Black Velvets are nice but you have to make them properly - ie, bottled Guinness, not out of a can, and you have to layer the champagne on top, not just dunk it in. Don't try and save money by using Prosseco or Woodpecker - it has to be champagne.
I had a Singapore Sling in Raffles in Singapore with someone from Catford who loudly complained about the price (ยฃ22! - though I claimed mine on expenses) and just wanted to go for a beer instead. Nice fountain near the bar. They have a Raj outside in full gear who hails you a taxi, and there's a shop in the hotel where you can buy embroidered handkerchiefs that cost ยฃ500. It's 'OK', wouldn't bother making it personally.
Russian Bloody Marys are lethal - just tomato juice, then vodka poured over a tableknife blade so it sits on top in a separate layer. Downed in one but you have to toast someone/something before you do or it's bad luck. A night on these and I fell off the stage in a nightclub in St Petersburg but was so drunk I just suffered bruising. When it comes to vodka, I usually stick to screwdrivers - freshly squeezed orange juice, why mess with the classics?
Black Russians taste uniquely '70s suburbia' (see also snowballs). Equal parts vodka and Kahlua - add fresh cream and it becomes a White Russian. Add Baileys and it becomes a Mudslide. Some say add vanilla ice cream but we are here to drink, not eat kids' birthday party food.
I once had a gin martini and it tasted like someone pissed in a sherry.
Are Negronis any good?
I had a Singapore Sling in Raffles in Singapore with someone from Catford who loudly complained about the price (ยฃ22! - though I claimed mine on expenses) and just wanted to go for a beer instead. Nice fountain near the bar. They have a Raj outside in full gear who hails you a taxi, and there's a shop in the hotel where you can buy embroidered handkerchiefs that cost ยฃ500. It's 'OK', wouldn't bother making it personally.
Russian Bloody Marys are lethal - just tomato juice, then vodka poured over a tableknife blade so it sits on top in a separate layer. Downed in one but you have to toast someone/something before you do or it's bad luck. A night on these and I fell off the stage in a nightclub in St Petersburg but was so drunk I just suffered bruising. When it comes to vodka, I usually stick to screwdrivers - freshly squeezed orange juice, why mess with the classics?
Black Russians taste uniquely '70s suburbia' (see also snowballs). Equal parts vodka and Kahlua - add fresh cream and it becomes a White Russian. Add Baileys and it becomes a Mudslide. Some say add vanilla ice cream but we are here to drink, not eat kids' birthday party food.
I once had a gin martini and it tasted like someone pissed in a sherry.
Are Negronis any good?