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.

January's Most Popular Articles...

Naughty but Nice Cocktails: If you’ve always fancied sex on the beach but never quite been brave enough, we’re here to help you! Cocktails with naughty names are nothing new: people… [4 views in Jan]
Cocktail Party Games: Party games: you either love them or hate them! And as you’re reading this page you probably love them! As we’re talking cocktail parties, we’re assuming you want… [2 views in Jan]
How to Make Jungle Juice: Jungle Juice is, in essence, a fruit punch – but a fruit punch with a kick that a mule would envy! It became popular in New York and in college campuses… [2 views in Jan]
White Lady: When the bartender in Ernest Hemingway's book, Islands in the Stream, was asked for a White Lady '… he served her a bottle of that American mineral water with a lady in a white… [2 views in Jan]
Cosmopolitan: Casually referred to as a Cosmo, the Cosmopolitan is typically served in a cocktail glass, therefore, you may often see it categorised as a martini. The Cosmopolitan has… [2 views in Jan]
White Russian: As with the Black Russian the White Russian is a classic that has been around since the Cold War era. The White Russian has been named not because it is a traditional Russian… [2 views in Jan]