whisky at its most personal
The masters of mixology and mystery at The Alchemist have their own take on a smoky Old Fashioned. Woodford Reserve Whiskey, Maple Syrup, Dilution, Jerry Thomas Bitters. Then fire it up with a blowtorch.Voila! The Smokey Old Fashioned. Roadtested at the Alchemist, Liverpool
In the wild, a rather pleasant, pretty unique, bottling of 158 bottles from Chorlton Whisky of Manchester. A non chill-filtered 8 year old from Glenturret, matured in a hogshead from Caol Ila, bottled at 62.5% ABV. Smoky and peaty, yet light on the palate, with salted caramel and honey notes, and a lingering toffee apple […]
It won’t take your head off, but a long cool, highball based on Mary Queen of Scots 12 year old blended malt is perfect for a hot dry afternoon. An attention-grabbing measure of blended malt, your personal preference as to ice and bubbling to the rim with soda. Cool! Roadtested at Milroy’s of Soho, London.
It’s a dull grey day in London and I have a long evening ahead of me. It’s hot and sticky and I have a strange hankering for a hauf’n’hauf as I cross from one side of the capital to the other. So I indulge myself (well, nobody else is going to). The Rose and Crown […]
The Drake Hotel has been a favourite of mine since the days I lived in Chicago. It’s a timeless classic with its impressive architecture, its sweeping staircase, and its rich furnishings and dark woods. It was always a rare treat to come in for a cocktail or two after the Harley was safely stabled for […]
When you’ve been in the dry heat of the Utah desert for days dreaming of a cool, clear satisfying cocktail, there is nowhere better to be than Eddie McStiff’s and nothing finer to drink than a fiery Tennessee Mule. Jack Daniel’s Old No, 7 drowned in ginger beer with a life preserver slice of lime […]
Whisky of the week – Torpedoed Tulip. Released as one of the three specially crafted whiskies in Brewdog’s Boilermaker Series, (check out our roadtest at In the Doghouse.), it’s a 100% rye whisky from Millstone, made at the Netherlands’ Zuidam distillery, matured exclusively in ex-oloroso Sherry casks and bottled at 46% ABV. Torpedoed Tulip is […]
Dandelyan at the Mondrian Hotel, on the banks of the Thames in London. An upmarket, watering hole for the traditional and the trendy alike. Sleek, with a sweeping green marble bar, smart and buzzing. The impressive cocktail list includes a number of drinks to tempt even the most traditional scotch drinker. These are not just […]
