Category Archives: Booze

Friday Night Cocktail – World Gin Day

Posted on June 14, 2013 by nicdempsey

Tomorrow is World Gin Day and there’s loads of gin related stuff happening, this year the lovely Gin Monkey is in charge. I have a prior appointment to get my haircut so won’t be attending any of the events that are … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on June 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

Friday Night Cocktails have been thin on the ground recently. I haven’t stopped drinking, but tend to have one perfect G&T and call it done. However, this came up in my feed and I thought I’d try it. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on May 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last weekend the sun came out to play for a bit, it’s gone away again but over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday, London was sure that Summer had finally arrived. Ma and I went up to Watford to … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on April 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve written before about the sprit, triple sec, lemon juice combo and today’s drink is no exception. Only I decided to use gin, so that’s a white lady then. Except I’m not keen on putting egg white in things, mostly because shaking … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

Friday Night Cocktail is back! Blaming it’s absence on lack of new cocktail drinking and sickness! Today, our team is going out for lunch and then to Bounce to play ping pong (or whiff whaff if you’re Boris Johnson!). My ping pong … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Some time ago I made a negroni and I wasn’t enamoured with it. It was a bit too bitter for  me. It was the Campari, it looks lovely but it is bitter and it was just too much for me. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

      This week was the start of a cold snap, after the lovely weather at the the weekend (I spent all of Saturday in flip flops!), on Monday it was frosty and a bit chilly, I think that … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 15, 2013 by nicdempsey

In the summer I made maraschino cherries, one of those jars is already gone, leaving me with the leftover preserving liquid, which is basically sweetened maraschino. I wanted to do something with the leftover liquid so decided to adapt the Summer … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

Turns out the grumpiness and headache this morning was in fact a cold. It’s either the cold from December that refuses to fully die or another one. On the plus side, Oli has chicken pox (ok that’s not a plus … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

  I will be celebrating the end of my dry January with manhattans at the OXO Bar. If you’re still not drinking, ideas here and here. If you are, have fun don’t overdo it and drink lots of water…

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