Author Archives: Andy
Bum & Ritters.
Bum & Ritters. One of my favourite cocktails is the Bin & Gitters which I wrote about here some six years ago and recently thought to make a rummy version of because, after all, one good spoonerism deserves another. Once … Continue reading
Three Sheets (to the Wind).
Three Sheets (to the Wind). Summer having (very) arrived I felt an almost instinctive compulsion to create a new Tiki drink. Looking back over these pages I saw that it was a surprisingly long time since I last did so, … Continue reading
Rum blending part 2. Proof white rum blend.
Rum blending part 2. Proof white rum blend. Today we are going to be blending ourselves some rum! Why? Because we are the kind of badass gozers who do that kinda crazy shit. And because it can sometimes be difficult … Continue reading
Moose Factory.
Moose Factory. As my regular readers will remember over a year ago I embarked upon a quest to deUSAify my cocktail shelf* in favour of more ethical options. Experimentation gleaned some useful substitutes from Canada but to my immense surprise … Continue reading
Rage in Eden.
Rage in Eden. Welcome to yet another of my own creations that doesn’t look very exciting and has a kinda dull unappealing rusty colour. You’re welcome. Hopefully that has scared off all the skin-deep riff-raff types and now you – … Continue reading
Red Hugh.
Red Hugh. There’s a saying in cocktailand that goes “Everything is a Daiquiri.” While it is an enlightening concept when you first get into cocktails it is not quite right. “Everything is a Daiquiri or a Manhattan.” is closer to … Continue reading
Champs-Elysees + L’Emitage Saint Valbert.
Champs-Élysées + L’Emitage Saint Valbert. Despite my optimism that the Chartreuse Crisis would gradually resolve itself (after the hoarders had hoarded enough) it regrettably appears to have endured and become permanent. Despite living in one of the alleged “core markets” … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Old Fashioned + J.P Wiser’s 10 year old review.
Thoughts on the Old Fashioned + J.P Wiser’s 10 year old review. I don’t have an Old Fashioned very often but every time I do I think, “I need to have an Old Fashioned more often”. Made well, there … Continue reading
The Humanist.
The Humanist. At this time of year I always think to myself, “Better come up with something a bit festive”. And sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. This year a different thought popped into my empty head. With all … Continue reading
The Last Train.
The Last Train. A while back I was making myself a pre-dinner Negroni as I am wont to do and I had a “let’s mix this up a bit” moment (as I am also wont to do) which took … Continue reading
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