Category Archives: Booze

Friday Night Cocktail Re-visited

Posted on November 28, 2014 by nicdempsey

There was no cocktail drinking last weekend or this week. Because of the lack of cocktails in my life, there isn’t a new FNC to share so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share some old, much loved November … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on November 21, 2014 by nicdempsey

One of the stand out drinks when we went to the Sipsmith 100 Martini Bar, was the Suffragette.I really liked it (and it wasn’t my drink!), but I don’t currently have any sloe gin in the house but I was … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on November 14, 2014 by nicdempsey

In my family, I’m the odd one out. My Ma and brother (and sister-in-law and nephew) are numbers people. I’m not. If we are going out to dinner, Ma and Ben will check the menu and have decided what they … Continue reading →

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Vanilla Extract

Posted on November 12, 2014 by nicdempsey

A couple of years ago, I made vanilla extract using some vodka someone had brought to a party, I’ve been using it ever since and recently ran out (and ended up accidentally putting peppermint extract in my pancakes – not … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on November 7, 2014 by nicdempsey

This is from My Daily Cocktail, and apparently made to ‘celebrate’ American Football coming to London. Apparently, the Atlanta Falcons played the Detroit Lions last weekend and there’s another game on Sunday at Wembley, home of actual football. I’m still not convinced (although Friday Night … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on October 24, 2014 by nicdempsey

It’s Friday afternoon and therefore it’s the perfect time to think about a cocktail. In honour of it’s decanting, this week is all about the raspberry gin! If you don’t have any homemade raspberry gin, I’m reliably informed that the … Continue reading →

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Raspberry gin / Raspberry jam

Posted on October 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend I decanted the raspberry gin.* It’s a beautiful colour and from it I got a 70cl bottle and 7 miniatures (50ml). Then I was left with the problem of what to do with now slightly bleached of colour … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on October 10, 2014 by nicdempsey

I know it’s been a while. Mostly because I can’t get my act together enough to make a cocktail, photograph a cocktail and drink a cocktail on the weekend so I can post it on Friday. I’ve been thinking about … Continue reading →

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Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Posted on September 8, 2014 by nicdempsey

This year, along with the cocktail cherries, I made cherry brandy. It’s still steeping away but having made that I didn’t stop there. I’ve also had a go at raspberry and plum gins. Although there’s no actual hubble or bubble, … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on June 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

Tomorrow is World Gin Day! I do not have a new gin cocktail to share (or indeed any kind of cocktail at all!) it has not been a week for drinking. Last year, I gave you links to all the … Continue reading →

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