|| Milk Washed Enchaned Sour | Cherry, Orange & Chocolate | Herbs || I recently did my first milk wash. It was a bit of a coincidence. I was working on this other idea and decided kind of last minute to try milk washing, because I was missing something, and…
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The Green Lady
|| Pistachio & Mint Daisy || Sometimes it’s not so much inspiration as brute force. This is one of those times, when you’re a man with a hammer and you’re just looking for a tempting nail. The hammer is a pistachio liqueur, and also white chocolate foam. So with this…
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The Interstellar
|| Plum, almond & grapefruit Daisy || Do you remember The Intergalactic? That remains one of my favourites of all time, but it is not equally accessible to everyone. So that’s what we’re doing here, making the same profile, minus the cardamom-lemongrass bitters more accessible. And boy did it succeed.…
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The Blossom
|| Elderflower, Rum, Eggwhite Sour || This origin story is pretty straightforward. I was throwing a small cocktail party for a couple of friends. In a small company I always enjoy when people ask me for a specific flavour pairing and I go and try to whip something up. Sometimes…
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The King of Italy
|| Rosemary, grapefruit, spices | French-Italian style || Recently, Difford’s Guide ran a Mandarine Napoleon challenge. I’ve never entered a cocktail competition before, but this one was perfect for me. You just submit the recipe from home, and there are separate categories for home enthusiasts like me, and for professionals.…
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The Royal Fairy
|| Absinthe, Basil | Simple Sour || This is one of my earlier creations. I went through a phase then where I was amazed by how something as intense as absinthe could actually make a drink smoother – if used in moderation! I was also charmed by the family of…
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The Intergalactic
|| A gin old-fashioned | Juniper | Cardamom | Lemongrass | Almond || This is it. This is the one. The reason I really started this cocktail blog. As I write this, I have recorded about 50 cocktail recipes of my own devising on my home menu. That is something…
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Arrow of Time
|| Apple, Hazelnut, Bourbon | Sweet Fashioned || When I was at a party, someone had heard about my cocktail hobby and was curious if I could make something there. Always happy to oblige a challenge, I went to the kitchen and fridge to see if there was anything to…