Jeff Berry spent five years working on Potions of the Caribbean: 500 Years of Tropical Drinks and the People Behind Them. He describes it as "the most epic narrative I've ever attempted". This ...

As Stuart Hudson says, "Throwing is incredibly easy - if you can catch a ball you'll be able to throw. It's physically gentle, balletic and elegant, and while shaking causes injuries and is tough on ...

Muddling means pummelling fruits, herbs, and/or spices with a muddler (a blunt tool similar to a pestle) to crush them and release their flavour. You can also use a rolling pin. Just as you would use ...

Most cocktails that are shaken and served 'straight-up' (without ice) benefit from an additional 'fine' or 'double' strain in addition to the standard strain to remove fine flecks of ice and small ...

As the name suggests, layered drinks include layers of different ingredients, often with contrasting colours. This effect is achieved by carefully pouring each ingredient into the glass so that it ...

Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, the Harvey Wallbanger ...

Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, the Harvey Wallbanger ...

Be aware of allergens in cocktail ingredients and ask guests if they have any food allergies. While it may be obvious... Absinthe is a most unusual cocktail ingredient as it's the main base spirit in ...

Due to overwhelming demand from people disappointed that they missed an opportunity to buy a copy of The Tequila Ambassador we produced a reprint of just 1,500 copies. This print run was kept ...

This American Single Malt is double distilled from 100% malted barley using a copper pot still. The distillate is matured for ...

The author of that seminal work, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Augustus Embury was born on this day in 1886 in Pine Woods, upstate New York. He Of all the cocktails to have its very own day, ...

Speyburn continues to be the only distillery to source its process water from the nearby Granty Burn, and the processes used to make Speyburn Speyside single malt Scotch whisky today are little ...