Black Cow & English Strawberry Spritz

Pour a measure of Black Cow & English Strawberries in a long glass, over Hoshizaki ball ice. Top with soda...

Discount Code For Black Cow Vodkas

Howdy Folks, The kind folk at Black Cow, pioneering purveyors of pure milk vodka, have given members of the TDSC ...

Black Cow Dry Martini

INGREDIENTS Black Cow, 70ml Dry Vermouth, 7ml Lemon zest STEP BY STEP Prepare the glasses. Fill martini or coupe glasses...

Black Cow Ready To Serve Vodka Negroni

Ciao bella! Aperitivos ahoy! Joining forces with Campari, Vermouth and a blend of natural bitters, Black Cow has  created a...

Three Ingredient Espresso Martini

  Ingredients Black Cow vodka, 50ml Fresh, cooled espresso, 40ml Maple syrup, 15ml Method Put all three ingredients in a...

Strawberry Martini

Ingredients Black Cow & English Strawberries, 70ml Dry vermouth, 7ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice, 5ml Fresh strawberry muddled Touch of...

The Dirty Cow

Ingredients Black Cow, 50ml Dry vermouth Olive brine, 5ml One large olive, to garnish Method Pour the Black Cow, splash...

The Bloody Cow

The iconic brunch cocktail, this Bloody Cow is an udderly delicious bovine twist on the Bloody Mary. Black Cow lends...

The Whole Milk

To experience The Whole Milk, pair a chunk of Black Cow Deluxe Cheddar with a 50ml measure of Black Cow...

Black Cow & English Strawberries Vodka

Locally sourced, leftover or misshapen English strawberries that would otherwise go to waste are pressed and infused in  Black Cow...

Black Cow Vodka

All hail, the world’s first Pure Milk Vodka – Black Cow Vodka made entirely from milk sourced from grass-fed cows...

Vodka & Baltic

At the beginning of each year, industry observers like nothing more than blowing the dust of their crystal balls, peering...

Cocchi Vermouth di Torino

This is seriously belting gear. Get a bottle for the summer. We bung it in the fridge to chill then...

Cocchi Americano Rosa

Cocchi Americano is an aromatized wine, conceived by Giulio Cocchi in 1891. It fits into the ‘Americano’ family of aperitivo,...

Cocchi Rosa Americano Earl Grey Tea Spritz

Cocchi Americano Rosa A simple spritz here could be a mix of the spirit with a flavoured soda, or try...

Cocchi Tutorial with Giorgio Bava

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Cocchi Extra Dry

Cocchi Extra Dry is a classic-style, Italian vermouth from Piedmont and was created to mark the 130th anniversary of Giulio...

Cocchi Extra Dry Martini

MARTINI RECIPE GLASS Martini Glass INGREDIENTS 50ml Boatyard Double Gin 25ml Cocchi Extra Dry Vermouth ICE Cubed METHOD Add all ingredients to...

Cocchi: Vintage Vermouth

Cocchi is one of the true classics of the backbar for two very simple reasons: tasty liquid and remarkably history....

LUXARDO HISTORY

Two years ago, in 2021, Luxardo celebrated its 200th birthday as Italy’s largest, independent and family-owned distiller. It all began...

Luxardo Aperitivo

Launched last year, this is a superb sun-downer drink – low in alcohol yet lofty in its complexity. A high...

Luxardo Aperitivo Spritz

Luxardo Aperitivo Spritz 25ml Luxardo Aperitivo Prosecco Pour Aperitivo into a glass over plenty of ice, stir, lengthen with Prosecco...

Limoncello Spritz

Luxardo Limoncello Spritz 50ml Luxardo Limoncello 20ml Fresh Lemon juice 75ml Prosecco Method: Add the Limoncello and lemon juice to...

Luxardo Limoncello

In 2010, more than a century after Luxardo Limoncello was first launched in 1906, the sixth generation of the Luxardo...

Luxardo Cherry Martinez

Cherry Martinez 45 ml Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin 30 ml sweet vermouth 5 ml Luxardo Maraschino 2 dashes of bitters...

Luxardo: My Cherry Amour

My Cherry Amour All hail the iconic Luxardo Maraschino Cherry, a classic component of the bartenders’ art. The Ruben-esque, gleaming...

Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin

Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin Following in the fruity footsteps of Luxardo’s portfolio of premium cherry products (such as classic Maraschino,...

ITALY: Back To The Futurism

BACK TO THE FUTURISM For a truly unique, acutely Italian and unashamedly iconoclastic alternative to the traditional aperitivo, look no...

Waterford: The process

Waterford is a truly pioneering whisky project in Ireland, a country that is enjoying a real resurgence in distilling. What...

