In this session let us look at a basic bar setup with a list of essential ingredients and equipment to make great cocktails. In future sessions, we will cover cocktails and use some videos to explain the actual making. You could also be making cocktails for family and friends and putting up pictures like this. […]
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For the drinkers among us, the curious and the blissfully unaware, I thought it might be a good idea to deciphering some of the mysteries of those numbers you often find on the labels of the containers that deliver our ‘medicine’!! But let’s start with the basics of “standard” drink size. Of course, this varies
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“Too much of anything is bad but too much good whiskey is barely enough”. So a few years back, when I left for a tour of Scotland’s single malt distilleries, I knew I’d return a whisky lover. My favorite journeys are those that have led me to unpack a culture through its food and drink.
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Photo: Johnnie Walker To coincide with the debut of its Craftswomen platform, Diageo released a new Jane Walker by Johnnie Walker bottling, following the launch of the 2018 release. The new blend was created by Emma Walker and is made with the liquid from Speyside distillery Cardhu.The new 41.9% ABV whisky is said to have
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Diageo’s Gordon’s gin brand extended its flavored range last month with the launch of a new limited edition peach variant.Gordon’s White Peach Distilled Gin follows the release of flavored expressions Gordon’s Pink in 2017 and Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon in February this year. Diageo said the launch of Sicilian Lemon is the first in a number
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Following a relaxation on the type of casks that can be used to finish Scotch whisky last year, Dewar’s got experimental with mezcal casks for its latest bottling. Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth is made by finishing eight-year-old Dewar’s, which has already been double-aged, in ex-Ilegal Mezcal casks for one month.Stephanie Macleod, Dewar’s master blender, said: “It’s
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Photo: Captain Morgan Tiki The new Captain Morgan Tiki is a tropical rum-based spirit drink, said to be “packed with pineapple and mango flavors”.It has been created to tap into the “growing trend for lighter colored mixers, such as lemonade which has seen a 27% increase in growth over the last two years” according to
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The latest expression from Bacardi-owned Bombay Sapphire “pushes the boundaries of flavor and color” by combining the brand’s gin with a ‘real’ fruit infusion to provide a “distinct crimson color and natural flavor”.The new gin is said to challenge the “common practice of other flavored gins on the market which often use concentrates, additional sugars
Bourbon brand Jack Daniel’s has launched its Tennessee Apple whiskey in the UK. A blend of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and apple liqueur, the spirit has crossed the pond after a successful launch in the US in 2019. The brand says it hopes to capitalize on the growth of the flavored spirits category In the
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