A Mexican take on Disaronno using a Mayan liqueur made of fermented honey and rum – perfect for an autumn eveningI first tried xtabentún, a Mayan liqueur made with fermented honey and rum, in La Riviera Maya on the Yucatán peninsula, and loved it immed…
Keep up the pub invites and don’t ‘sober shame’: how to support a friend to stop drinking
There are plenty of ways to make it easier for someone who wants to cut out the booze this October – and beyondThose of us who don’t drink, whatever the reason, know that being alcohol-free doesn’t mean the end of socialising or having fun. But for som…
Rhik Samadder tries … cocktail making: ‘I make a naked and famous – and feel stirred, not shaken’
I’m not sure I’ll ever look cool behind a bar, but can I learn how to mix a killer cocktail?How does Stanley Tucci look so cool making cocktails? I can’t throw a lemon barley together without burning the house down, though it’s a skill I long to acquir…
Cocktail of the week: Cin Cin’s lively australiano – recipe | The good mixer
Like the classic americano invented by Gaspare Campari’s bar in Milan, but with limoncello and limeThis Antipodean twist on the classic americano makes a refreshing long drink for the last of the warm, late-summer afternoons. Continue reading…
Cocktail of the week: maverick – recipe | The good mixer
A tropical treat with a vodka kick and prosecco bubbles to lift the fruitThis is our vibrant and tropical homage to the celebrated spritz. It’s a great alfresco refresher for a warm, late summer’s day. Continue reading…
Elegantly wasted: has lockdown made booze dangerously aspirational?
Drinking at home was once a guilty pleasure. Now everyone from bored homeworkers to professional influencers is swapping cocktail recipes and photos of colourful aperitifs. Is gin o’clock turning into unhappy hour?The shadow of a palm frond falls on a …
Eye Spy
Ojo by Cebolledo (cc by)When I hear a chipmunk chucking I look for the nearby raptor: Lots of lovely, fascinating, relatable, inspiring, unusual, surprising, curious, strange, and amusing insights in this Metatalktail Hour post wherein wittgenstein as…