Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Embrace Crappy Gin Liqueurs. You may have noticed by now, but we seem to be in the middle of a veritable deluge of cheap, hella sweet gin liqueurs swarming the aisles of every supermarket out there; whether it’s Asda, Aldi, or the discounters like B&M, unique gin […]
Category: Recipes
Tiger Milk
Oh man, I have so many questions. Who exactly is out there milking tigers, and why do they think (or, even creepier, know) this drink should be named after it? Do they still have all of their limbs? I can’t imagine they do; we’ve all seen Tiger King by now, but not even Joe Exotic […]
Desert Healer
There are some drinks that you know, just by looking at them, are going to be good and hoo boy, is the Desert Healer one of them. The flavours of gin and cherry brandy together might sound dated, or perhaps boring, but when you add them to orange juice and ginger beer it somehow creates […]
Royal Gin Fizz
This cocktail is an adaptation of the classic, and highly popular, Gin Fizz which is made with gin (obviously), lemon juice, sugar and soda water. When a ‘Royal’ version of a cocktail is typically made, it means that an egg has been added to the recipe, and whilst there is a Royal Gin Fizz which follows […]
Bella Bella
Like the famous city, it’s a cocktail so nice they named it twice! Well, not really but the Bella Bella is a quintessential summer drink that, given that we’re not very far into spring, is worth trying now to see if you want it in your wheelhouse for the coming months. The primary flavour profile of […]
Oriental
Okay so gin, passion fruit liqueur and limoncello walk into a bar… I mean, that should be the start of a delicious joke and/or cocktail right? That’s what any sane person would think. Well unfortunately, we’d all be wrong. Yes, the ingredients together should, in principle, make a fine mixture worthy of gracing any cocktail […]
Planter’s Punch
Planter’s Punch is an International Bartender Association (IBA) official cocktail, along with a litany of other famous drinks, where they’ve been split into 3 categories: classics, modern classics, and proclaimed ‘New Era’ recipes. The recipe we’ve followed is slightly different to the IBA one for Planter’s Punch as we’ve replaced the dash of angostura bitters […]
Review: Hortus Pink Grapefruit and Elderflower Gin Liqueur
You know why you’re here. I know why you’re here. Let’s stop pretending and just get down to the all important business of booze. Lidl, the crafty minxes, have come up with yet another cheeky Gin Liqueur to join their acclaimed Hortus ranks, this time with the delectable pairing of Pink Grapefruit & Elderflower. This […]
Skinny Dipper
Guys, if you thought the spate of 3 ingredient cocktails was bad, then hold onto your knickers ’cause we’re about to get WILD. The Skinner Dipper is – wait for it – 2 INGREDIENTS. YES, WE WENT THERE. We’ve officially gone ‘spirit and mixer’ stylee, but this spirit and mixer combo is probably one of […]
Bacardi Cocktail
Thinking about it, I’ve posted an awful lot of 3 ingredient cocktails recently, haven’t I? 3 is obviously a powerful number even in mixology, and sometimes a simple recipe is better when there’s a particular flavour you’re trying to celebrate. With the Bacardi Cocktail, I would say that flavour is ‘rum’. I mean, it’s in […]