What Is A Negroni?

What Is A Negroni?

I’ve sampled lots of delicious cocktails, both gin-based and vodka-based, but what is a negroni – I’d never heard of one of those before!  I was doing some research on cocktails that can be made from gin and came across the negroni. The negroni is a...
What Is A Singapore Sling?

What Is A Singapore Sling?

As we carry on with our look at gin-based cocktails, our next question is what is a Singapore Sling? I have been lucky enough to sample a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, Singapore where it was invented sometime before 1915. It is easy to sip a Singapore Sling on the...
What Is A Floradora?

What Is A Floradora?

This gin-based cocktail is a classic that you may not know about.  What is a Floradora? It originates from the musical called Florodora and was a massive hit in the 1900s through to the 1950s. It could be called the original ‘girly drink’ but at...
What Is A Tom Collins?

What Is A Tom Collins?

As with many cocktails, the origin of this gin-based cocktail is subject to debate.  What is a Tom Collins?  Apparently, it originated after ‘The Great Tom Collins Hoax’ of 1874.  The reasoning goes that due to this hoax, the Tom Collins became a cocktail...
Best Cosmopolitan Recipes

Best Cosmopolitan Recipes

The Cosmopolitan has become a very popular cocktail due to a certain HBO show, what are the best cosmopolitan recipes for us to sample? Let’s take a look and find out which are the best.  It’s difficult to tell you when the Cosmopolitan was invented, even...