Spirit & Cocktails - Other Spirits

Spritz your way through summer

Stay cool in the city this summer with the stylish Martini Spritz.

Taste the difference - Cocktails at the Connaught

The Connaught’s two top-end cocktail bars are stars in their ownright, but as different as Buck’s fizz and bloody Mary – with two fiercely individual bartenders to match. Richard Woodard meets the contenders and reports on their rivalry

Easy does it - simple cocktails

Making cocktails doesn’t have to be hard work. Alice Lascelles shows you how, with just a handful of good ingredients and a few bits of kit, you can mix like a professional

Flavour File: White Spirits

Taking inspiration from flowers, fruit, vegetables and a host of natural ingredients, spirits makers are getting creative. Alice Lascelles reports

Movers & Shakers - London's Best Bartenders

The last hundred years have seen London become the cocktail capital of the world. But who are the key people who shaped it? And which bartenders are the ones to watch for the future? Alice Lascelles picks out some of the best

Make It a Date - Seasonal Drinking in London

With so many possibilities to choose from, Keith Barker-Main suggests planning your 2010 drinking diary around a selection of London watering holes guaranteed to provide a cup of cheer whatever the season

Cocktails at the Coburg

The team at The Connaught hotel's swanky Coburg Bar know a thing or two about cocktails. Now, talented bar manager Mark Jenner and his team have come up with a range of delicious Cognac cocktails specifically designed to be recreated at home. From 13-27 July, Jenner and his team will be on hand to demonstrate how these cocktails are made, and to share some useful tips on how to mix them yourself. But if you can't get there during that time, don't worry, you can read on for all the recipes in full.