Waterford: Organic Gaia 1.1 Whisky

The first organic Irish single malt whiskey from Waterford, Gaia 1.1 is made using 100% organic barley grown on seven...

Waterford Whisky: Organic Farming

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Nikka Days

Here’s a blend that proves anyone who thinks blends are not brilliant are in fact b’llends. Bright and light, Nikka...

Japanese Whisky

The rise of the Japanese whisky industry has been one of the most marked and astonishing success stories in the...

Lot 40 Rye & Dry cocktail

RYE AND DRY RECIPE GLASS Highball INGREDIENTS 50ml Lot No.40 Rye Whisky Ginger ale, to top ICE Cubed METHOD Simply...

Canadian Whisky

Lot 40 is part of a collection called the Northern Border Whiskies, all Canadian whiskies from the Hiram Walker &...

Portobello Road Gins Jake Burger

The Gin King Jake Burger is one of the world’s most celebrated bartenders. And most loved. The reason is simple...

Portobello Road Gin Cocktails

Portobello Road Gin Cocktails Old Tom Julep Though most classically known for the bourbon and mint version, the julep category...

Portobello Road: Savoury Gin

Portobello Road Savoury Gin They say: As with a few of our other expressions, our Savoury Gin started life as...

Portobello Road Gin: Old Tom

Portobello Road Gin: Old Tom They say: Our Old Tom Gin pays homage to what we think gin would’ve been...

Portobello Road Gin: London Dry

Portobello Road Gin: London Dry What they say: “In 2011, nestled above a 19th century drinking den on London’s world...

Copper Rivet Distillery

Situated in Chatham’s Historic Dockyard, The Copper Rivet Distillery first fired up its stills back in 2017 – and produced...

Video: Masthouse Whisky - A Philosophy

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Masthouse Invicta Charter

Before they began distilling its range of whiskies, The Copper Rivet Distillery drew up its very own Invicta Whisky Charter...

Masthouse Single Malt (Double Pot Distilled) – Lilac Label

Within the Masthouse portfolio of avant-garde English spirits, this smooth so-and-so is the closest to a traditional Scottish single malt...

Video: Masthouse Pot & Column Distilled Single Malt

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Masthouse Cocktail: Cooper's Julep

Cooper’s julep Glassware: Julep mug Serve:Build + churn over crushed ice 50ml Masthouse Column malt whisky 15ml Liqueur de Poire...

Matshouse Cocktail: Sandy's Share

Sandy’s Share Glassware: Chilled Nick + Nora glass Serve: Straight up Ingredients 50ml Masthouse Whisky 25m Damson Gin 12.5ml Yellow...

Masthouse Single Malt (Pot & Column Distilled): Blue Label

  Where this lovely light and easy-drinking single malt differs from more severe and intense single malts is that, after...

Masthouse Cocktail: Lauter Tun

Lauter Tun  50ml whisky 10ml balsamic vinegar Pinch of basil Highball glass, cubed ice Shake + fine strain Top with...

Masthouse Grain Whisky

This is an acutely rare example of a ”Single Grain” whisky fashioned from a combination of three different grains: raw...

Elijah Craig Cocktails

Boulevardier If you like a Negroni then this is a simple swap of gin for Small Batch Bourbon to create...

Larceny Cocktails

Kentucky Mule A simple, refreshing twist on the mule serve. 50ml or 2 oz. Larceny Bourbon 75ml or 3 oz....

Rittenhouse Cocktails

Manhattan Plenty of conjecture over this cocktail’s invention. Was it an 1882 newspaper article that brought it to public attention?...

Elijah Craig Old Fashioned

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Rittenhouse Manhattan cocktail

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Larceny Wheated Bourbon

Larceny is rooted in the history of John E. Fitzgerald. John E. Fitzgerald’s weakness was fine bourbon. As a treasury...

Rittenhouse Rye

Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whisky is a Straight Rye, which means, much like Straight Bourbon, it has to be produced according...

Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig is a legendary figure in the world of American whiskey. A Baptist Preacher he turned to a more...

Brand new Small Batch Limited Edition release

This is the second release of the Small Batch Wire Works Whisky, after the first batch ran out in the...

Wire Works Whisky Necessary Evil

A stout finished single malt English whisky Working with Thornbridge the story here starts with Necessary Evil beer, this being...

History & Provenance

White Peak Distillery has been lauded for respecting and reflecting the provenance and past of its home White Peak is...

Meet Max & Claire

White Peak Distillery was launched by Max and Claire Vaughan, so here’s a little more about the people behind the...

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Maestro Ronero Nelson Hernández

Venezuelan Maestro Ronero Nelson Hernández talks us through the complex a variety of distillation techniques that create his wide range...

