Somehow or other Rick’s Bar is so not Edinburgh. It’s Barcelona really – a style bar, cool restaurant and even a boutique hotel with 10 bedrooms all rolled into one gorgeous experience. Centrally located close to all of the city’s … Continue reading
Be warned this is not a jeans and trainers kind of place. There is a door policy and if you don’t have the right look, you won’t get in. Once inside however you’ll be mingling with the beautiful people, rubbing … Continue reading
A first class fine dining restaurant, Oloroso has developed a reputation as one of the best bars in the city too. Inside there’s a cosy sofas thing going on. What really makes Oloroso special however is the outside terrace. If … Continue reading
A fantastic little spot on the Southside of Edinburgh, 56 North boasts stylish and comfortable decor, great food and drink menus and a really good atmos. All the Gintime brands are stocked behind the bar plus loads of others. The … Continue reading
By The Bar at The Dorchester 30ml Whitley Neill 30ml Sloe Gin 10ml of The Dorchester’s Forbidden Fruit Liqueur 15ml Bergamot syrup 20ml Lime juice 10ml Sugar Syrup 20ml Pineapple Juice Sprinkle of fresh nutmeg Shaken and served on crushed … Continue reading
We got sent a sample of perfumers’ Penhaligon’s latest fragrance – Juniper Sling- and it’s gorgeous. To celebrate its launch The Bar at the Dorchester will be selling The London Juniper Sling cocktail throughout November. Created by Bar Manager Giuliano … Continue reading
A fun night for all at Tuesday’s launch of Tomorrow’s Talent, a new month long event at jewellers Garrard in Mayfair, showcasing the work of up and coming British-based jewellery designer Tomasz Donocik, who presented his new collection; The Garden of Good and Evil. Guests … Continue reading
50ml Bombay Sapphire 20ml cloudy apple juice 12.5ml fresh lime juice 10ml vanilla syrup Shake all ingredients vigorously with cubed ice then fine strain over crushed ice in a tumbler. A slight foam will appear. Finish with a spritz of … Continue reading
50ml Bombay Sapphire 12.5ml Orgeat (almond syrup) 10ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 100ml cranberry juice Pour all ingredients into a tall glass. Stir well. Fill the glass with cubed ice, stir and garnish with a large lemon wedge.
Here’s the Gin O’Clock Cocktail served to celebrate the launch of The Queen of Twitter’s debut book at the Bombay Sapphire Blue Room at Vinopolis. 50ml Bombay Sapphire 15 ml good quality elderflower cordial 100 ml Fever-Tree Ginger Ale (not … Continue reading
Triobar in Berlin is heaven for gin lovers. Here you’ll find every possible kind of gin including 5 different Old Tom gins, vintage gins that are impossible to get nowadays and over 25 different gin brands. Bar owner Mike is … Continue reading
Autumn is all about stocking the larder for the colder months and gin makes a great ingredient in seasonal preserves. Juliet Lawrence Wilson’s Sloe Gin Mincemeat is a quick and easy preserve to make now and will mature beautifully in … Continue reading
Genteel spirits, delightfully peculiar cocktail umbrellas and cucumber sandwiches all round at the most anticipated cocktail competition of the year. Eight leading bartenders from across London were challenged to create a most unusual cocktail umbrella design and cocktail for showcasing … Continue reading
There’s still time to enjoy the bespoke Beefeater cocktail created for London Cocktail Week. It’s called Beefeater London Calling No 2 and is a delicious combo of Beefeater Gin infused with ginger and vanilla then shaken with triple sec topped … Continue reading
Serves 4 This is a Scottish twist on the popular Sea Breeze cocktail with gin replacing the vodka and raspberry instead of cranberry juice. I’ve named it after Harris, the Outer Hebridean Island with some of the most beautiful beaches … Continue reading
Martin Miller’s Gin has just launched its first ever social media driven cocktail competition, “Trade Up” asking mixologists, enthusiasts, and everyday drinkers worldwide entrants to bring maligned 1980’s cocktails into the 21st century. Think once hated drinks like Long Island … Continue reading
Our guest writer Patience Gould shares her experience of attending the launch of Bombay’s Gin Aroma Kit, a fantastic nosing experience that is a total first for the gin industry. And the cocktails.. Gin’s renaissance continues apace and it’s the … Continue reading
As le tout Londres gears up for London Cocktail Week next week here’s something a bit different – the chance to be whizzed around London’s best bars on a double-decker routemaster bus. With over 100 participating bars, cocktail connoisseurs will … Continue reading
Caorunn was the star of the show in Sydney this month – taking home the Sydney Bar Show’s ‘Small Stand of the Year’ accolade. Over 4,400 industry professionals visited the trade show and Caorunn made quite an impression on the 960 … Continue reading
My word they love their gin in Wigtown. For those of you who have never heard of Wigtown, it’s a small town in the Machars of Galloway in the extreme south west of Scotland. Its claim to fame is that … Continue reading
