How to make wild spiced mulled apple juice
Of all the seasons Autumn is the one that evokes more feelings of nostalgia than any other. A whiff of bonfire smoke or the smell of windfall apples fermenting at our feet can evoke...
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How to make Elderflower Sherbet Lemon & Elderflower Syrup
Elderflower Sherbet lemon drink and elderflower syrup This year thus far has been a year of travel and I can safely say that I have seen elderflower in bloom from Scotland to Brighton. Such...
Andy’s wild booze walks – Bristol and Bath
Andy’s Wild Booze walks – New dates and venues added When you take a sip of a Martini you could be imbibing hundreds of wild plants as both vermouth and gin can be made...
Wild booze and Hedgerow cocktails – The Bitter May Queen Cocktail
Over the last year or so my attentions have been rather more focused on creating infusions and cocktails. Thus, I decided to start work on a book WILD BOOZE & Hedgerow Cocktails. It’s a...
Beer tasting
This short extract about Beer tasting is from my book Brewing Britain – I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it – hic! An author sitting sharing a beer...
Drink Weeds
As I look out of my office window into my back garden/yard I don’t see an ugly patch of weeds like most others will, I see a cocktail cabinet full to the brim of...
1875 The Pisco Sour and the Tom Collins and 1855 The Americano
1875 The Pisco Sour and the Tom Collins Continuing my 800 years of the history of booze. I take a look at 1875 and 1855. The 19th Century was a great time for cocktails...
Homemade buckfast and what were we drinking in 1895?
Homemade Buckfast and what we what we were drinking in 1895 I’ll be continuing my countdown of 800 years of booze to coincide with 800 years since the signing of the Magna Carta. Thus...
What were we drinking in 1975 and 1955
As part of my countdown to 1215 and signing of the Magna Carta here is what we were drinking in 1975… What were we drinking in 1975? In the UK the rot has started...
Magna Carta of Booze – Pt 1 Booze predictions for 2015
Magna Carta of Booze – Booze predictions for 2015 The Magna Carta was signed on the 19th June 1215, which is now just 20 weeks away. I’ve decided to go back in time in...
