Monthly Archives: March 2009

Twelve: Kitchen Special No. 1

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Jon

Being honest, I’m pretty cocktailed out at the moment. We’re just put the finishing touches to a new drinks menu at work – featuring some of the drinks I’ve posted here – and I’ve been making the most of not … Continue reading →

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Newsdesk: best in Britain

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Jon

This edition of Newsdesk is sponsored by local pride coloured with a touch of envy. Lots of lovely things have been written about Bramble down on Queen Street, all of which are annoyingly true. So, congratulations to the team on … Continue reading →

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Eleven: Spring Orchard

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Jon

We’ve just finished putting together a new cocktail program for the Paris bar at work and everytime we take on this kind of exercise, there’s a point when someone says “we need x cocktails with this spirit in them,” because … Continue reading →

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Newsdesk: maximising the minimums

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Jon

(Graphic from BBC News.) This week’s news is minimum drink pricing, because you can’t keep a controversial public health policy down. While Holyrood has forced the Scottish Government to delay the introduction of minimum pricing north of the border, the … Continue reading →

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Ten: Winter's End

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Jon

11:44am on March 20 2009 marks the Vernal Equinox, one of the two points of the year at which the Sun is directly over the Earth’s equator. Or the Earth’s equator is directly over the Sun, if you want to … Continue reading →

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Newsdesk: aquae vitae

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Jon

(The Alchemist from Chemical Heritage Foundation, licensed under Creative Commons.) The discovery of distilled spirits was welcomed by the alchemists of Old Europe as the key to one of the great mysteries of their art: the elusive aqua vita, the … Continue reading →

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MxMo: the first time

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Jon

For everything in life, there’s an inside and an outside. This month, LUPEC Boston asks us how we’d welcome the unsure to the cocktail party. It’s Mixology Monday, and we want to know one thing: do you remember the first … Continue reading →

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Newsdesk: no, you can't

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Jon

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ILndvRyPPQ] There are many noble Scottish traditions – St Andrews Day, the Edinburgh Festival, for example, and it’s important not to forget drinking. Whether it’s three litres of cheap cider in a supermarket carpark or an expensive single malt in … Continue reading →

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Nine: Flame's Edge

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Jon

New drinks are weird, intangible things. Sometimes, they can be engineered. Sometimes, they come from little more than an instinct. And sometimes, they just happen. We’ve been hosting cocktail masterclasses at work for a while now. They’ve proven to be … Continue reading →

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Monday Night Open Mic: Plan B

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Jon

Imagine if careers advisors suggested ‘bartender’ as the ideal profession for your child. “Well, Mr. Smith, young Jimmy is basically a nerd, but with a bit of coaxing, I reckon he could develop a drink habit and an astonishing ability … Continue reading →

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