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The Cocktail Lovers
Want to know more about the artistry of drinks? Join us in our fun, informative and we hope, entertaining cocktail (almost) hour where we sample the best new bottles, highlight our pick of books to add to your drinks library, shine a light on the bars to have on your radar and check in with some of...
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Special episode: The House of Suntory DOJO 2025
Every advocacy programme in the drinks world has its usp, something that inextricably links it to the DNA of the brand. In our humble opinion, few, if...
World Class cocktails
It's the last episode of season ninet. So to take us out we’ve got some very special and, perhaps surprising, stories to share with you.
Take ou...
Late summer sipping
It’s beginning to look a lot like Autumn here in London but there’s still plenty of reasons to keep our spirits lifted on the cocktail front. Starting...
Town Bar London & The Cambridge Paris
It's another mixed and fascinating bag this week, starting with The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve, a single malt whisky with a rum finish and Sylva, an...
Vodka & tonic (but not in one glass)
We've said it before and we'll say it again, vodka is having its moment and to prove it, we’re sampling two bottles of the good stuff in this episode....
What we're drinking and reading this summer
And just like that, we're over half way through season nine and rather coincidentally, that brings us half way through (or thereabouts) of summer. Not...
Top tea tips for the bar and home
For everything you want to know about choosing, using and infusing teas there's only one woman to call, that's Henrietta Lovell aka the Rare Tea Lady....
Tastes from Sri Lanka, Ireland, Mexico City and Lisbon
Sometimes we theme our episodes, sometimes we offer a mixed bag of tastes and goodies. This episode is all about the latter…
We start with the f...
Mmmm is for Martinis…
If you know anything about us, you’ll know we love us a Martini. So with National Martini Day coming up on Thursday 19th June, followed by World Marti...
Introducing Montana, Hong Kong
We're counting down the days until Simone Caporale and Lorenzo Antinori open their destined-to-be-hot, new destination bar in Hong Kong but before we...
A new season, new products and a new bar
We're back with season 9 and over the next few weeks we’ll be talking to some of the fabulous people we’ve met up with during our recent travels but t...
The Cocktail Lovers on tour: New York Special
In the first of our city specials, we're in New York where we spent three nights in seven incredible bars – eight if you count the two at Sip & Guzzle...
International Women's Day Special
International Women’s Day is March 8, so we're celebrating the incredible contribution of women across the drinks industry.
Our products are Nc'...
The world in our glasses
In this episode we're taking our tastebuds on a journey that goes from London via Latin America, Kentucky to England and various stops in between.
Martinis in the mix
It wasn't planned, but Martinis pop up a few times in this episode. Not in our product reviews, which feature Planteray Cut and Dry Coconut Rum and Ti...
Challenging perceptions: non-alcs, menus & books
Appearance, aroma, flavour – the enjoyment of great drinks works on many levels – driven by aesthetics or emotions. Behind them, though, is often a gr...
Our faves of 2024 and looking to the year ahead
In this episode we look back at some of our favourite moments of 2024 and look forward to 2025. Top of our list is a visit to Mexico for the two venue...
It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas…
We're less than a week away from Christmas Day and we don't know about you but we're definitely in the festive mood. While this episode won’t see us g...
Bonus episode: Inside the world of De Kuyper Liqueurs
De Kuyper is an icon in the drinks world. It’s been producing spirits for over 300 years, and the liqueurs, for which is rightly famous, for more than...
Celebrating 20 years of Employees Only NYC
Twenty years ago today Jason Kosmas, Dushan Zaríc, Igor Hadzismajlovic, Henry LaFargue and Bill Gilroy opened Employees Only NYC and we're thrilled th...
Bonus episode: Christmas book gift guide special
We love Christmas as much as the next person but at this time of year comes the dreaded question of what to gift family and friends. That’s where this...
Luxury, limited-editions & big time sensuality
Boy oh boy, have we got a packed episode for you and the key words are: Luxury, Limited-edition, Sensualism and Secret Hideaway…
The luxury come...
New Orleans Special
It's been a while but we're back and we're super excited to be focusing on one of our favourite cocktail cities, New Orleans.
Both of our produc...
Bonus episode: The House of Suntory DOJO programme in focus
Since its launch in 2020, The House of Suntory has become renowned by bartenders, owners and managers for its exclusive DOJO programme. More than just...
Cool drinks ideas for when the heat is on
We’re just back from Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans where we're absolutely thrilled to have been awarded 'Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication' a...
Creativity in focus with Gn Chan
We've always been about the amazing creativity that runs throughout this industry – that goes for the people and products and of course, the drinks. W...
Drinking in colour
In keeping with the theme of the summer issue of The Cocktail Lovers magazine, we're dedicating this episode to some of the many amazing people of col...
Coffee, rum & a visit to the Isle of Man
We have a glorious mish-mash of tastes and experiences in this episode and we've loved every one of them. Starting with our two featured products, the...
Two gins, sake cocktails and Giulia Cuccurullo
It's World Gin Day on 8th June, so what better reason to crack open not one, but two bottles of tasty gins? Our first is Citadelle Rouge from France,...
Bigging up agave spirits
Before we get started, please accept our apologies: there are some shocking pronunciations coming up. But what we lack in Mexican fluency, we certainl...
Introducing The Pinnacle Guide, the new recognition system for bars
Foodies have Michelin stars, and now, thanks to Hannah Sharman-Cox, Siobhan Payne and Dan Dove, the drinks world has an equivalent with the long-await...
Talking taste with Aurélie Panhelleux
Every day’s a school day here at cocktail towers – and, as ever, we’ve enjoyed our lessons on the people, places and products featured in this episode...
A limited-release rum, premium sake and a hot new London bar
We’re on an international journey in this episode. First, we head to warming climes for the new, limited-edition Equiano Ominira – a special blend of...
Martinis and movies with director Paul Feig
Our inaugural episode of the season is pretty damned special, it's the first one where you can watch as well as llisten in to our featured interviewee...
Talking Sip & Guzzle with Steve Schneider
It's the last episode of season six and have we got a great interview for you! We head over to New York to catch up with one of our absolute favourite...
Dry, damp or wet – we've got you covered!
It's our first episode of 2024, so we're giving a respectful nod to those going dry as well as those who are resolving to continue drinking alcohol –...
The Best of 2023
We're taking a trip down memory lane in this episode, looking back at some of our favourite bottles and bars that we've been fortunate enough to exper...
Graham's Blend Series Global Cocktail Competition Special
In this special episode we're joined by Victoria Symington, Brand Marketing Manager, Graham's and Alina Bazen, Graham's Blend Series Global Cocktail C...
Inspiration in drinks featuring Alex Kratena
Innovative and inspirational are the words that spring to mind when we think about the contents of this week’s episode. Here’s why…
Our products...
Bigging up Birmingham bars with Matt Arnold
We've packed a lot into this week's episode, so sorry not sorry that it's a little longer than most…
We start with a tasting of Aber Falls Singl...