Thai basil has a more assertive flavour than the more usual sweet basil varieties. The leaves are smaller and the stems purple. The flavour has hints of liquorice (licorice) and mint. Basil leaves don ...
A Last Word with Light rum in place of gin, hence initially named Light Word, but A Quiet Word had more of a ring to it. Bird is the Word No. 1 To quote Fraser Campbell, the drinks creator, influenced ...
Fat-washing is a technique pioneered in New York City and was popularised due to Don Lee's Benton Old Fashioned cocktail made with bacon fat-washed bourbon. Grill 24 slices of smoky bacon to obtain at ...
Artemisia (Artemisia vulgaris) - Related to wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), artemisia grows in Provence and adds a slight green colour and a touch of bitterness to the drink. Centaury (Centaurium ...
Crustas are cocktails containing spirit, lemon juice, sugar and aromatic bitters. They are served in stemmed glasses or old-fashioned with a sugar crust rim and an extra-large lemon (or sometimes ...
Unless otherwise stated, pear in this guide means the Western varieties. Conference is widely available and works well in cocktails. Pears will ripen after they are picked, but spoil quickly, so care ...
Bolle is a non-alcoholic sparkling wine made with double-fermented wine, so capturing the flavours from the grapes, the terroir and the wine-making process. The wine is de-alcoholised using vacuum ...
Pronounced 'Mara-Sk-Ino', this is a clear Italian liqueur distilled from the Marasca sour cherry and aged in ashwood. The bottle is traditionally encased in straw.
Sweet and sour mix is pre=prepared mixer made of sugar and lemon and/or lime juices. Commercially prepared powdered or liquid sour mix is widely available or fresh sour mix can easily be made: ...