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Enjoying Your Cocktail Hour With Gin Cocktails
Is there anything more decadent and glamorous than a cocktail? Maybe Champagne may give it a battle, but as Champagne cocktails are also a very popular tipple I would say that cocktails just have the edge when it comes to style, taste and glamour. Just think of James Bond with his Vodka Martini (shaken, not stirred of course), or Margo Channing, as played by the inimitable Bette Davis in ‘All About Eve’ hosting a cocktail party with a martini in one hand, and a cigarette holder in the other. Audrey Hepburn was another who looked supremely chic with a cocktail to hand, especially as Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’…
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My Top 10 Tropical Cocktails
When all this is over, I am really looking forward to a good cocktail. The taste, the flavours, the beautiful presentation, the glass, all of these make a cocktail a real treat. Of course, at the present time there is no where open to enjoy classic cocktails, but you could have a go at making your own, perhaps using recipes from a cocktail book like Classic Cocktails by Octopus Publishing that is currently available from The Works for just £4. Thinking towards Summer Days, here are 10 of the best tropical cocktails. 1. Pina Colada, Puerto Rico If you like Pina Colada, like getting caught in the rain. Now probably…
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The Canal House is launched in Birmingham
Last week saw the revitalising of a legendary Birmingham venue, when The Canal House launched in the old James Brindley pub. The James Brindley had been a Birmingham landmark in the 1990s, but had, in recent times become a bit of an eyesore on the skyline, lying empty for the past 8 years. Now, as The Canal House, it looks set to bring those glory days back, as it is once again a beautiful venue, with great food and cocktails. #wiwt #ootd💗 #latergram. For the launch if @thecanalhouseuk #thesecretsout #jamesbrindley Can’t believe I needed a coat in August! Got the trusty #burberry out. Skirt @tkmaxx top @dorothyperkins #1950sstyle fugly shoes…
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House of Fraser are sorting out your cocktail needs
We are getting very close to the festive season, and that means that it is almost cocktail season too. On Monday night I attended a very special Christmas event at the Wolverhampton Grand, and one of the things on the menu was creating Christmas cocktails, with a Snow Queen being a particular treat (coconut cream, Malibu and blue curacao in case you’re wondering.) Forget the Eggnog and the Mulled Wine, Christmas is about cocktails, glamorous, decadent and elegant. House of Fraser are getting into the party spirit in style and have created a cocktail wheel which can help you to create a series of classic cocktails. You spin the virtual…
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Lobby on Hill Street Taster Evening
Birmingham’s thriving food and cocktail scene continues to grow, and, this week will see the opening of The Lobby on Hill Street. Located under the City’s Holiday Inn, and withing a stones throw of Grand Central station, The Lobby on the Hill offers a mixture of vibrant street food dishes that are served tapas style, with an extensive range of cocktails that take you from the classic to the exotic and unusual. Last Thursday I went along to a preview taster evening, and, I have to say I’m really looking forward to getting back there for the official launch party this week. Guests were treated to a cocktail making class…
