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What is your Favourite Gin Cocktail?

The last few years has witnessed a big increase in the popularity of Gin and with that has come the resurgence of the Gin Cocktail. The herbal flavour of gin works well with an array of other flavours and forms … Continue →

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The Espresso Martini

It is of course, not a real Martini at all, even with the loosest possible definition of the drink it would need to have seen a bottle of vermouth.Which is why no doubt the original drink created by the venerable Dick … Continue →

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Skinny cocktails to brighten up fun-stricken January

Following on from our previous post Cocktails – A Dieters Friend or Foe? we present some skinny cocktails from cocktail bars around the country.These bars, the Mansion House in Glasgow and The Last and Jewel, both in London, have crafted several ‘skinny’ … Continue →

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Cocktails – A Dieters Friend or Foe?

If you are a cocktail lover trying to lose a few pounds in 2014, you need to be careful when selecting your cocktail of choice or you may find that shifting those few unwanted cocktail calories suddenly becomes Mission Impossible. Despair … Continue →

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The Singapore Sling Cocktail

There are many excellent reasons to visit Singapore, but alas to enjoy a Singapore Sling in its birthplace Raffles Hotel is not one of them.You can blame everyone else for this, for such is the demand for this tropical drink, that they churn them out … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Papajis Bar, Kitchen & Teasmith, Bristol

Papaji’s is a unique addition to the Bristol bar scene, as this quirky little independent combines a specialisation in both cocktails and teas from around the world, often mixing the two into unusual and delicious concoctions….

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Whistling Shop, London

Hollowed out into a cavernous subterranean space in the no man’s land surrounded by Shoreditch, Hoxton, Farringdon and the City, the WSWS is a surprising offering on several fronts. For a basement bar (don’t call it a speakeasy, it’s modelled … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Beaufort Bar at The Savoy, London

For most people, the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel is the bar that comes first to mind over it’s sister the Beaufort. It’s older, larger and has been tended by legendary bartenders Ada Coleman, Harry Craddock and today’s man of the moment Erik Lorincz. The Beaufort Bar by contrast has … Continue →

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Who Created the Mai Tai Cocktail?

When you think of the Tiki bar and drinking culture, which gripped the West coast of America in the 1940`s, there is a good chance that the popular Mai Tai cocktail springs mind. The legendary cocktail, primarily based on rum, … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Soul Bar, Aberdeen

Located in the very heart of Aberdeen, Soul Bar is housed in an old church. It features an impressive exterior, as well as a delightful interior. The bar is one of the main focal points in the bar, draped in red light … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Épernay Champagne Bar, Manchester

Épernay Champagne Bar describes itself as Manchester’s best kept secret and it’s easy to see why. It feels like a romantic and sophisticated oasis away from the bustle of Deansgate. Champagne, that most evocative of libations, is very much associated with ostentation … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Rummer, Bristol

Nestled in St. Nicholas Market, down a little cobbled street, The Rummer Hotel manages to be a little oasis of calm in what is a bustling shopping area by day and a revellers dream of clubs and bars by night.

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Our Guide to Orange Liqueurs

Orange Liqueurs are an essential item in any well stocked bar and there are many popular orange liqueur cocktails such as the Anejo Highball and the Baja Gold cocktail. There are many orange liqueurs available today and the list continues to grow. … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Alchemist, Manchester

Exciting new cocktail bars seem to be popping up in and around Manchester all the time, however, finding a showstopper is quite rare. The Alchemist is a spellbinding haunt that captures every single element I look for in a good cocktail bar, … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Alma de Cuba, Liverpool

Since its opening in 2005, Alma de Cuba (Seel Street, Liverpool) has become a staple of the central Liverpool bar scene. Set inside the converted Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, the Grade-II listed building dates from the 1700s and the exterior … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Hausbar, Bristol

Hidden up a hill, down some stairs and behind a locked door, finding this elegant bar can sometimes pose a challenge, but it is well worth taking the time. Sitting on one of the many bar stools under the watchful … Continue →

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Dec Poll: What Makes a Good Cocktail Bar?

Following on from our recent article on what makes a good Cocktail Bar we would like to know what YOU think on this subject. You can chose up to 3 options from the 10 we have offered:

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Cocktail Bar Review:Trailer Happiness, London

You know you’re in a proper Tiki bar when it looks pretty much the same after a major refurb as it did before. This is not to say that Trailer H as it is affectionately regarded by those in the know is … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Popolo, Newcastle

With a slick 1960`s vibe, all red and white leather, a pinboard for the drinks menus and old movie posters, Popolo’s stands out amongst the deluge of cheap trebles bars and ‘Geordie Shore’ hangouts as one of the best place … Continue →

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What Makes a Good Cocktail Bar?

There are literally hundreds of Cocktail Bars scattered across the UK, from your big corporate chains, shoveling out Frozen Margaritas from a sloshing neon machine in the corner to your posh hotel bars, some regarded as the finest on the planet, and everything … Continue →

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An Unusual Cocktail to Celebrate St Andrews Day

As the main offices of Social and Cocktail are based in Scotland, home to the magnificent Highlands, the best whiskey in the world and the country where men wear skirts, we thought it only right to post a Special Cocktail to celebrate … Continue →

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Our Quick Guide to the Manhattan Cocktail

The Manhattan cocktail is a popular classic cocktail with vermouth, bitters and whiskey, preferably rye whiskey. The cocktail is perfectly balanced, simple to make and is equally at home in the hand of a a male or female drinker. The Manhattan … Continue →

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Cocktails in the Movies

Over the last 100 years, cocktails in the movies have made perfect bedfellows, both products of an America obsessed with fame, magic and glamour. In the first half of the 20th century in particular, many movie scenes took place in bars … Continue →

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Orchid takes top Cocktail Bar prize at the SLTN Awards

The 17th Scottish Licensed Trade News Awards (SLTN) took place recently at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel.The event was hosted by Kate Thornton and exists to recognise excellence across all aspects of Scotland’s licensed trade, from community locals to cocktail bars. SLTN editor … Continue →

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