Gwilym celebrates Dry Curious July by making a non-alcoholic, Express-no-tini:
30ml Lyre's Coffee Originale.
30ml Lyre's Dark Cane Spirit.
22.5ml of Harpoon Coffee Concentrate.
Dry shake (no ice), followed by a quick wet shake (with ice). Double strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a coffee beans. All the tastey, none of the wastey.
The boys from Thomson Whisky make a Negroni and Boulevardier:
1 part Victor's Gin (Negroni) or 1 part Thomson's Whisky (Boulevardier).
1 part red vermouth.
1 part Campari.
Typically you should use 20-30mls per part, depending on how big your glass is. Fill a large mixing glass with ice, add the ingredients in the order above and then fill the rest of the glass with ice and begin stirring. Use a metal straw to taste intermittently while stirring until it's just right (you'll know).
Strain into a tumbler filled with ice, and garnish with orange peel (make sure to give it a twist and wipe it around the brim of the glass). Alternatively. the Boulevardier can be served in a chilled martini glass sans ice (same garnish).
Gwilym from Glengarry joins the boys on the phone to talk them through an Ampcillin Highball (scroll to the end of this page for a special cocktail bundle).
Pour Woodford Reserve, lemon juice, and a teaspoon of honey in your serving glass and stir. Top with ice, East Imperial Ginger Beer and garnish with candied ginger.