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A weekly exploration into the world of boutique wines + the occasional cheeky cocktail. Cocktail Corner thanks to Boutique Connection.

Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 14, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 14, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 14, 2018, 24.87 MB
Thu 14 Jun 2018

Ben from The Cork Gin and Whisky Bar offers his take on a White Lady.

In a boston shaker add:

45ml x Ableforths Bathtub Gin

15ml x Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao

2 dash x Angus Bitters

2 dash x Lemon bitters

1 x Egg white

15ml x Cinnamon infused sugar syrup

DRY SHAKE

Add ice - WET SHAKE

Double strain into a coupe glass

Dust with Cinnamon

Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 7, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 7, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Ben from The Cork: June 7, 2018, 24.8 MB
Thu 7 Jun 2018

Ben from The Cork Gin & Whisky bar makes a classic negroni with Ableforth's Bathtub Gin.

In a mixing glass add:

30 ml x Ableforth's Bathtub Gin

30 ml x Campari

30 ml x Mancino Vermouth (Rosso Amaranto)

Add ice and stir. 

Double strain into tumbler.

Rim glass, garnish with orange zest/peel.

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 31, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 31, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 31, 2018, 22.34 MB
Thu 31 May 2018

Cassie from Lovebucket makes another wonderous Ableforth's Rumbullion cocktail.

In a boston or bullet shaker add

1 x Demararo cube

1/2 x lime juiced

1 x bar spoon pomegranet molasses

1 x dash house made molasses bitters

30 ml x cold water

60 ml x Ableforths Rum (3 rum blend Rumbullion/gunpowder/blackstrap)

Shake on ice.

Strain into ice filled tumbler. 

Garnish with coffee & pimento bitters. 

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 24, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 24, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 24, 2018, 31.85 MB
Thu 24 May 2018

Cassie from Lovebucket serves up a truly sophisticated Ableforth's Rum Cocktail

East India Trading Co.

Wash/bathe coupe glass with Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum - then...

The following ingredients are stirred down in a mixing glass

2 x Heavy dashes Tiki Bitters

2 x Heavy dashes burlesque bitters

2 x Heavy dashes frankincense bitters

1 x bar spoon of curacao

30 ml x Pierre Ferrand Cognac

20ml x Tepache Spiced Pineapple Liqueur

15ml x Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum

Add ice - and slowly stir.

Strain into coupe. Garnish with orange zest.

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 17, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 17, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 17, 2018, 27.49 MB
Thu 17 May 2018

Cassie from Lovebucket makes a classy Ableforth's Rum cocktail.

Into a boston shaker add:

1 x Demarara cube

1 x juice of half a lime

60ml x Blend of Rum (Ableforth's, Plantation, Black Rum)

20 ml x Campari

45 ml x Pineapple Juice

2 x heave dashes tiki bitters

Add ice into shaker. Shake hard! Then double strain into a tumbler with giant ice cube

Garnish - black strap & coffee molasses

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 10, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 10, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 10, 2018, 29.01 MB
Thu 10 May 2018

Cassie from Lovebucket puts a new spin on a dark and stormy with Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum.

Build drink in a Highball glass

Squeeze 1 entire lime and drop husk into glass

ADD

Ice

Heavy dropper of Buckspice ginger bitters

Heavy dropper Bittermans elemakule tiki 

50 ml blend of - white rum, banana liquor, over proof rum 

East imperial ginger beer

Top with Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum

Garnish with - dry banana chips and shaved nutmeg

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 3, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 3, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Cassie from Lovebucket: May 3, 2018, 29.76 MB
Thu 3 May 2018

Cassie from Lovebucket joins us to make 10/10 cocktail with Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum & Bathtub Gin.

In a boston shaker add:

1 cube x Sugar (Demerara if possible)

1 x juice of half a lime

30 ml x Ableforth's Rumbullion Rum

10 ml x Ableforth's Bathtub Gin 

20 ml x Navy strength gin

1 x Egg white

15 ml x Orgeat Syrup

Add a few heavy dashes of the following bitters:

Cocao Bitters

Ginger Bitters

Black Walnut bitters

Tiki bitters

SHAKE in Boston

Strain into chilled Coupe glass

Cocktail Corner: w/ Arun from 1885: April 19, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Arun from 1885: April 19, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Arun from 1885: April 19, 2018, 20.35 MB
Thu 26 Apr 2018

We wrap up the Gin Jubilee with Arun from 1885. He makes us the winning gin and tonic with some East Imperial Superior Beverages and Citadelle Gin

Message in a Bottle

In a highball glass built over ice:

30 ml Citadelle Gin

15 ml Aperol

15 ml Black tea syrup (boil up a heavy blend of tea, add a little sugar to sweeten)

15 ml Citric Acid solution (grab citric acid from the supermarket)

Top with East Imperial Burma tonic. Stir!

Garnish with Cinamen stick & bruised cardamon pods.

Cocktail Corner: w/ Lisa from Caretaker: April 19, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Lisa from Caretaker: April 19, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Lisa from Caretaker: April 19, 2018, 17.61 MB
Thu 19 Apr 2018

Lisa from Caretaker demonstrates her Gin & Tonic making skills.

In a tumbler with ice (preferably one big square piece :)

1 oz - Citadelle Gin

1 dash lime juice

1 pinch of salt diluted in soda water

4 dash absinthe

Top with East Imperial Yuzu Tonic

Garnish with lime wheel & star anise clove

Yum!

 

Cocktail Corner: w/ Paddy from Seven at Seafarers: April 19, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Paddy from Seven at Seafarers: April 19, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Paddy from Seven at Seafarers: April 19, 2018, 22.06 MB
Thu 12 Apr 2018

Paddy from Seven at Seafarers makes a tea infused Gin and Tonic.

Thanks to East Imperial Superior Beverages & Citadelle Gin