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A weekly exploration into the world of boutique wines + the occasional cheeky cocktail. 

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

Cocktail Corner: w/ Jared from 46&York: April 5, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/ Jared from 46&York: April 5, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/ Jared from 46&York: April 5, 2018, 15.54 MB
Thu 5 Apr 2018

Jared from 46 & York joins to make a Citadelle Gin Cocktail as part of the East Imperial Gin Jubilee.

"Helios Elixir"

30 ml Citadelle Gin

20 ml Bee Pollen Syrup (or Honey)

Topped with East Imperial Burma Tonic

Garnish Sunflower petals, Cardamon seeds, and star anise pod

Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 22, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 22, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 22, 2018, 28.23 MB
Thu 22 Feb 2018

Tom from Golden Dawn is the best. Recipe to follow shortly.

 

Get yourself some Plantation Pineapple Rum in the meatime :)

Cocktail Corner: Thursday Feb 22, 2018

Cocktail Corner: Thursday Feb 22, 2018 Cocktail Corner: Thursday Feb 22, 2018, 27.75 MB
Thu 22 Feb 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 15, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 15, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/Tom from Golden Dawn: February 15, 2018, 30.9 MB
Thu 15 Feb 2018

Tom from Golden Dawn makes a serious and seriously delicious cocktail

45ml Plantation Pineapple Rum

30ml Lime Juice

30ml Egg White

10ml Orgeat

Muddle some pineapple

3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters

30ml Tepache

Add ingredients to boston shaker - dry shake

Add ice then wet shake.

Strain into chilled coupe. Yum!

 

Cocktail Corner: w/Dan from Golden Dawn: February 8, 2018

Cocktail Corner: w/Dan from Golden Dawn: February 8, 2018 Cocktail Corner: w/Dan from Golden Dawn: February 8, 2018, 14.38 MB
Thu 8 Feb 2018

Dan from the Golden Dawn joins Jonny a Big Hungry to make Plantation Pineapple Rum Daquari

45ml Plantation Pineapple Rum

30ml Lime juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1 slice fresh pineapple

Add sugar to boston shaker, add rum, add lime juice. Shake over ice. Double strain into coupe glass. Add slice of pineapple to garnish.