Category Archives: Booze

Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

The James Joyce Cocktail* Tomorrow is St Patrick’s Day and I have just enough Irish heritage to want to mark it somehow.  This seemed appropriate. It’s a variation of the Oriental Cocktail using Irish whiskey instead of rye and not … Continue reading →

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Kamm & Sons

Posted on March 14, 2012 by nicdempsey

Last night’s LCS was at Detroit and was all about Kamm & Sons. Kamm & Sons used to be Kammlings and has just changed it’s name so as not to be confused with Kummeling (which is something else but I … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 9, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Floridita Daiquiri* I’ve never really been that keen on light rum. I did make a watermelon mojito last year and that was pretty cool but the bottle of rum in my cupboard isn’t the first thing I think of … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 2, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini It’s a really silly name but a lovely drink. I’m getting ahead of myself. Last week, at the London Cocktail Society or more to the point in the bar afterwards, it was suggested I read … Continue reading →

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Friday Night

Posted on February 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

Started with a tour of the Beefeater distillery. Ended at Callooh Callay. I learnt a lot and didn’t have a hangover. Fun.

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Support a friend…

Posted on February 18, 2012 by nicdempsey

..ok technically Gin Monkey (aka Emma) is not a friend but someone I know through the wonderful world of the interwebs, her site is the reason I  joined the London Cocktail Society. I don’t know how she maintains a full … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 17, 2012 by nicdempsey

Before Christmas, Maxanne and I hatched a plan to make presents rather than buy them. We make chilli jam, granola, chocolate truffles, peanut brittle, vinegars and pomegranate vodka. It’s the vodka that concerns me here, I have some left over … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 10, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Sidecar The trick to making cocktails at home is to keep it simple. I’m never going to be as good as someone who makes them all day, every day and I’m never going to have as many ingredients as … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 3, 2012 by nicdempsey

Ryan came to visit last weekend and we made cocktails. Ryan’s cocktail of choice is an Old Fashioned, so this is for him! Generally I find them to be too sweet so I don’t order them when I’m out but … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on January 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

This is the solution to 2 ‘problems’. Problem one, I have grenadine to use up. Problem two, I have several bottles of smoky peaty whisky. They are First World problems that are really problems at all. The grenadine makes a … Continue reading →

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