Starting well back in 1631 as a ‘modest religious holiday’ to celebrate the life of St Patrick the Patron Saint of Ireland. Interestingly the man in question wasn’t even Irish, instead born Roman British around 1373 and at the age of 16 was captured by an Irish raiding crew and taken back to be sold into slavery.
Drinks
Their first release ‘Future Vintage’, under their eponymous Ginworth brand, is a contemporary take on a Classic London Dry, and has just been named Australia’s Best Classic Gin at the 2022 World Gin Awards presented by TheDrinksReport.com, last month.
Coley was a female star in a world of male bartenders and was in no small part responsible for the American Bar’s rise to fame during the first quarter of the 20th Century.
This summer is all about full-flavoured drinks that are quick and easy to make, due to the universal lack of staff and revenge drinking from our time tucked away. Hence, simple plus delicious drinks equals more monies in the till.
Proving you can use top shelf single malt in cocktails, Paolo Maffietti from Maybe Sammy has created ‘The Golden Valley’, featuring Glenfiddich’s latest release, Grand Cru.
Bombay Sapphire commissioned Australian visual artist, Ellen Porteus to use cocktails as a canvas and create bespoke cocktail garnishes, inspired by Bombay Sapphire, Bombay Bramble and Bombay Sunset.
“Plus, if you’re a bar that serves sherry by the glass, having a Rebujito on your menu is a no brainer; it’s the perfect vehicle for a bottle which has lost its just-opened freshness but is still perfectly fine for mixing…”
The Benriach Distillery, located in north Speyside, is launching this November a distinctive flavour-forward portfolio of Single Malts and a new look inspired by the distillery’s creative heritage.
Volcan De Mi Tierra is made from 100% Blue Agave with no additives and is built on an assemblage, selecting the very best agave from two regions of Jalisco, Lowlands and Highlands, to reach a complex and elegant liquid.
“When you make coffee as one of the modifiers for your cocktails make sure you change your brewing ratio compared to the regular plain cup of coffee.” – Martin Hudak
Freeze it, pour it, shake it, stir it – from bringing the heat to kicking it cool, possibilities with Jägermeister are limitless. But while you can easily dial up the sophistication, the king of serves is and will remain the plain, but oh-so-perfect ice cold shot.
“The Grasshopper cocktail was presented by Philip Guichet participated in a prestigious cocktail competition in New York City. It was placed seconnd. This is the only drink in history that I know of that it is so famous coming off as in second-place. Crazy!”