Tag: cocktails

Gin nation

As new research establishes gin as the number one spirit of choice in the world’s top bars, we asked Amanda Baxter from our Spirits team to expound upon our insatiable thirst for Mother’s Ruin. Gin is still on the rise. We get asked every year when the “gin bubble” will burst; however, when you look at […]

Summer libations: Pink & Ginger

In our ongoing series of spirited concoctions suited to summer drinking, Amanda Baxter reveals a recipe for the ultimate thirst-quencher using our Mauritian rum, the Pink & Ginger. Mauritius; the word alone is evocative of white beaches, blue skies, warm sun and its lush green mountains. The rare pink pigeon – yes, it is a […]

Summer libations: Gin & Tonic

In the second of her series of cocktails suited to warmer weather, Amanda Baxter praises the versatility of the traditional gin and tonic, and how to avoid the rut of ‘ice and a slice’. The classic gin and tonic is an English staple, a drink that can trace its roots back to the era of the British […]

Sunshine Spritz

As England bathes in the first hint of summer, our Spirits Expert Rob Whitehead champions the immensely refreshing, ever-so-trendy and suddenly-ubiquitous Aperol Spritz. The very first thing I consumed whilst on honeymoon in Liguria was an Aperol Spritz, made, by a borderline-obsequious ‘greeter’. The drink was extra-long, with approximately five parts Prosecco, two parts Aperol and a […]