Mixers are destined to be the next big thing in the development of the spirit and mix and possibly cocktails. Their development has lagged behind spirits especially gin, but led by Fevertree things are changing. Even Britvic are innovating. A trend to watch for sure.
Category: mixology
Imbibe Live 2016 – the next generation of cocktail ideas
Some great new products tried at Imbibe Live ’16 the trade show for us drinks industry types! Stars of the show were Lanique rose liqueur and Solerno. But some great fruit juices, mixers and even popcorn recommended too.
Cocktail ingredients swapping out swapping in
Mixology allows us to be creative, making up new cocktails and messing with the old ones. While the variations are limitless of course, here I’ve written about variants of the classic Sidecar that I’ve been working on.
Do you refrigerate your vermouth?
Do you refrigerate your dry / white vermouth? I never have in the past And yet experts suggest that we should. To keep it fresh. Use it quickly too. And it stands to reason doesn’t it? It’s a white wine with added ingredients in isn’t it?
Develop a great new cocktail menu for your bar
Improve your cocktail menu at your restaurant, bistro or bar by adding or developing some great cocktails. I can help you develop a range of cocktail menus to suit your customer base. I can work with you to produce something which is modern, stimulating and helps add value plus more profit to your offering.
Caribbean Black Iced Tea – an attempt to improve the Long Island Iced Tea
The Caribbean Black Iced Tea is a variant of the traditional Long Island Iced Tea. The key difference though is that I’ve swapped out the white spirits and replaced them with the more mellow, more complex, frankly better dark spirits.
Lavender Martini – a great modern English cocktail
Lavender Martini is a great English-style cocktail. Vanilla vodka base with dry vermouth and er.. lavender.
London Cocktail Week 2015
A good way of indulging your interest in cocktails is to try London Cocktail Week which happens in the capital every October time.
Basquezera – a modern twist on the Silk Stockings
This is a new cocktail based on the 80s classic the Silk Stockings but with a modern twist with chocolate & chilli.
The right way to add ingredients to your cocktail
While cocktail recipes generally list the spirit ingredients first, there is sense in putting your cocktail together in the reverse order : start with the mixers first.
How to categorise liqueurs – my 5 part classification
Spirits naturally divide into the big 6. Here is my 5 part classification of liqueurs.
Understanding the basic structure of a cocktail
Cocktails mostly follow a basic structure, consisting of 3 elements. Fully explained here. Understanding this helps when constructing your own cocktails.