bar.
Well, we’re here to help with our guide to home bar essentials...
A glass for every cocktail: Why it’s essential to sniff out the right glassware for your bar
Bittersweet Mixology: The Importance of bitters behind the bar
But what are bitters? Why are they so important? And where do you start with them in your bar?
Being at the top of the bartending game means - train train train!
Cocktail making has become a fascination, a passion and, for many, a pretty serious obsession. As a result, bartending is no longer a stopgap job, or a university rent subsidiser, it's a profession.
Bartenders are the industry professionals and it is essential they’re at the top of their game. They must be absolute experts in their arena – it’s vital they are not only highly skilled but highly trained.
Turning Japanese – have you attended the Japanese school of bartending?
How to make your bar the coolest? It’s all about the ice, ice baby
Ice… from figure skaters carving up the ice rink to Arctic explorers cruising through ice fields, it can seem both stunning and scary.
In the world of bartending, ice can be just as easy to love or hate. The wrong proportions can expose a cocktail to the wrong temperature or dilution and disrupt delicate balances.
Just smashing! Try our Yuzu and Purple Basil smash cocktail
It’s all about the ritual in the serve
Shrubs, and the Rise of Fermented Ingredients
Fermented drinks are not only a great way of re-using bar waste (and therefore creating an environmentally sustainable bar) but it’s actually a fabulous addition to cocktail menus, adding fruit flavours, sweetness, acidity and even a slight fizz to drinks depending on the mix.
One For the Sun: Our Refreshing and Fruity Passion Flower Cocktail Recipe
While the weather's still warm, why not enjoy this delicious, simple to make, summery cocktail, from Ben Davidson?
