Monthly Archives: July 2009

Thirty One: Jade Sky

It seems like just two weeks ago that Diageo’s Reserve Brands division named Aristotelis Papadopoulos as the World Class Bartender of 2009. But two weeks is a long time in the cut-throat world of cocktail competitions and the search for … Continue reading

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Thirty: A walk in the clouds

New Zealand. The land of the long white cloud, famed throughout the world for its zeals and their newness, and if there’s any justice in the world, 42 Below Vodka. 42 Below Vodka. The world’s most awarded vodka, according to, … Continue reading

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Twenty Nine: 2000 Man

Change, it has been said, is a good thing. The world turns and becomes new. I’ve just started a new job. After more than three years in one place, I felt it was time to seek a new challenge and … Continue reading

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Twenty Eight: Downtown Rio

One last blast on the cachaca front – it turns out that I’ve only got two weeks to put together a recipe for the 2010 Cocktail World Cup, so the next batch of drinks are going to be more focused … Continue reading

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Dressed for summer

Zubrowka is famously susceptible to the extremes of the Scottish summer. Appropriate cover is essential to make sure that rare creature makes it through to autumn.

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Twenty Seven: Cherry Republic

Today is Bastille Day, the annual French celebration of storming prisons and liberating hundreds of deserving criminals. As we speak, this year’s breakout has seen no less than four hundred benefit fraudsters, petty thieves and mimes flood the cafés and … Continue reading

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Twenty Six: Federação

We’ve been experiencing a small technical issue, so bear with us. We’re trying to find a way to kick off another post about cachaca and, of course, the obvious thing to do is make a joke about Brazil’s notable exports … Continue reading

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Twenty Four & Twenty Five: Colisão & Plantação

I’ve been thinking a lot about cachaca recently. This is not unconnected to receiving a couple of samples from Anthony at Abelha Cachaca the other day. It might be the third most popular spirit in the world, but cachaca is … Continue reading

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Happy birthday America!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGUqd_M6Mg] It’s been 233 years since the bouncing baby United States of America declared its independence from the United Kingdom, and it’s been thirteen years since a hardy band of patriots led by no less than the US President repelled … Continue reading

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Bar = raised

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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