Spirits

Return of the green fairy: once-notorious absinthe enjoys UK revival

It was the spirit of choice for history’s most bohemian creatives, from Oscar Wilde to Vincent van Gogh, popular during the belle époque for its high alcoholic content and...

Cocktail of the week: Lilienblum’s calvados old fashioned – recipe | The good mixer

A kind-of old fashioned with a wintry, appley twist. Calvados old fashionedServes 1 For the honey syrup (makes about 10...

Cocktail of the week: Corrochio’s espresso martini de olla – recipe | The good mixer

Café de olla is a Mexican breakfast staple made from coffee brewed with spices, orange peel and piloncillo,...

There’s more to whisky than scotch and bourbon

The past 20 years has seen a profusion of new whisky distilleries in the most unlikely places, from...

‘It knocks your head off!’ How limoncello became a sudden, surprising, soaring success

When I was in northern Italy this month, I spotted the same sunshine-yellow drink wherever I went. Limoncello...

Cocktail of the week: Humo’s elderflower & ume – recipe | The good mixer

This is a globetrotting take on a winter paloma, featuring Japanese umeshu, Mexican mezcal and British elderflower cordial. Combined, they produce a fruity, floral...

Cocktail of the week: Bibo’s dark boulevard – recipe | The good mixer

This twist on the boulevardier merges the bitterness of Campari with the deep, rich notes of dark chocolate. The result is a harmonious blend...

Cocktail of the week: Hoppers

This welcome reminder of summer flavours was developed for the Hoppers cocktail list, and is a perfect toast to the mark the end of...

Cocktail of the week: Viajante87’s carajillo – recipe | The good mixer

There’s so much more to using coffee in cocktails than that ubiquitous late-night party serve, the espresso martini. Here, the rich, deep coffee notes...

Cocktail of the week: Cardinal’s Cinderella Rockefella – recipe

This drink came about because so many customers were ordering manhattans over something from our house cocktail list that I decided to develop a...

Which are the best supermarket gins?

“Have we reached peak gin yet?” a leading food writer asked plaintively on social media a few weeks ago. Kicked off by the relaxation...