Florence Cocktail Week returns to Florence from the 17th to the 23rd of April 2023. The previous week, in its fourth edition, there will be Tuscany Cocktail Week, which will take place in the 10 provinces of Tuscany from 10th to 16th April. Tuscany Cocktail Week will follow the same pattern as the previous ones and the last born Venice Cocktail Week and Cortina Cocktail Weekend.  Seven days of events held in selected cocktail bars. Themed appointments with the focus on conscious and quality drinking.  A week full of content. Events, masterclasses, presentations of products and book ..read more

Do you remember Plato’s work, Symposium? Yep, that took place at a drinks party. Philosopher David Hume said that drinking was an antidote to philosophical depression, and Kierkegaard wrote an entire treatise on wine. Our guest today is another student of philosophy who found her calling in the drinks industry. I am so pleased to have my friend and fellow drinks journalist, Millie Milliken, on the program today.  Not does she have nearly 10 years of food, drink, and events writing experience in print and online, but in 2022 she won both the IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year award ..read more

Yield: 1 Savoury Martini Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Photo by Millie Milliken! Print Ingredients 50 ml Capreolus Garden Swift gin 10 ml Noilly Prat Vermouth Citizens of Soil Olive Oil Instructions Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass Add ice Stir, stir, stir Strain into a martini glass  Garnish with Citizens of Soil Olive Oil Nutrition Information: Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 Amount Per Serving: Calories: 264Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 3mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g The informati ..read more

You’ve finally done it – opened your bar, launched your spirit, won your first cocktail competition. So now what do you do? Time to call today’s guests! Since the moment I met them, Alex Chatwin and Alex Irving, Co-Founders of LX PR, have been Lush Life’s number-one fans, and it is such a privilege to have them on the program with me.  These women have grown their company to be one of the most respected drinks PRs not only in London but all over the world. Today, they share the story of how they became LX , as well as give some great tips for anyone starting a new brand. So if you are ..read more

G52 Rich Coffee creates an Espresso Martini like no other; fresh botanicals and roasted Colombian coffee beans lie at the heart of G52 Rich Coffee and makes this product the ultimate centrepiece for an Espresso Martini.  Yield: 1 G52 Espresso Martini Prep Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 7 minutes G52 Rich Coffee creates an Espresso Martini like no other; fresh botanicals and roasted Colombian coffee beans lie at the heart of G52 Rich Coffee and makes this product the ultimate centrepiece for an Espresso Martini.  Print Ingredients 50ml G52 Rich Coffee Vodka 50ml Fresh Espresso 25m ..read more

Paradiso, Barcelona, for years a pioneer of sustainability, presents the second edition of the Sustainability Summit. From 20 to 22 March, 3 days of events and appointments aimed at raising awareness in the industry. Spring 2023. Sustainability Summit, the Paradiso event that debuted in 2022 and quickly established itself as a hub for the exchange of experiences and tools aimed at making the industry more sustainable, is now in its second edition. Organized by Giacomo Giannotti, founder and owner of Paradiso, and his team, the event will be held in the energetic city of Barcelona, from the 20 ..read more

Distilled in Poland, Sobieski Vodka is a great vodka for all the cocktails you love. From a Dirty to an Espresso Martini to all your vodka cocktails, this Polish vodka sings through! A good vodka makes all the difference when using it for your drinks recipes and Sobieski is one of the better vodkas in the market for mixing. What is Sobieski Vodka 100% Dankowski Rye and crystalline water (the highest quality spring water) give it its smooth finish, but Sobieski Vodkacan also be chilled neat, on the rocks or mixed in your favorite cocktails. It is then fermented and distilled in Poland’s oldes ..read more

Yield: 4 Sobieski Watermelon Punch Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Summer in a glass and so easy to make, the Sobieski® Vodka Watermelon punch recipe is perfect for any picnic! Print Ingredients 4 Parts SOBIESKI® vodka 4 Parts Marie Brizard® Watermelon liqueur 4 Parts lemon lime soda 1 Part fresh lime juice 1 Part of fresh mint 1 Part of watermelon Ice cubes Instructions Add the Sobieski® Vodka to a jug Then add the Marie Brizard® Watermelon liqueur, lemon lime soda and lime juice Add ice cubes Stir Garnish with the watermelon slice and mint leaf Nutrition Information ..read more

Yield: 1 Sobieski So’ Cranberry Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes A great modern update on the Cosmo! Print Ingredients 1 part Sobieski vodka 2 parts cranberry juice Squeeze of lime A few mint leaves Ice cubes Instructions Add the vodka, cranberry, lime and mint to a glass with ice. Stir and garnish with fresh mint. Nutrition Information: Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 Amount Per Serving: Calories: 302Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 30mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 3gSugar: 40gProtein: 2g The information shown is an estimate ..read more

Our guest today introduced me to a job title I had never heard of before – the maltster.  She works for one of the very few distilleries that still floor malts its barley – thus the need for a maltster. In short, a maltster is a maker of malt for use in brewing or distilling, but Charlotte Coyle goes into way more detail about the maltster at Benriach Distillery.  Charlotte is the Brown-Forman UK Malt Whisky Ambassador and sat down to tell me all about the history and the Scotch Whisky that is produced in the Speyside distillery of Benriach, plus what goes on in Warehouse 13. Wat ..read more