Few spirits can claim as chequered a history as absinthe. Escaping persecution in Europe, discover how the green fairy found a spiritual home in New Orleans.
Something’s brewing as fermentation comes alive in Asia’s cocktails – we ask four leading bartenders how to avoid vinegar, explosions, or even vegetable soup.
The former bar manager of Speak Low in Shanghai, and winner of Bacardi Legacy China in 2015, has packed her bags for a new adventure: her own bar in New York.
An ingredient on a comeback, sherry’s many faces means it can be cast as a low-alcohol cocktail base, an alternative to vermouth, or even as a replacement for bitters.
Shanghai’s The Nest got accused of an anti-lesbian hate crime, underwent trial by social media, and has come out the other side looking for a positive.