Fine and Dandy Cocktail
I regularly meet with a girlfriend for an escape day...or even a weekend. They are justified as a sort of 'sanity retention' exercise, and on one particular occ...
Drinks
Reinforced Gaspare Tribute – aka a gin-campari fizz
It's the day of the kings today, so it seems appropriate to post on a drink dedicated to one of them and their gift.We dropped in to the W Bar in Verbier an...
Terrific tangerine fizz cocktail discovered in Lisbon at Insólito
While Olga, head bar tender at Decadence in Lisbon, was working through a Smoke Me – a pre-prandial we were enjoying at neighbouring sister restaurant Insólito ...
New on the Lisbon block: interview with beautiful Belarusian head barman at Decandence
This interview has been one of the longest and most relaxed I’ve yet posted on Saucy Dressings – most of it occurred while Olga and I were having dinner togethe...
The American Bar at the Savoy hotel – current holder of the best bar in the world title
At the last World’s 50 Best Bar awards, London did excellently, and the American Bar at the Savoy hotel did best of all – winning the top spot.So naturally ...
How To Make Lime Cordial and Some Ideas For Things To Do With It
If you have lemons, by all means, make lemonade (see When You’re Given Lemons, Make Lemonade). But, if, for some reason, you have a glut of limes, the thing to ...
A Tom Collins for Bernie Gunther
“Hedda Adlon had a friend, too, but not the kind you find anywhere south of paradise. Her name was Mrs Noreen Charalambides and, a couple of days before I was i...
Exotic Hibiscus Vodka Cocktail
As part of my continued research into uses for edible flowers I have taken a close look at hibiscus flowers. There are many culinary uses – in particular to ado...
The making of a mighty refreshing mint julep – and how to make it a bit less sweet
"If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing, smoking a cigar, drinking a mint julep and w...
The Gibson Cocktail
“But the typical American cocktails, such as the dry martini and the even drier Gibson, have probably done more to set both sex and gastronomy back than anythin...