Journal

If Valentine’s Day has you up Clueless Creek without so much as a paddle or plan on how to make it special at home, you’re in the right place. Because although this year is set to be more about Netflix than getting togged up for a night out, there’s no excuse to skimp on the drinks. Especially not when I’ve got two date-worthy, limited-edish cocktail kits designed especially for it. Plus, there’s some lust specific goodies squirreled away in each one. Think: sensual and slippery… but more on that later... So, let me ask you first, what’s Valentine's day without a...

What’s the secret to making Dry January la little less of a slog? Well, to be honest, I’m not even sure I would have made it this far if it was just good old tap water, squash, tea on repeat. All the other months of the year, I’m inventing new mixes – remember my ​Salted Caramel Old Fashioned​ and that beaut ​Champagne Cosmopolitan? – and I thought, I’m a mixologist, why should this month be any different? So I started playing around with flavours that lack the booze but punch well above their weight on taste. Drinks that are packed full...

On a family holiday to Cornwall, we planned a day hiking the cliff-top meadows of Lantic bay, which I have to say - is bloody lovely! It reminded me of the picturesque bays of Swansea and being a seaside boy, it made me feel at home.