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The history and origins of the world's carbonated soft drinks industry

Punch on the Road

Punch on the Road touched down recently in California for the first leg of the US West Coast edition. Watch the highlights from the trip in our video

A toast to Dick Bradsell

Dick Bradsell, the creator of the Bramble, Russian Spring Punch and the Espresso Martini was the 20th century's most important bartender. He taught and

Daiquiri Cocktail – Best recipe & how to make

My quest to find the perfect Daiquiri and the recipe to replicate it started in 1997 when Dick Bradsell, England’s most famous bartender, said I needed

Daiquiri Cocktail – Bar calls & variations

Wherever you are in the world, when ordering a Daiquiri you need to convey to the bartender exactly what Daiquiri you desire. It is essential to be specific

Daiquiri Cocktail - History & story behind its creation

The Daiquiri bears a close relationship to the Canchanchara, a 19th century Cuban blend of rum, lemon, honey and water, but the Daiquiri’s creation is

Daiquiri Cocktail - Straight-up, on-the-rocks or blended?

In my formative Daiquiri drinking years I followed the convention that a Daiquiri No.1 should be served 'straight-up'. However, I have now reverted to

New Orleans city & bar guide

New Orleans has a cocktail heritage dating back to 1793 when John B. Schiller created the Sazerac, followed by Henry C. Ramos who came up with the Ramos

Tales of the Cocktail festival

For the uninitiated, ‘Tales of the Cocktail’ is a five day culinary and drinks festival built around cocktails. For those of us that truly enter into

New Orleans Cocktails

New Orleans is the spiritual home of the cocktail, and its history is intertwined with grand saloons, fine drinks and jazz. The Ramos Gin Fizz and the

Blind Tiger Imperial Secrets Gin

Distilled with black teas from Assam, Cashmere & Yunnan along with other botanicals including lemon peel, lemongrass, bitter almond and grains of paradise.

English Whisky

The world of whisky is increasingly global, as distilleries in ever more countries become operational – including in England. Malt whisky is at the forefront,

Bob Nolet

When your family has been distilling since 1691, and you’re heir to one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the Netherlands, you would, perhaps,

Cherry Brandy Cocktails - 20 best

Two cocktails are synonymous for their use of cherry brandy: Blood & Sand and Singapore Sling, and as illustrated by these two classics, cherry brandy

Maraschino Cocktails - the 20 best

Maraschino is as a delicious a word as it is a liqueur made from sour Marasca cherries. The cherries’ flavour, along with that of its pit (stone) are

Wimbledon cocktails

When Wimbledon kicks off the British summer has officially begun. Cue hordes of tennis fans making their annual pilgrimage to sit on Aorangi Terrace in

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