Sanjay's Bombay Mama - Raffles - Singapore

Stevo checking in from Singapore... Thought you might like this. Just been to the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. Met a guy called Sanjay from New Delhi. Took him 14 years to get his "big break" and...

Auchentoshan Switch Mixology Competition

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LiLi-Chee for National Women's Day 7th March.

An exotic and beautiful cocktail inspired by a young lady of the same qualities. For all of the inspirational ladies out there today on International Women's day. read more

The Ileach Martini

With Oyster season upon us this tipple is a perfect starter before any dinner or down a few for dinner. The oyster enoys it's frozen vodka/whisky bath Updated Recipe (3rd Oct). I have moved the...

Hedonism - by Compass Box

For such a small range the Compass Box whiskies represent a remarkable cross section of the whisky spectrum; flavours often lying within the remotest and sensuously psychedelic corners of the...

Classic Cockail #9 - The Caipirinha

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Classic Cocktail #10 - Mojito

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tweets we like

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Espresso Martini - Classic Cocktails #8

Hanky Panky - Classic Cocktails #7

The Mint Julep - Classic Cocktail #6

The Hemingway Daiquiri - Classic Cocktail #5

Classic Cocktail #4 - The Daiquiri

More details of the daiquiri and other great daiquiri recipes to follow later in the week.

Classic Cocktails #3 - Vieux Carre

151st Birthday for Bacardi - The Daiquiri

We don't do any direct marketing here at BarLOG but birthday's are a different matter and they have been getting the party started at Bacardi for 151 years now - congratulations! More details of...

The 'Martini' Classic Cocktails #2

Our second video in our 'Classic Cocktails Programme' is the 'Martini'. Steeped in confusion and a sea of historical claims as to its origins the 'Martini' isn't for the uninitiated. This modern...

Whisky Sour

Last weekend we recorded the first of our series of cocktail demonstrations. I started with a favourite; the 'Whisky Sour'. It is made badly all over the world, this recipe is a standard accepted...

Patrón XO Cafe

Patrón XO Cafe is a very good tequila based coffee liqueur from Patrón. This is made and blended entirely within Jalisco, Mexico, the finest tequila region in the country (and, by proxy, the...

Patron - 'Naughty but Nice' - Islington

if actions speak louder than words and a photo is worth a thousand words, then i guess photos full of action leave me nothing to say. A convenient cop out possibly but being party to the action...

something naughty...

Here is something a bit different for you. What a way to kick next week off. See you there Monday. Patrón Tequila is celebrating the start of the festive season with a Naughty and Nice themed...

Pisco Sour

After a night of sipping fine Pisco courtesy of the Peruvian Embassy I realised this classic was missing from our list of classics. The 'Pisco Sour' 50ml Pisco 25ml lime juice or lemon Juice...

Peru Embassy Exports

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Master of Marashchino

Left to right - Pie Panah , Elliot Ball and Daniel O'Reilly Bartenders have always been partial to Luxardo Maraschino but it goes relatively unknown to the public - except for the adventurous...

Sophie's Seduction

Para Olympics Opening

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Twisted and improved classics at the Langham

I hadn't been to the Langham for about six months so I was hoping there might be a few surprises on the menu, I was not to be disappointed. In retrospect this was more the surprise party of a life...

Olympic props ready to go

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Gary Regan's Orange Bitters No. 6

In pre-Prohibition days, a cocktail, by definition, was not a cocktail if it didn’t contain bitters. Which is why any mixologist wanting to improve on that golden age for inspiration should be...

Strega

An Italian herbal liqueur produced since 1860 by the S. A. Distilleria Liquore Strega in Benevento,Campania, Italy. Its yellow color comes from the presence of saffron in its recipe. Liquore Strega...

Eurpean Medicines Agency does Barlog Stepney

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