Martin Miller’s Cocktail Masters 2008: Third Place Cocktail Recipe Created by Mixologist Giles Looker, Team UK. 50ml/2oz Martin Miller’s Gin Westbourne Strength 50ml/2 oz Martini Rosso 30ml/1 oz Campari 30ml/1oz Cointreau 50m/2ozl fresh pink grapefruit juice Mix all ingredients. Top … Continue reading
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Palin’s Christmas Punch
Martin Miller’s Cocktail Masters 2008: Winning Cocktail Recipe Created by Mixologist, Sam Ross, Team US (Milk & Honey, NY) 12oz/360ml Martin Miller’s Gin Westbourne Strength 12oz/360ml Fresh lemon juice 10oz/300ml Demerara date syrup* 14oz/420ml Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur 1 1/2 … Continue reading
Mosel Cocktail
Martin Miller’s Cocktail Masters 2008: Second Place Cocktail Recipe Created by Mixologist Thad Vogler, Team US 1 1/2 oz/45ml Martin Miller’s Gin Westbourne Strength 1 1/2 oz/45ml Mosel Spatlese Riesling 2 dashes homemade biodynamic Cherry Bitters 2 dashes homemade biodynamic … Continue reading
Gintime tasting at Foodies at the Festival
The August bank holiday weekend saw Edinburgh bustling with festival visitors, many of who made their way to Festival Square and the Sheraton Hotel for Foodies at the Festival. The sun shone on the multitude of stalls in the square, … Continue reading
Charlotte Voisey – the best is yet to come
UK mixologist Charlotte Voisey is taking the USA by storm and she tells Gintime about her Stateside adventures. My favourite time behind the bar is when it is really busy and I am in the zone, where everything is moving … Continue reading
Tempus
Sometimes hotel bars can be stuffy places. Not Tempus. Right in the heart of Edinburgh’s drinking triangle on George Street, this is the place to sip in style. A bar, bistro and restaurant it’s open all day seven days a … Continue reading
Audrey Saunders – the First Lady of Mixology
Audrey Saunders’s energy is as invigorating as her cocktails. Juliet Lawrence Wilson meets a woman of integrity and passion. “I feel so ashamed just looking at it!” Audrey Saunders is not happy: “My ice machine needs fixing. We had to … Continue reading
Plymouth Larges it at Tales of the Cocktail
Plymouth Gin had a major presence at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans with a whole series of top bartender led events to celebrate both the iconic gin and the recent launch of Plymouth Sloe Gin in … Continue reading
Hendrick’s gin champions
The winners of this year’s Hendrick’s Gin Croquet Tournament were David Piper and Nick Saunders from ‘The Rakehells’ – a group of Dandies and Cads who organise parties in cool bars in London and Paris. They narrowly beat Salvatore Calabrese … Continue reading
Elderflower Bright Star
Get the party started with this zingy and refreshing cocktail from Monin Elderflower Syrup. 30 ml Monin Elderflower syrup 40 ml gin 60 ml pear juice Pour all the ingredients into your shaker, and then serve in a wine glass.
More from New Orleans
At the recent Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans the winners of this year’s Spirit Awards Winners were:
The Desmond Cup
1 1/2 parts Beefeater Gin 2 parts fresh lemon juice 1 part simple syrup 2 cucumber medallions 2 orange wedges Muddle cucumber and oranges in simple syrup. Add Beefeater Gin and lemon juice. Shake and strain over an ice filled … Continue reading
General Pakenham’s Revenge
– Created by Chris McMillian 1 1/2 parts Beefeater Gin 3/4 part Cointreau 3/4 part fresh lemon juice 1 bar spoon red pepper jelly 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 1 small pepper for garnish Combine ingredients in mixing glass, fill shaker … Continue reading
Payne’s Pleasure
1 1/2 parts Beefeater Gin 1 part simple syrup 3/4 part lemon juice 2 cups blueberries 2 tablespoons sugar Splash of club soda Squeeze of a fresh lemon wedge (approximately 2 teaspoons) 1 sprig of mint for garnish Add blueberries, … Continue reading
White London
1 1/4 parts Beefeater Gin 1/2 part Cointreau 1/2 part lemon juice 1/4 part cream 3 teaspoons sugar 1 egg white 1/4 muddled cucumber 1 cucumber slice for garnish Muddle cucumber in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients and shake vigorously. … Continue reading
The Desmond
4 parts Beefeater Gin 4 parts balsamic vinegar 3 parts fig preserves 3 parts orange marmalade 2 parts elderflower liqueur 1 sprig of basil 1 large strawberry 1 fresh egg white or pasteurized equivalent Orange zest for garnish Muddle the … Continue reading
The world’s best bars
So now we know. A collection of the great names of the cocktail world including such luminaries as Gary Regan, Dre Masso, Angus Winchester and Naren Young have just produced the definitive list of the world’s top bars. And here … Continue reading
Martin Miller’s Gin Tour in Brighton
The wonderful all singing all dancing Martin Miller’s Gin Tour moves on to Brighton this week for a day of cocktail competitions, master classes and cocktail demonstrations which will take place on Tuesday 5th August. Then it’s Dublin for the … Continue reading
Love the The London No. 1
The gorgeous The London No. 1 (the blue one) is now available in Selfridges in Oxford Street and in the Berry Brothers Shop in St James in London. It’s also now at B’ham Bullring and Manchester Exchange Square. And if … Continue reading
An insider secret
Here’s a top tip for any Gintimers who happen to be in Paris any time soon. The Oh So Unusual Experimental Cocktail Club have just opened a NEW CLUB and we urge you to check it out. It’s not quite … Continue reading
