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The Bottled Cocktail Company — Unprecedented Tradition
The term ‘unprecedented’ was, in 2020, a well-worn refrain — one that might not please an overcritical historian. But though there are many precedents of mankind facing illness in history, the way in which our generation experienced the pandemic was, without question, new. The internet age transformed isolation into a paradoxically collective phenomenon, as people…
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Oxley | GIN–GIN
Gin is a fickle spirit. The naturally tart flavour profile makes it something of an acquired taste. Its placement in popular culture – a characteristic that has a larger effect on desirability than you’d think – is also incredibly mercurial. Are you Bond when you order a gin, brooding with enigmatic elegance and rolling a…
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Select Aperitivo | A Venetian Story
I’d never been to Venice before which is strange, firstly given my ardent love for Italy and secondly given that Venice is regarded in many minds as one of Italy’s crown jewels; it’s Waterworld-esque existence being a truly unique proposition. My task was to broaden my Aperitivo knowledge beyond the realms of drinking Aperol Spritz in…
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SOUND OF RUM
There’s an ineffable electricity in the tang of a rum cocktail. A kind of hot, cloying constitution that limbers the soul and, more than any other spirit, tastes like a good time. You’ll be hard pushed to find a drink that is so redolent of colour and sound as rum. It’s the carnival drink; the…
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An Original Recipe | Mr King’s 1842
It was only as we made our way down to the south coast of England, that I realised I hadn’t really given much thought to the trip ahead; the busy, vicissitudinal nature of my week robbing me of that luxury. “What drink would you like?” the waitress asked me. It was after “work hours” and…
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MARGARITA | 70th Anniversary by Cointreau
There is nothing better to kick-start the summer than an urban escape, a local treat that can recreate the memories of an idyllic summer getaway, and as such this collaboration between Cointreau and South Place Hotel to celebrate the 70thAnniversary of the Margarita is a timely masterpiece. Arguably the most exciting — or dangerous —…
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Jameson Caskmates x London Beer Week
London Beer Week is something I’ve heard of, but not something I’ve given more than a passing thought to. Why you ask? Because to be honest with you, I don’t really like beer. Actually I suppose, that’s not completely accurate, it’s not that I don’t like beer, it’s just that I don’t drink it. It’s…
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The Milestone Hotel x London Cocktail Week
London Cocktail Week, who would have thought it, a whole week dedicated to cocktails. One could argue that seeing as “London Cocktail Weekend” inadvertently takes place on a ritualistic weekly basis, there is little requirement for a dedicated week. Then again some might argue the opposite is true; so popular and diverse is the art form of…
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Drink: Johnnie Walker Blue Label at Galvin at Windows
Good drink is all about company, mood and most notably setting. The latter of which can allow you to be transported to a world that elevates the drink at hand. Taking this concept, almost, literally is Johnnie Walker Blue label with their bespoke cocktail for the launch of the film ‘The Gentleman’s Wager II’. The…