An Anthology of 12 Classic Cocktails

Tracking down the origin story of one particular cocktail or another is rarely a simple endeavour. There are but a handf... Read more

More so even than the Martini or the cocktail itself, there has been debate about the origins of the Bloody Mary. Countl... Read more

My first bartending job was at a small bistro in the Northern English city of Leeds. Happy Hour was actually Happy Three... Read more

When we run our eyes across the cast of characters involved in the history of the cocktail, it is regrettable how few fe... Read more

On a trip to Washington DC a little while ago, I found myself with time to kill before my flight home, and I knew exactl... Read more

First of all the Clover Club is an incredible drink and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise - looking at you Esquire Mag... Read more

“How should a Daiquiri taste? Well personally one believes that it shouldn’t taste of rum, it shouldn’t taste of lime, a... Read more

The Sour is perhaps moderately out of place among these pages, for it is not just one drink but many. In the same way th... Read more

There is little doubt in my mind that the Manhattan is the greatest cocktail ever created. Nothing else has even come cl... Read more

And now to the Martini, a creation so perfect that for many, in the drinks world at least, it will likely never be surpa... Read more