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It’s Pimm’s O’Clock!
The English summer means the return of one of my favourite long drinks, the Pimm’s Cup. A firm favourite here, it may just be the perfect drink for a hot afternoon. Pimm’s isn’t the only fruit cup around though, so how does it compare with the competition, and just what fruit and mixers should go in to the perfect Pimm’s cup?
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Angostura Orange Bitters
Perhaps the most famous brand for bitters these days is Angostura, whose aromatic bitters have managed, despite all odds, to maintain excellent distribution in many countries. However, orange and aromatic bitters are two very different beasts so while making drinks that require aromatic bitters isn’t a problem, if you’ve been after orange bitters you’re out [...]
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Modern Mixology DVD Review
As great as cocktail blogs are as a resource for learning, there are some things that are best learnt in video rather than text form. Robert Hess’ The Cocktail Spirit is an excellent recent attempt at a video-based cocktail resource, and Youtube has a plethora of cocktail tutorials, some good, the vast majority very bad. [...]
