Its been a long time coming but a good friend of mine has now successfully started his own blog. Jay had a dedicated section on betalabs, he is a very talented mixologist and we have spent many a time drinking tequila for me, rum for me discussing the finer aspects of life! His blog will [...]
Category Archives: Cocktails by Jay Newell
Jrink and co, Soho – exclusive promo video
Posted by Danny Denhard on January 11, 2010 0 comments
This is a new promo video for friends bar and one of my favourite bars Jrink and co in Soho, London. Jrink offers cool deals every day of the week, they have live music and dj’s and best of all make mean cocktails! My best mate Jay has his own dedicated blog Check out their [...]
CLASSIC COCKTAILS – Part two – COSMOPOLITAN
Posted by Danny Denhard on August 10, 2009 0 comments
COSMOPOLITAN Ah, Carrie Bradshaw what have you done?! James Bond took the Vodka Martini and gave it immortality! But Sex and the City nearly ruined one of the great classics! Until 1999, the Cosmopolitan was one of the hottest drinks around and it is easy to see why. It was strong, tart and tasted like, [...]
CLASSIC COCKTAILS – Part three – Bloody Mary
Posted by Danny Denhard on August 10, 2009 0 comments
BLOODY MARY In days gone by used to be Sunday mornings best friend, the Bloody Mary cocktail has been a favourite of many. Originally a half and half mix of Vodka and Tomato Juice, Fernand Pentiot a visiting American bartender at Harry’s Bar in Paris remade it into the Bloody Mary by adding salt, black [...]
CLASSIC COCKTAILS – Part One – Martini
Posted by Danny Denhard on July 29, 2009 0 comments
MARTINI; Whenever you close your eyes and imagine a ‘cocktail’, chances are the first image to spring to mind will be that of a V-shaped glass with a long stem, and in all likelihood containing a couple of olives and a measure of clean white liquor. The ‘Martini’ is the quintessential cocktail, but much of [...]
How is….Tequila made – Barman’s secret
Posted by Danny Denhard on July 13, 2009 1 comment
A lot of people (most people) think that tequila is made from a Cactus…this is not true and to shed a little more light on it here’s the tequila making process for you… Tequila is made from the Weber Blue Agave plant grown in the Jalaisco region of Mexico and this region only. Once the [...]
TEQUILA IS…
Posted by Danny Denhard on July 10, 2009 0 comments
TEQUILA IS… …Made in a limited area of Mexico from the ‘cactus like’ blue agave plant. These plants grow for 10 years or more under the hot Mexican sun, giving the drink made from them a special quality and power. Tequila must have a minimum of 51% blue agave sugars. The other sugars are usually [...]
Don Augustin Tequila
Posted by Danny Denhard on July 4, 2009 0 comments
Hey guys, sorry for missing my post last week but I was sunning myself in Puerto Banus, back now though and have a bit of info on what looks like its going to be one of the most popular tequilas next year! Don Augustin Tequila – Don Augustin tequilas are single estate 100% agave tequilas [...]
Cocktail of the week #4 – Taste Sensation
Posted by Danny Denhard on June 18, 2009 0 comments
Taste Sensation 1 1/2 oz tanqueray Gin 1/2 oz Sweet Sherry 1/4 of a whole Pommegranite 1 Bar Spoon Caster Sugar 1 Thin Slice Birds Eye Chilli 2 oz Cranberry Juice 3/4 oz Lemon Juice Muddle the Chilli, Pommegranite and Sugar in your Boston Glass before adding the rest of you ingredients. Once you’ve added [...]
Red Headed Slutt – Cocktail of the week #3
Posted by Danny Denhard on June 12, 2009 0 comments
I came up with this drink whilst running a training session with my staff members at Jrink. I was running a session on infusing (check spelling) spirits with different flavours. At Jrink we infuse a lot of our flavoured vodkas ourselves. Behind my bar we have vodkas infused with Lemon, Orange, Vanilla, Chives, Chilli, Lemon [...]