» Always leave some cash on the table (a bit hidden) for
whoever clears the tables.
They have the worst job. Even
if there's a 1 ...

» You can then sip your beer and engage in conversation, and
it will still be cold when you
finish it, just as your
friends arrive. ...

» Drinking like you work in hospitality. When you agree to
meet your friends in fancy new
cocktail bar and get there
first. Get a se ...

» A Gin & Tonic is not a cocktail but is a fine drink. Fancy
tonic doesn't make it that
much more interesting. And
FeverTree has ...

» But beware, Ian Fleming was a lush. 3 shots (3oz) gin, 1
shot (1oz) vodka, 1/2 shot
Cocchi Americano is a huge
drink. Photos of c ...

» Shake cocktails with citrus, fruit and egg, then usually
double strain. Stir boozy
cocktails with mostly
alcoholic/sugar ingredien ...

» Swirl, drink, done. Then enjoy the rush of sober to drunk in
3 or 4 gulps and 5
minutes.Count your martinis!
One is just right, tw ...

» Freeze your gin and glassware. So remember to put them in
the freezer before 5pm. But
don't worry too much about
perfect ice a ...

» Vermouth is an essential ingredient in the Martini. Showing
it the bottle, 15:1, in fact
anything over 5:1 is just
macho nonsense. ...

» Give your cocktail a name. If a "Martini" with a cocktail
onion instead of an olive is a
"Gibson", and a Piccadilly
with 2 splashe ...