Making and Drinking Cocktails

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Cocktails are back in vogue in the bars, restaurants and suburban homes of the British Isles. Gin and tonic, rum and coke, whisky and water all may do the job, but in their dull predictability they're being pushed aside in favour of the effervescent colour of the cocktail, with its alluring mix of sophistication, exoticism, and sheer tastiness.

September's Most Popular Articles...

Screwdriver: ‘I’d rather swallow a screwdriver!’ That’s – allegedly – how the classic cocktail of vodka and orange juice was greeted when a bartender asked a customer for his opinion of… [4 views in Sep]
How to Make a Vodka Martini: You'd think it should be very simple: a martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth; a vodka martini is a cocktail made with vodka and vermouth. But… [4 views in Sep]
Black Velvet: A Black Velvet is made using a stout beer more often than not Guinness and a sparkling white wine, often champagne. The origin of this cocktail comes from Brooks Club in… [2 views in Sep]
Flaming Lamborghini: The Flaming Lamborghini is renowned for hitting the spot. Each ingredient is carefully selected to serve its job; the Blue Curacao sweetens the drink, the Baileys… [2 views in Sep]
Jelly Shots: In 1862 Jerry Thomas, in what is widely considered to be the world's first cocktail guide, "How to Mix Drinks", wrote, 'Many persons, particularly of the softer sex, have been… [2 views in Sep]
Bloody Mary: The Bloody Mary was invented in 1920, the American bartender, Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the cocktail of equal parts vodka and tomato juice at Harry's New York Bar… [2 views in Sep]