Cocktails & Bars
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Rod Eslamieh on the lockdown gains that funded a new venue
The pandemic was catastrophic for the hospitality industry, but between the cracks, there have been pockets of success. London Bridge’s Chapter 72 was one such triumph, enabling husband-and-wife owners Rod and Ellie Eslamieh to launch a second venue next week. Hamish Smith speaks to Rod Eslamieh about how it all happened.
—11 March, 2021
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Stayin' alive: why Disco Drinks must live on
The drink that turns you on to cocktails is not easily forgotten, nor should it be, says Gonzo's Mike Baxter.
—09 March, 2021
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The history of ice
The use of ice in drinks has a long but not always illustrious history. Charles MacLean takes a trip through the archives to find out how commercial ice got where it is today.
—25 February, 2021
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How to use salt in drinks
Ingredients guru, Pritesh Mody of World of Zing, explains how to best use salt in cocktails
—25 February, 2021
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Knowing your lemons
Hamish Smith gets under the skin of the bartender's favourite citrus fruit
—25 February, 2021
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The reappearance of Chris Moore
A leading light of London’s bar scene, in a puff Chris Moore disappeared. Hamish Smith finds him in plain sight.
—17 February, 2021
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These are the wild winter edibles waiting to be foraged
Winter is not the barren landscape you might think - here just some of the edible wild plants growing in Britain this season that could make their way into your repertoire.
—11 February, 2021
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Video: How to make a Mint Julep
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, explains the history around the Mint Julep and gives us tips on how - and how not - to make one
—29 January, 2021
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Video: How to make a Coffee Cocktail
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, showcases the port and cognac drink, the Coffee Cocktail. Spoiler: this classic doesn't use coffee.
—18 January, 2021
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The bartender's staycation: your guide to Leeds
When things start to return to normal, why not visit that UK cocktail scene you’d always meant to? The Watermark’s Dariush Haghighi writes our guide to Leeds
—14 January, 2021
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Video: How to make a Treacle
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender book series, shows us how to make a Treacle from ingredients in your home.
—12 January, 2021
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Dre Masso returns to London with new bar The Last Talisman
Bartending globetrotter Dre Masso is back. Back with a bar, he tells Hamish Smith
—12 January, 2021
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The Rusty Nail - why the 70s classic just makes sense
Jane Ryan hammers home the delights of this simple combination of scotch and Drambuie
—17 December, 2020
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Video: How to make an Espresso Martini
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, shows us three ways to make the Espresso Martini.
—25 November, 2020
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Video: How to make an Old Fashioned
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, demos the whiskey classic The Old Fashioned.
—25 November, 2020
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Video: How to make a Cosmopolitan
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, shows us how to make a Cosmo - properly.
—13 November, 2020
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Video: How to make a Whisky Highball
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender book series, makes the perfect Whisky Highball.
—31 October, 2020
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Video: How to make a Gin Fizz
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, shows us how to make the Gin Fizz.
—30 October, 2020
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Video: How to make a Sweet Manhattan
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, demonstrates the whiskey classic Sweet Manhattan.
—28 October, 2020
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Video: How to make a Negroni
Tristan Stephenson, Class writer and author of the Curious Bartender books, talks us through the Negroni.
—25 October, 2020
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How the Piña Colada turned from kitsch to cool
Jane Ryan chronicles the adventures of the Piña Colada - from Puerto Rico to East London and everything in between.
—16 September, 2020
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Mia Johansson & Bobby Hiddleston: launching a cocktail bar in a pandemic
Mia Johansson and Bobby Hiddleston have launched a second branch of Swift. They talk to Hamish Smith about opening and trading in central London during the pandemic.
—03 September, 2020
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Simone Caporale: books, bars and Flavour Blasters
Simone Caporale is never just working on one thing. Hamish Smith caught up with the bar consultant and wasn’t short of lines of enquiry.
—10 April, 2020
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Garden to Glass: Dandelion wine
Dandelion wine, house-grown greens and drinkable hand sanitiser – Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown were custom-designed for self-isolation. They talk you through surviving the apocalypse, including what not to give to horny rats.
—10 April, 2020
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How to use sugar (mindfully) in cocktails
Given the results of recent research, it now looks like a good time to seek a healthier understanding of sugar and how it impacts on cocktails. Clair Warner reports
—04 April, 2020
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Don Javier: farewell to a legend
Jake Burger pays tribute to Don Javier Delgado Corona, famed for his church to hospitality, La Capilla, and his way with a Batanga
—01 April, 2020
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Bar review: 40 Elephants at The Great Scotland Yard Hotel
Ello ello ello, what's all this then? Class reviewer Hamish Smith investigates one of 2020's big launches: 40 Elephants at The Great Scotland Yard Hotel.
—01 April, 2020
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The Sazerac - behold and beware
Jane Ryan delves into the annals of cocktail history to unearth the beginnings of the Sazerac – the drink that so often ends the night.
—15 February, 2020
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How to make Hacha's Mirror Margarita
The Class Cocktail of the Year 2020 is that beautiful thing: simple. Here, creator Deano Moncrieffe shows us how he makes this clear Margarita, without lab equipment.
—13 February, 2020
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The best Irish whiskey for the Irish Coffee
The Irish Coffee was the subject of Class’s latest Cocktail Lab – Homeboy and friends took this classic to task
—12 February, 2020