Thai basil has a more assertive flavour than the more usual sweet basil varieties. The leaves are smaller and the stems purple. The flavour has hints of liquorice (licorice) and mint. Basil leaves don ...

Fat-washing is a technique pioneered in New York City and was popularised due to Don Lee's Benton Old Fashioned cocktail made with bacon fat-washed bourbon. Grill 24 slices of smoky bacon to obtain at ...

Artemisia (Artemisia vulgaris) - Related to wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), artemisia grows in Provence and adds a slight green colour and a touch of bitterness to the drink. Centaury (Centaurium ...

Madeira must be stored with the bottle upright. Unlike other wines, Madeira should not be kept in contact with the cork as the high acidity may attack it and affect the flavour of the wine. If stored ...

Expressing the aromatic oils from a swath of citrus zest over the surface of a cocktail adds a citrus aroma and changes the perceived flavour. To express the oils of a citrus zest twist over a ...

Unless otherwise stated, pear in this guide means the Western varieties. Conference is widely available and works well in cocktails. Pears will ripen after they are picked, but spoil quickly, so care ...

Here you will find the pour test training exercise to ensure that a bartender is proficient at measuring with jiggers. The primary aim is to achieve 95% accuracy or better. This allows for a margin of ...

Bolle is a non-alcoholic sparkling wine made with double-fermented wine, so capturing the flavours from the grapes, the terroir and the wine-making process. The wine is de-alcoholised using vacuum ...

Pineapples are widely grown in the West Indies, Africa and Asia. There are many varieties which vary significantly in both size and flavour, but most are ripe when the skin is brown. These tropical ...

The creator says: "This cocktail gets inspiration from the days of struggle Hemingway use to live, but he was always up for a daiquiri to ease even the worse moments. So this is a refreshing Savoia ...