Cocktail Advent – Day 1: Mistletoe & Pine

Welcome to the Social and Cocktail Christmas countdown, where every day we’ll be pointing you in the direction of a festive treat to really get you in the spirit of the season. See it as a kind of alcohol-based advent calendar, if you wish. We’ve rounded up some of the best Chrismtassy cocktails to tempt […]

My Favourite Brighton Cocktail Bars

Fran at The Graphic Foodie The party town of Brighton is certainly not short of a place or two to drink. Saying that, the majority of bars cater for the influx of stag and hen parties and mainstream clubbers that want their drinks cheap and cheerful. But if you prefer your poison refined and a little more exclusive […]

Cocktail Bar Review: The House Bar

I am in Cocktail Heaven. So far the drinks at House Bar have been good. Really good. But the ‘bar’ has just been raised – I’ve been served the most beautiful gin martini and am utterly, utterly charmed. I’ve had concoctions in 5* hotels in New York that aren’t this delightful.

Cocktail Bar Review: Sub 13

Many of Bath’s bars are underground – it’s like the swan of heritage cities that looks beautiful from above, and has a lot going on beneath. Sub 13 – named from the thirteen steps that lead down to the entrance – is proud of this subterranean location, and give a brief history in their menu. The bar […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Circo Bar & Lounge, Bath

Circo Bar and Lounge is another of the subterranean bars in Bath that can be found underground, and is accessible by descending a winding iron staircase outside of the rather smart looking Halcyon Hotel. In warmer climes there is an al fresco seating area (very continental with its rickety seats and cobbled location just off the street), […]

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 from pre-mix using a ‘modified’ recipe. Do pop over to the hotel though, it’s nice. The Singapore […]