The perfect antidote after celebrating this winter! Make a simple but extremely effective Bloody Mary with this easy recipe from Gattertop Drinks. Take Botanic No7 and a tomato juice mixer with a slice of lemon and dill to garnish for...

The Brave Bull The Brave Bull cocktail is a variation on the Black Russian but instead of being Vodka based, the Brave Bull is Tequila based. The Tequila and LOS CAFETEROS coffee liqueur work extremely well together to create an extra flavour...

You can’t talk about classic cocktails without mentioning the effortlessly cool Old Fashioned. Regularly recorded as one of the world’s earliest official cocktails, the original Old Fashioned consists of four simple ingredients: a spirit (usually whiskey or bourbon), bitters, water, and...

OAK AGED GIN & GINGER TRY A TWIST ON A CLASSIC GIN AND GINGER BY USING PISTON OAK AGED DRY GIN TO ADD A SMOOTH CARAMEL AND HONEY TASTE WITH A SUBTLE SMOKEY SPICE.   INGREDIENTS 50ml Oak Aged Dry...

Recommended Winter Cocktails – RUM COCKTAIL And last but most certainly not least…the Zombie! This cocktail is perfect if you’re looking to add a little bit of flare. Ingredients 25ml Sixtowns Rum 25ml White Rum of your choice 50ml Lime...

Recommended Winter Cocktails – RUM COCKTAIL Warm your cockles! Ingredients Serves 1 50ml Spiced Gin 25ml Lime Juice 25ml Sugar Syrup 100ml Ginger Beer Lime Wedge Method Fill a Boston glass with the Spiced Gin, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup and...

Recommended Winter Cocktails – Pinkster Winter Spritz Here’s another festive tipple and no apologies for extolling the virtues of orange once again. A terrifically simple serve, the Italian Blood Orange Soda works sublimely well with the raspberry and hibiscus notes...

HAY DISTILLERY   We met Natalie Evans who introduced us to the delights of Hay Distillery.  First off we tried the uniquely branded Dr Beaky London Dry Gin – this is imaginatively made using botanicals said to be found in...

PINNOCK DISTILLERY We discovered Pinnock Distillery, truly at the pinnacle of excellence.  On trying their multi award winning Pinnock Warwickshire Dry Gin we were blown away – this uses locally sourced honey, lavender and quince, accompanied by juniper, coriander, angelica,...

THE SHAKE UP The Spirits and mixers category, including ready to drink, alcohol free and letterbox cocktail kits, have seen quite a shake up as producers have responded to changes in customer behaviour learnt throughout lockdown. As reported in the...