Diplomático rum Cocktails

Diplomático planas Daiquiri 50 ml Planas 20 ml Lime juice 15 ml Sugar syrup Method Add all ingredients to a...

Diplomático Planas

Diplomático Planas is a white rum, but… it’s actually aged up to 6 years and the colour filtered, so far...

Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva

Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva is a blend of the best rums aged up to 12 years. Its rich, sweeter body and...

Selección de Familia

Created by the two master rum makers Tito Cordero and Nelson Hernández, this rum is aimed at connoisseurs of the...

Guide to Rum podcast: episode 1

We take the history of the spirit to the modern day with Diplomatico rums. This is the first part of...

Guide to Rum podcast episode 2: Cocktails

This is the second section of episode 2 as we use Diplomatico rums in a smashing Rum Old Fashioned. Pick...

Guide to Rum podcasts: episode 3

We were invited by Diplomatico to run three podcasts as a guide to the spirit. This is episode 3....

Extracts from "A Long Stride" by Dr Nicholas Morgan

In 2020, the 200th anniversary of Johnnie Walker’s creation, whisky expert and historian Dr Nicholas Morgan published “A Long Stride”...

Highball recipes

Highballs are great. Just ask giraffes. And if you’re new to whisky, a simple serve of whisky and soda, over...

The History of Johnnie Walker

Actor Robert Carlyle takes you through the history of Johnnie Walker whisky...

Winston Churchill & Johnnie Walker

          Whether you regard him as a national hero or a war-mongering wrong’un, it’d be daft...

Johnnie Walker Cocktail: Blood & Sand

Rudolph Valentino was not someone you wanted to leave talking to your girlfriend (or indeed boyfriend) at a party. Born...

Whisky: The Knowledge

Single Malt Whisky Single Malts are key to unlocking what Scottish whisky is all about. They provide the spirit’s DNA...

Whisky Timeline

1494 While whisky was widely being made in Scotland, the first written account of whisky distilling is attributed to Friar...

Q&A with Johnnie Walker's Master Blender

    Just before Jim Beveridge retired last year, we caught up with Jim Beveridge – the legendary master blender...

Back To The Futurism - The Alternative Art of the Aperitivo

BACK TO THE FUTURISM For a truly unique, acutely Italian and unashamedly iconoclastic alternative to the traditional aperitivo, look no...

Grapefruit Aperitivo

Grapefruit Aperitivo with the semi-sweet red Vermouth “The perfect drink to whet the appetite”. Ingredients: A red grapefruit Semi-sweet red...

"The Tuxedo" with Summer Edition Vermouth

Tuxedo with Summer Edition “Effortlessly classy- there are lots of flavours in this cocktail, but when made well, they balance...

Pear Martini with In The Loop White Vermouth

Ingredients: Ice Gin Dry white Vermouth Pear syrup Lemons Nutmeg Method: Fill martini glasses and cocktail shaker with ice. To...

Tinker Tailor Sprinter Spy - The Americano

This is an unused entry from “Thinking Drinkers Almanac” featuring The Americano and Vermouth Date: August 31 Drink: Americano Event;...

In The Loop Discount

Just when you thought life as a Thinking Drinkers Spirit Club member couldn’t possibly get any better, it gets better....

In The Loop Vermouth

    In The Loop are a small, solar-powered winery in Uckfield, East Sussex and they have two product ranges:...

V is for Vermouth

The current heatwave has once again raised grave concerns about the future of the planet but, on the flipside, it...

4th July: All The Presidents Drinks

American Presidents have had an eclectic relationship with alcohol. History shows a social sip has been a pastime for many...

A Short History of Absinthe

Ever since we were spotty lads in short trousers, the Thinking Drinkers our feelings about the free-thinking French have always...

Bulleit Rye

An awesome expression of a rye whiskey, and an affordable introduction to the style, the Bulleit recipe includes 95% rye...

Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace takes its name from trails the Irish and Scots followed towards Kentucky after the Founding Fathers taxed whiskey....

4th July: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was a proper clever-clogs, his hinterland as huge as the nation over which he presided. A polyglot fluent...

Beginners Guide to Bourbon

Bourbon is a style of American whiskey that has evolved with the country. When the first European ran aground on...

Molasses Flood and The Rum Old Fashioned

In 1919, on 15th July, a giant steel tank holding 10million litres of molasses exploded and unleashed a 8m high...

The Sazerac

Sazerac   When it comes to American whiskey drinks, the key is to find something classic that will provide plenty...

The Old Fashioned

The “Old Fashioned” is a classic cocktail that should really adorn every cocktail menu. Not content with a whole heap...

