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...
The Other Andy Hamilton All other other Andy Hamiltons are imitations
Wild Blackberry Wine
Blackberry wine is one of the easiest and most delicious of all of the country wines you can make. If there is one wine I’d suggest you make year after year it is Blackberry wine… so...
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...
The Wild Martini
The Wild Martini From its origins sometime in the 18th century, the Martini has endured and evolved. It’s a sophisticated cocktail that gets an upgrade every few years. From the Dry Martini in the...
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...
Golden ales from Kits
Golden Ales from kits It might not yet be summer, indeed as I write it’s not even spring and yet and yet, I’m starting to think about what I want to drink during the...