by Al la Carte | Monday, 6 June, 2016 | Cocktails, Recipes
British summer is well a truly upon us, as I write I can feel the warming sentation on the back of my neck from a weekend in the sun. So I think it’s about time I made a recipe that’s refreshing and uses my new found favourite soft drink: ginger beer. My...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 11 April, 2016 | Cocktails
Just a quick post this week all about a cocktail that I have only just made recently. My friend who lives and works in China introduced me to them last Summer. It’s called a Salty Dog and is traditionally made with gin but vodka is sometimes used. I prefer it...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 12 October, 2015 | Cocktails
This recipe comes from the great book Wild Cocktails by Lottie Muir, I will be reviewing it on this site as soon I create a few more of these wonderful concoctions. Lavender gin itself is quite easy to make and all it really requires is time. Finding the right gin to...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 24 August, 2015 | Cocktails
The first time I had this cocktail I was a fresh faced eighteen year old in Amsterdam, and like my fresh faced looks my love for this drink remains to this day. After ordering a “B52”, the barman made the cocktail and then proceeded to light the top of it...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 17 August, 2015 | Cocktails
Over the past couple of years the espresso martini has taken off in a big way. There’s not many cocktail bars that don’t have their own version on their menus, even some restaurants are getting in on the act. You can make an a pretty good espresso martini...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 20 July, 2015 | Cocktails
A few years ago now, while looking for amaretto cocktails I found a recipe on the internet for a Mai Tai. Having made it and loved it I decided to make it again a few months later, I took my trusty Barman’s handbook from the shelf and flicked to the page for the...
