Tony Conigliaro: How to make the perfect Martini
Bartender Tony Conigliaro, co-owner of 69 Colebrooke Row and Zetter Townhouse bars in London, shows how to make a Martini. He uses gin, vermouth and ice plus a slice of lemon to finish. Part of Telegraph.co.uk Men’s Channel’s Instant Expert series.
Thwaites to build Warsteiner in UK on-trade
Lancashire brewer Thwaites has signed a new long-term agreement to handle and develop premium German pilsner Warsteiner in bars and pubs across the UK. The deal with Germany’s Warsteiner Bräuerei covers both the off- and on-trade, focusing on the flagship pilsner Warsteiner Premium Verum with an ABV of 4.8%. Warsteiner is currently the fifth biggest …
Bénédictine names Cocktail Challenge southern winner
Bénédictine has crowned Swanand Korgaonka from Simpsons in The Strand in London as the winner of the southern heat of its 2013 Cocktail Challenge. He faced nine other bartenders in the first heat of the challenge at Shaker & Company bar in London to win an all-expenses-paid trip to France in October. All 10 mixologists …
New bar evokes Victorian rail adventures
The operator of some of London’s most stylish and quirky pubs is to launch a new cocktail bar inspired by adventure and classic colonial rail travel. Hoxley & Porter will officially open next week in the former premises of Grand Union bar in Upper Street, Islington. An inventive cocktail offering is led by Michael Pendergast, …
