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Prepare your loved ones. Oh god. You will be busy 100% of the time for many, many months. You will forget to return phone calls, forget to eat, forget birthdays, forget your keys.
SPON features a daily rotational open-bottle list of 12 (primarily) wines, large-format ales and ciders, with two wines chosen by the house (a white and red) and the other spots to be chosen by the guests over the course of the day.
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There is a misconception that if it is seasoned with sherry by having sherry in it for a year or two it is somehow inferior and that old sherry barrels are the real deal. I can tell you that basically, all ex-sherry barrels used in Scotch whisky are seasoned and almost always have been.
Nowadays, a fluffy halo from the use of egg white (or alternative) is also expected, but this did not actually come until later – in 1922 Robert Vermiere advocated for the use of “a few drops of white of egg” to improve the cocktail
After a few decades in the wilderness, while vodka and dry white wine reigned supreme, whisky is back, baby. And, of course, this renewed interest has been welcomed with open arms by its spiritual home – Scotland.
Growing up out west, I’ve always loved how honest and uncomplicated country pubs are. History oozes through the walls, you can smell it…
This year’s competition entry challenge called ‘PAINT THE WORLD PATRÓN PALOMA’ asked bartenders to create a PATRÓN PALOMA serve worthy of their favourite city.
Within Australia, Sydney’s Maybe Sammy climbed 14 places (No. 15), being the fifth time it has been best in the continent and Melbourne’s cocktail pub Caretaker’s Cottage entered the list (No.23).
Carbonic acclimation is the process we use here a PAR to introduce small, controlled amounts of carbonic acid into our Signature NEO cocktails over the 72-hour preparation time enhancing both the texture and longevity of the cocktail.
What better way to up your espresso martini game than with the new look Kraken Roast Coffee from The Kraken Black Spiced Rum?