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Coolers with Courvoisier Cognac

One of the great things about summer has to be the drinks designed to keep you cool when the sun is shining. Pimm’s and Gin & Tonics are common options, but many different spirits can be used to refresh with … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Rules, London

In a city alive with the buzz of the latest opening or pop-up, there is something reassuringly comforting about an establishment that has been open since 1798. That sure is a long time by anyone’s standards and so it is … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Sygn Bar Edinburgh

Friday night at 6pm is an interesting time to review a bar in central Edinburgh. On the one hand, with the extra pressure of attending to herds of post-work punters, it’s arguably the best time to test service, quality of … Continue →

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Which Gin? for Cocktail Favourites. Part 2

A few years ago (and with a much more limited scope of gin experience!) I took a first shot at trying to figure out which gins worked best in a series of classic Gin Cocktails. Since that initial attempt, I … Continue →

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How to pick the Perfect Drink.

Every time I visit a cocktail bar with non cocktail-drinking friends I am reminded that reading a cocktail menu can be like reading a foreign language to those not familiar with the terminology and brands. All the talk of random … Continue →

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World Record Aperol Spritz Toast set. Cheers!

On June 29th thousands descended on the iconic Piazza San Marco in Venice for Aperol Spritz! Happy Record! to attempt a Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Aperol Spritz Toast’. 2,657 people joined in the social spirit of Aperol Spritz … Continue →

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Which Gin? for Cocktail Favourites. Part 1

A few years ago (and with a much more limited scope of gin experience!) I took a first shot at trying to figure out which gins worked best in a series of classic gin cocktails. Since that initial attempt, I … Continue →

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Midnight Apothecary & Lottie “The Cocktail Gardener”

Every day we get sent information about small cocktail and pop-up events happening this weekend or the next, from Aberdeen to Brighton. We always love the sound of them all and try our best to attend as many as possible. … Continue →

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Scotch Whisk(e)y Cocktails ~ 4 of the Best

Scotch whisky attracts its many followers at least in part because of the huge diversity of flavours it offers. So when I read a cocktail recipe which calls for “2oz Scotch”, I scowl and mutter. Every whisky is different, and … Continue →

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Consumers!

Us humans are a competitive lot, and as a result we love nothing more than rating, scoring and awarding everything from cars, to holidays, and of course to the cocktail bars that we frequent. In the majority of cases such … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Zetter Townhouse ~ London

Sometimes you have to do things a little bit strange to stand out from the crowd. There are a few strange things (think stuffed cats with sun parasols) in The Zetter Townhouse but they aren’t needed to make it stand … Continue →

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Most Expensive Cocktail in the World

If you love cocktails, have a spare million in the bank and happen to be in Belfast some evening, Social and Cocktail recommends that you take a pop into the City’s Merchant Hotel, where they will happily serve you up the … Continue →

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Guest blog: DIY and the dangers of a large drinks collection

Whether it is the result of poor hand-eye coordination, impatience, or something else it is not clear; but I am shockingly bad at DIY. So when a new washing machine was recently required, there was no doubt that the additional fee to have the nice delivery men hook it up for me was money worth spending. Two very manly looking chaps arrived on time, had the good courtesy to remove their dirty work boots upon entering, thanked me for holding the door open, and casually remarked that I must have a drinking problem.

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