cocktails

  • This Is What Your Favourite Spirits Are Made From

    This Is What Your Favourite Spirits Are Made From

    Most of us have downed a fair few spirits in our time, from the ratty vodka orange mixes of our early drinking years to delicious cocktails once our income allowed it. Heck, once you can buy the good stuff you can even sip it slowly like a fine wine. But how are spirits made? Unlike…


  • You Should Add a Little Salt to Your Next Shrub

    You Should Add a Little Salt to Your Next Shrub

    I’m not much of a baker, so my favourite ways to “use up” a flat or two of berries usually involve eating them with un-whipped heavy cream or drawing out their juices with a whole bunch of sugar, then making a shrub (also known as “drinking vinegar”) from that vividly-covered syrup.