Visiting Manifattura Cocktail Bar in Florence – All About Italian Spirits

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Manifattura is a cocktail bar in Florence specialising in all the best Italian spirits and liqueurs from across the country. The bar serves ONLY Italian products, so if you want a Margarita cocktail, you’ll have to go somewhere else. Manifattura […]

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Types of Vermouth Explained

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If you enjoy a classic cocktail, you may be familiar with a certain type of vermouth. Martini uses dry vermouth, Negroni a red one. Overall, there are six main types of vermouth: dry, extra dry, white, red, amber, and rosé. […]

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6 Famous Cocktails Created by Women

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To celebrate the International Women’s Day, I wanted to highlight some amazing cocktail recipes created by women. Most classic and modern classic cocktail recipes have been created by men. There are many cocktails named after women, but not that many […]

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6 Delicious Espresso Martini Recipes

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Time to add yet another drink event in your diary, Espresso Martini Day is celebrated on the 15th of March each year. Below I’ve gathered some of my favourite pick-me-up coffee cocktail recipes (no Parmesan Espresso Martinis here, I promise!) […]

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8 Tasty Margarita Cocktail Recipes

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National Margarita Day (22nd Feb) is here so let’s celebrate with some tasty Margarita cocktail variations. Not that we really need a specific day to enjoy a Margarita… These cocktails work well all year round. Which one is your favourite? […]

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Where Does Whisky Get Its Colour From?

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We are all guilty of judging whisky by its colour, but what can the colour of whisky actually tell us? Our eyes often impact our thinking and subject us to tasting notes before we even take the first sip. Also, […]

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