As we draw ever closer to the spookiest night in the calendar, we thought we’d bring you a couple of soothing cocktails to help blank out anything that goes bump in the night. Inspired by the ever-awesome Martha Stewart, here’s our For Your Eyes Only Martini range. I remember when I was a kid I … Read more
Sweet, sour, fizzy, the gentle heat of ginger and the unique flavour of rum – the Dark and Stormy rum cocktail is an absolute classic. But we think our Aussie twist on this delicious drink is pretty bloody good – we’re pretty proud of it. Sydney’s been both dark and stormy this week, so we … Read more
Bacon and alcohol. On their own, they’re wonderful things – as great as was the gift of fire to us puny humans. But the Experimental Spirits Company have combined these two mystical ingredients into a single entity – Bacon Bourbon. I don’t know about you but I’d never heard of bacon bourbon before, so I … Read more
Manhattan: apart from being one of the greatest, most ridiculously awesome cities on the planet – it also happens to be one of my favourite cocktails. I never thought I could improve the original recipe… until now! Ordinarily, I prefer to have my Manhattan cocktail made with rye whiskey than bourbon for some reason. But … Read more
For the first time ever I’m genuinely excited about tasting a bourbon. It’s this new bourbon by The Experimental Spirits Company. It’s made with bacon! That’s right, folks. I said made with bacon. 350g of the stuff in every bottle in fact. After a little digging around, I found that infusing bourbon with bacon has … Read more
Far be it for us to pigeonhole people, Mrs Romance and I have decided to name a few cocktails we’ve made recently after some of our close blogging friends. This cocktail really came from the evening of chocolate alchemy Mrs Romance and Steph from LipstickAndCake.com attended recently. While creating a range of wild and wonderful … Read more
Far be it for us to pigeonhole people, Mrs Romance and I have decided to name a few cocktails we’ve made recently after some of our close blogging friends. When we first started thinking of what cocktail would suit Nikki from Styling You, we went straight for a pineapple-based beverage. Nikki is bananas about pineapples! She’s … Read more
Whether this cocktail is a true mojito, a kind of mule or a caprioska, I don’t really care. If Kiera from the bar of Spicers Tamarind Retreat says it’s a mojito, it’s a mojito! One of the hardest decisions I have to make on a regular basis is what to drink when I’m at the … Read more
Far be it for us to pigeonhole people, Mrs Romance and I have decided to name a few cocktails we’ve made recently after some of our close blogging friends. It feels like I’ve known Sonia from Sonia Styling for years, even though I only met her in person for the first time about three weeks … Read more
This week’s Friday Drinks says hola to May and Cinco de Mayo – a Mexican day of celebration countries all over the world have taken to. And to drink, we’ll be serving the ‘Michelada’ Mexican Bloody Mary – a fiery beer-based cocktail that shoves its gringo cousin to the floor! As 5th May is a … Read more