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  The Margarita
  
  Part of the 'sour' cocktail family, the Margarita traditionally consists of tequila, triple sec and lime juice...
  
  Penicillin Cocktail
  
  Adapted from a recipe by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, New York City, USA...
  
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  STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass...
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  This year The Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester will be hosting The Gabriel Boudier Cocktail Competition...
  
  Beefeater MIXLDN
  
  Beefeater Gin proudly asserts itself as the âonly historic dry gin still distilled in Londonâ and so London was the obvious city for the fourth Grand Final of its annual bartending competition...
  
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  Following the success of the Mamont Mission last year with the main prize to the Circumpolar Region, Mamont Vodka is pleased to announce the food pairing...

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Articles

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Fermented fruit syrups

The Little Red Door is one of our favourite bars in Paris and the first bar we have come across to ferment fruit syrups to produce a low alcohol fruit...

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Margarita Cocktail

Part of the ‘sour’ cocktail family, the Margarita traditionally consists of three ingredients; tequila, triple sec orange liqueur and lime juice, often...

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Last Word cocktail

Made with gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and freshly pressed lime juice, traditionally in equal parts, shaken with ice and served straight-up...

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Ciroc Vodka cocktails

Cîroc recently challenged some of London’s best bartenders to create simple but tasty cocktails which highlight the vodka’s character and play to its base...

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World's 100 most popular cocktails

The following is based on a combination of frequency of appearance on cocktail menus we have scrutinised in bars, particularly in Europe and North America,...

Most viewed

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Porn Star Martini

Adapted from a drink created in 2002 by Douglas Ankrah at The Townhouse bar in Knightsbridge, London. Douglas also founded London’s LAB bar which is also...

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Penicillin cocktail

Adapted from a recipe by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, New York City, USA...

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Bramble

Created in the mid-80s by Dick Bradsell at Fred's Club, Soho, London, England...

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White Lady Cocktail

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into the same shaker to remove the ice. SHAKE again without ice (dry shake) and then strain into chilled...

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Amaretto Sour

DRY SHAKE (without ice) all ingredients to emulsify. Add ice, SHAKE again and strain into ice-filled glass...

Techniques

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Draught cocktails (Draft cocktails)

Pre-batched cocktails served on draught using technology originally developed to dispense beer and wine allow consistently good drinks to be dispensed...

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Advanced cocktail shaking tips, myths & lessons

I’m guessing you're reading this page because you’re already an accomplished cocktail mixer and are interested in the fineries of the art or you've just...

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Measuring cocktail ingredients

Balancing each ingredient within a cocktail is key to making a great drink. Therefore the accuracy with which ingredients are measured is critical to the...

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How to use a two-piece cocktail shaker

Also known as a Boston or French Shaker, two-piece shakers tend to be preferred by professional bartenders (Japanese and other East Asian bartenders excepted)...

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How to use a three-piece cocktail shaker

Three-piece shakers are also called ‘Standard or Cobbler shakers, they comprise of three sections: 1) Flat-bottomed, conical base or 'can' 2) Built-in...

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