Yes, yes it’s a). been a long time since I posted a cocktail, and b). another martini. I love martinis, could you tell? I especially love the pick-me-up of an espresso martini to kick off a boozy night. Patron XO Café – a high quality tequila and coffee liqueur – gives this mix a gorgeous […]

On the weekend I made violet syrup with fresh flowers from my garden. Obviously I decided to team it up with vodka and cucumber, which is remarkably almost spicy. Yes I know, a lot of martinis are posted on this blog. That’s because they’re my favourite subject, and my views are congruent with that of the great American wit James […]

If you’re feeling blue this drink will pick you up, dust you off and send you on your merry way… doubtless back to the liquor cabinet. Enjoy this fragrant tipple readers, and remember the wise words of the late great boozehound Dean Martin: “If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt”. 90mL Hendricks gin 30mL […]

If you’re feeling low and need a pick-me-up, this little number is your cure. I find a bit of 1920s doggerel helps to lubricate the assembly  of the first cocktail, such as this wisecrack by eminent flapper Ms Dorothy Parker: “I like to have a martini, two at the very most. Three, I’m under the […]