Category Archives: Media

Summer in the city

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Jon
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Bar = raised

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Jon

Edinburgh bartenders continue to rock the UK scene. Here’s Bramble’s Ryan Chetiyawardana winning the national final of Diageo’s World Class competition. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLLwi3-OGZ4] More info available at the World Class faffy flash website.

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In which we aim for a BSc in vodkaology

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jon

It’s been a busy little while at ednbrg Tower, what with trying to locate those missing vowels and all. Monday, for example, saw the 42 Below Vodka University roll up to the Voodoo Rooms to launch the 2010 Cocktail World … Continue reading →

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Quality of vodka is directly proportional to level celebrity endorsement; discuss?

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Jon

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAYcrw74rk] (Via Dowd’s Spirits Notebook.)

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Drink it? Can't even pronounce it.

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Jon

Anyone else think February’s a little early for naming the World Whisky of the Year for 2009? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KMlVEIVo0]

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DC dry spell over

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jon

Alcohol is officially back in the White House – who better to break the news than home mixologist Rachel Maddow? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-pAcN7Q0CU]

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Record Breakers: German cocktail special

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Jon

My German isn’t what it used to be, but 359 cocktails in 1 hour is still damn impressive. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-zPTiMTel0]

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Absinthe and laptops

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Jon

…no longer guaranteed to end in catastrophe! [youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x_E0yTwW0dA] [Via The Mixoloseum]

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Now in glorious Panovision

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Jon

Made in Pano (opens iTunes).

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Excess

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Jon

Britain is known for many things – our royal family, our long and storied history of making war with the nearest major landmass and, more recently, binge-drinking. This latest scourge of our civilisation has now spread to the middle class, … Continue reading →

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