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The Macario Cocktail at The Lost Alpaca bar of Lima Floral, London 25 ml Calle 23 Blanco Tequila 25 ml Maker’s Mark Bourbon 50 ml pineapple juice 5 dashes Angostura bitters 25 ml cane sugar 25 ml lime juice ½ teaspoon activated charcoal Dehydrated edible flowers Taking its name from Mexico’s first film to be... View Article

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The House of Krug has placed the emphasis on the tie between music and champagne for some time now, introducing the concept of Krug Music Pairings last year. In line with this notion, the champagne house also hosts a series of Krug Encounters combining music, champagne and fine food. The latest in this series, Tracks... View Article

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The Grey Goose Fair Winds Fizz at Island Oyster, Governor’s Island, New York 0.5 oz Orgeat 0.25oz Fassionola 1oz lime juice 1.5oz Grey Goose vodka To create this French cocktail, combine all of the ingredients in a shaker, add pellet ice and give the ingredients a quick swizzle. Strain this into a Collins glass and... View Article

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Wimbledon Championships Inspired Cocktails from The Milestone, London The Wimbledon Legend 1 1/3 oz Tanqueray gin infused with jasmine green tea 1/3 oz Dom Benedictine 2/3 oz Green Charteuse 2/3 oz Matcha syrup A squeeze of fresh lime To create this cocktail, simply combine the ingredients and pour into your cocktail glass. At The Milestone... View Article

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Neobiota by Samantha Casuga and The Journey by Samuel Willy,  regional winners of the United States Bartender Guild’s Most Imaginative Bartender Competition presented by Bombay Sapphire Neobiota 1.5oz Bombay Sapphire 0.75oz lemon juice 0.25oz maple syrup 0.50oz blackberry-mulberry syrup 0.75oz Neobiota vermouth To create the Neobiota, shake and strain all ingredients in a coupe glass.... View Article

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The Odyssey Cocktail at The Botanist Greenhouse, Rosewood London 100ml The Botanist gin infused with cardamom 50ml fresh lime juice 50ml homemade simple syrup 20ml Italicus 10g rooibos tea Mint leaves, a viola flower, grapefruit wedge and cardamom to garnish To create The Odyssey Cocktail, combine all of the ingredients (except the garnish) and stir.... View Article

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Each year, Royal Salute comes out with a select few never-seen-before whisky blends, many of which reflect the distillery’s royal roots having first been created to commemorate the Queen’s coronation; Just last month, the distillery unveiled a limited-edition $10,000 Royal Wedding blend (the first of 70 numbered bottles was send to Prince Harry and Meghan). And... View Article

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The Gloria at Maison St-Germain, Battery Gardens, NYC 0.5 oz St-Germain French elderflower liqueur 0.25 oz Suze herbal liqueur Chilled dry champagne Spray of St-Germain and frankincense essential oil Dehydrated lemon wheel and gold dust to garnish To create the Gloria, combine the St-Germain and Suze in a coupette glass and top the glass up with... View Article

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B&B Negroni at CircusXO by David Muñoz 64g fresh blackberries 10g black garlic 8g sugar A small amount of Thai chili 66ml Campari 10ml Chambord 6ml Beefeater gin 66ml La Copa sweet vermouth Peel from one orange To create this cocktail, first make the blackberry and black garlic reduction by heating the blackberries, black garlic... View Article

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Indian spiced cocktails at Benares, London Green Spice Martini 10 curry leaves, plus one extra to decorate 50ml vodka 20ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 10ml Monin Gomme or sugar syrup 1 teaspoon ginger juice To make this spiced cocktail, first muddle the curry leaves in a cocktail shaker. You then need to add the remaining... View Article

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This story originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. HEAVEN SAKE Often referred to as Japanese rice wine, sake is actually less acidic and closer to beer in production. To create Heaven Sake Junmai Daiginjo, champagne cellar master Régis Camus partnered with Yamaguchi–based sake house Dassai for a blend he considers ‘too pure... View Article

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As part of brand and culture philosophy, Gaggenau focuses on all aspects of exclusive culinary culture and sophisticated lifestyle. Hence the extensive knowledge invested in wine enjoyment, bringing the sommelier’s profession and the art of pairing food and drink is put into sharper focus. Gaggenau will hold its first UK Sommelier competition for young professionals... View Article

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