Author: alexmennie

July 8, 2024 / Features
August 26, 2023 / Classic Cocktails
May 4, 2023 / Features
April 1, 2022 / Classic Cocktails
December 10, 2018 / Christmas
October 29, 2018 / Bar Reviews

In my first piece for Scotchwhisky.com, I argue that too many whisky bars – old and new – are clinging to tired old clichés of tartan and haggis, perpetuating the myth that Scotch is an ‘old man’s drink’. It’s time they caught up with the rest of the whisky industry.

 

August 20, 2018 / Features
July 19, 2018 / History
July 11, 2018 / Classic Cocktails

Of course there’s a National Mojito Day, and of course it would fall in July. No other month could be more appropriate for a cocktail that defines summer refreshment. But is it really a British invention?

June 19, 2018 / Classic Cocktails

Where to begin with this the most personal, complex and contentious combination of two simple ingredients?