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At the Drink Factory with Tony Conigliaro

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Mar 272012

Last night we paid another visit to the Drink Factory, the place where Tony Conigliaro, the man behind 69 Colebrooke Row and Zetter Townhouse makes his dreams a reality. We discovered how our tongues work, why sugar is vital, about the journey of the bee, why salt has no taste, why perfume changes with time… oh, and we tried a few new cocktails. If only chemistry lessons at school had been like this…

: Classics

: Ingredients

: It’s in the detail

: Waiting

: Science!

: The Man

: Another ingredient?

: Prairie Oyster

: Let’s dance

Bloody Mary Sundays at Paradise By Way of Kensal Green

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Mar 232012

Ingredients to keep Sundays sacred at Paradise

It’s triple-whammy Sunday this weekend. Why? 1: the clocks go forward so summer is well and truly on the way. 2: the weather is going to be positively gorgeous and 3: it’s the launch of Sunday Bloody Sunday at The Paradise by Way of Kensal Green.

Cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day

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Mar 172012

St. Patrick's Day Julep

Did someone say St. Patrick’s Day? Obviously a Guinness or two is in order but if you’re looking for a cocktail, try one of these three delicious concoctions devised by Agostino Perrone and Rusty Cervan from The Connaught Bar. Not only do they showcase three fabulous Irish whiskies, one (the St. Patrick’s Day Julep) combines Guinness as well.

Slainte!

Revolutionary new drink on the menu at 69 Colebrooke Row, London

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Mar 152012

The Prarie Oyster, but not as you know it

You can always count on Tony Conigliaro and the gang at The Drinks Factory to go that extra mile on the drinks front. No shortcuts for them; quite the opposite. In fact it’s not unheard of for one of their cocktails to take several months before each component is deemed worthy enough to make it out of the lab and on to the menu at 69 Colebrooke Row…

Ocho Curado

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Mar 092012

Ocho Curado

We’re already big fans of Ocho tequila – Mr Tomas Estes puts a lot of love into his quality artisanal product. So when we heard about his new offering, Ocho Curado, we were intrigued to see what he had come up with this time. Continue reading »