Tag: aperitif cocktails

Tipping Point – modern and English cocktail

Try this aperitivo style cocktail with mainly English ingredients. It combines equal quantities of Kamm & Sons aperitif with Chase Marmalade vodka and half as much Martini Rosso. Slightly bitter in flavour, this is a great pre-dinner cocktail. More here.

Aperol Spritz – deservedly on the radar

Aperol Spritz is a fantastic light, summery cocktail, popular in Southern Europe. It deserves to be more widely known here. If we had the weather I’m sure it would be. 3 ingredients, no shaking, no fiddle, just enjoy.

Where are the English vermouth distillers?

Vermouths are a key part of cocktail making, particularly old-fashioned prohibition era cocktails. And as English sparkling wine is on a roll at the moment, vermouths which are wine-based anyway are ripe, for development by English winemakers. There are a host of new vermouths hitting the market at the moment, but few are English. Time for this to change.

Cherry Martini

One of my favourite cocktails featuring Bold Spirits London cherry spirit. This Cherry Martini has wonderful depth and a mix of bitter and sweet. Try this new cocktail. Here we’ll show you how.

Aperol Negroni

Aperol Negroni is a great alternative to the classic Campari based Negroni. Equal measures of Aperol, Gin and sweet vermouth shaken with ice is the way I make this and it is possibly a better balanced cocktail than the original. But as with all these things it’s your choice – of course