Vermouth, positions itself as a step between thirst and hunger, a moment to enjoy good company and chat about the weeks adventures and experiences, before heading towards lunch. It’s a synonym of an appetizer or a mixing base for a good cocktail, has consolidated its place in the spotlight as a solo artist. The word […]
The Cocktail, a combination for all occasions and different moments. Each marks a difference, by taste, aroma and texture fitting in different times and experiences. In the morning a Porto Flip, or for a cooler day, a Ponche, Grog or a Tom & Jerry. At midday, past noon, try a Gin or a Silver Fizz, […]
Music is an essential when creating a unique atmosphere for guests. Studies show that music is capable of stirring our emotions and mood unconsciously. Everybody’s favourite songs are intimately tied to moments and feelings they’ve experienced. By simply hearing the first notes of our favourite songs, we relive those experiences. The great host knows that […]
By Drinks International Patience Gould: The World’s Best Gin Bars Next up in our World’s 50 Best Bars spin-off features we examine the world’s best gin bars. We looked no further than former Drinks International editor and all-round gin authority, Patience Gould, to offer her views on the subject. For all the talk about gin […]
The first of July, 1965 at approximately 5.40 pm, The Beatles first burst into Spain revolutionizing the music scene, beyond the political atmosphere of the time. The only concerts they held were in Las Ventas, on the second of July and La Monumental, Barcelona the following day. In both occasions they played alongside two well […]
In one of our visits to the bar Bull & Bear at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, talking to our friend and bartender Oscar Estrades, he explained the following anecdote. On one occasion, a customer asked Oscar for a Manhattan and hugging the red cherry like it was a life savior was found a […]
XVII century, Franciscus Sylvius (Franz de le Boë), a professor of medicine at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, produced for the first time a diuretic which he called Gin. Its original formula included coriander, orange peel, lemon peel, cardamom capsules, angelica and juniper. It is very likely that the term Gin with which […]
On occasions, the new generation of vegetables are ideal for pairing with or simply accompanying a great cocktail. One delicious evolution of the Dry Martini consists of substituting the classic olive for an oyster. We could do this, but I believe the cocktail loses its aesthetics and besides, we are always pleased when we save the best for […]
It’s been a while that in Dry Martini we were looking for a product able to create a new category offering endless new possibilities and sensations. A product result of precise formulations, of passion, which would grant continuity to the flavors without leaving the precision required by our craft and without being subject to the […]
Florence 1919 at Café Casoni. Meeting place par excellence of the Florentine aristocracy of the 20s. Count Camillo Negroni was a regular at the Café Casoni like other politicians, aristocrats and Florentine artists of the time. He was well known for his fondness for the “American”; a trendy cocktail created by Cesare Campari with Campari […]
This profession requires, more than others, an apprenticeship of several years and extensive professional experience, gained from daily practices.