American Whiskey: Giving Scotch a Run For Its Money

Parker’s Heritage, one of the US whiskey brands making a bid for the attention of luxury collectors Ten years ago...

What's in our pouches?

The Lost Explorer Mezcal: For the past 40 years, internationally recognized and award-winning Maestro Mezcalero Don Fortino Ramos has dedicated...

LOST EXPLORER MEZCAL DISCOUNT

The lovely folk at Lost Explorer Mezcal are giving Thinking Drinkers Subscribers an exclusive 10% discount off all their spirits....

Agave Bar

Agave Bar Bar owner Deano Moncrieffe is helping the rise and rise of agave spirits with his stunning Hacha bar...

Thinking Drinkers in Oaxaca

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What is Mezcal?

What is Mezcal? Both mezcal and tequila are made from the agave plant, but tequila production is restricted to the...

The Lost Explorer Mezcal: Salmiana Explained

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Lost and Mojito

Lost and Mojito 45 ml The Lost Explorer Espadín 30 ml Simple syrup 30 ml Lime Juice 8-10 Mint leaves...

Down to Earth Negroni

Down to Earth Negroni 1 oz / 30 ml The Lost Explorer Espadín 15 ml Campari 15 ml Cynar 30 ml...

The Lost Explorer Espadin Mezcal Explained

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Oaxacan Spritz

Oaxacan Spritz 40ml The Lost Explorer Espadin 20ml Orgeat or any sugar syrup 15ml Tio Pepe Top with Champagne brut...

The Lost Explorer: Margarita

The Espadin Margarita 45ml The Lost Explorer Espadin 15ml Ancho Reyes Verder chilli liqueur 20ml Agave syrup 25ml Lime jucie...

Differences Between Mezcal and Tequila

All tequila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is tequila. While tequila is made with only one agave (the blue...

Blowing Smoke Up Your Bottom & Oaxaca Old Fashioned

“Historians with leather elbow patches and spectacles reckon people have been using tobacco as far back as 700AD.” The earliest...

The Doghouse Distillery

We’re delighted to announce that our April tasting features the Battersea-based Doghouse Distillery in South London. Named ‘Doghouse’ because anyone...

Doghouse Distillery Cocktails: Renegade Gin & Tonic

Mixing up your gins means you can always find something different in the G&T and with Doghouse Renegade you’ll find...

Doghouse Distillery Cocktails: The Brit Spritz

We tend to think of a spritz as an Italian invention, but the Austrians had an influence in creating the...

Doghouse Distillery Cocktails: The Baller Mule

The classic Moscow Mule was made famous in the 1940s at Hollywood’s Cock’n Bull Restaurant, having been dreamed up by...

Music & Drink: Busta Rhymes & Cognac

  The French region of Cognac isn’t somewhere you’d necessarily associate with gangster rap. Some of the local grape growers...

Music & Drink: The Zombie & Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti is history’s funkiest freedom fighter. Born in Nigeria, he was schooled in classical music at Trinity College, London,...

Music & Drink: James Jamerson & Metaxa

James Jamerson was a phenomenally gifted bass player widely considered as a founding father of the funk. Born in the...

The Spritz

  The Spritz may seem, on the face of it, a playful, perky affair but it’s a drink with a...

Aperitivo

Italy is a gastronomic patchwork of provinces, each with their own bespoke culinary traditions that vary from region to region....

VIDEO: Thinkers Drinkers Guide to Gin

Tom & Ben distil down all you need to know about gin into a few minutes. You’re welcome....

Ginformation: The Dutch, Ducks & Dodgy Distillers

Interested in gin? If so, read these genuinely interesting things about gin. Hey, come back, we haven’t finished interesting you…...

Gin botanicals

As you would expect, gin’s flavour radiates from its core botanicals, and a helpful signpost for these flavours can invariably...

Sipsmith Cocktails: Zesty Orange Gin

A Couple of simple Zesty Orange Gin drinks for you, the Orange Spritz is ideal if you’re looking to mix...

Sipsmith cocktails: Lemon Drizzle Gin

Here are a couple of suggestions on how to use your Sipsmith Lemon Drizzle Gin. Good Luck.   Lemon Drizzle...

Sipsmith's Daring Distillers

Thirteen years ago,  Sipsmith was set up in a tiny workshop in Hammersmith by the pioneering trio of Sam Galsworthy,...

Sipsmith Cocktails: London Dry

Four classic ways to showcase Sipsmith London Dry Gin. You’re welcome.   London Dry Gin Martini 50ml Sipsmith London Dry...

The Gin-ius Behind The Tonic

Raise a Gin & Tonic in honour of French pharmacist Pierre-Joseph Pelletier – the first man to successfully extract quinine...