Shake gin, Green Chartreuse and lemon juice.
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Shake gin, Green Chartreuse and lemon juice.
A pale green Spring Feeling Cocktail in a Martini glass.
I'm not saying I'm an all-powerful meteorological wizard, but my decision to make this Spring Feeling Cocktail does seem to have brought an end to the spring-feeling weather.
Stir Dubonnet and gin. Some recipes include a garnish of lemon peel. But I'm going old school and following the Savoy Cocktail Book recipe, which doesn't.
A reddish Dubbonet Cocktail in a Martini glass.
As it's Lou Reed's birthday on Monday, here's a Dubonnet Cocktail. As far as I know, Dubonnet is the only drink to be mentioned in songs by both Lou and Noel Coward.
Pour vodka and orange juice, and garnish with a slice of orange.
An orange-coloured Screwdriver in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a slice of orange.
"Do you want a Screwdriver?"
"No, we're late enough as it is. And I don't think this joke works at all out of context."
Stir vodka, apricot brandy, French vermouth and orange bitters. Garnish with a twist of orange zest.
A gold-coloured Intimate Martini in a cocktail glass, garnished with a strip of orange peel.
An Intimate Martini seemed like just the thing for Valentine's Day. Serves one.
Pour Italian Vermouth over ice, and garnish with a twist of lemon zest. And repeat...
A crystal rocks glass filled with ice, dark red vermouth and a twist of lemon zest.
Since Groundhog Day on Monday, I've somehow known I was going to have a Sweet Vermouth On The Rocks With A Twist. To world peace!
📷| Nicky Wire in 'Keep The World Away: Finding Gwen John'
Watch now on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Don’t forget you have until 6th March if you want to enter this year’s New Comedy Writing competition! Find out more at davidnobbsmemorialtrust.org.uk
📺| Keeping the World Away - Finding Gwen John - BBC2 Wales & iPlayer - Thursday 05/02/2026, 9pm
Nicky Wire features in Sian Eleri's documentary about the life and work of painter Gwen John.
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Shake gin, French vermouth, Italian vermouth, orange juice and Angostura bitters.
An orange-coloured Income Tax Cocktail in a Martini glass.
Happy tax day to all my fellow UK freelancers. I'm toasting you with the annual Income Tax Cocktail. Do you need a receipt for that?
Pour Scotch and Cointreau, and top up with fizz. Twist a strip of orange peel over the surface, and drop into the drink.
A golden Bold Chieftain cocktail fizzing in a champagne flute, with a strip of orange peel twisting down the centre of the glass.
Burns Night is the perfect time to address the Bold Chieftain o' the cocktail race.
Shake vodka, Cointreau and blue curacao, and garnish with a flamed orange peel.
A blue-coloured Blue Monday cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with an orange peel.
With the most miserable day of the year on the horizon, why not cheer yourself up with this Blue Monday cocktail? It's full of the depressive chemical alcohol!
Stir gin and French vermouth. Garnish with cocktail onions on a stick — two is traditional.
A clear Gibson cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with two tiny onions on a cocktail stick.
Fair play to everybody doing Dry January. The closest I'm getting is this Gibson Dry Martini.
Incredible ending to the Stranger Things finale. Never expected those "You have been watching" credits!
Shake vodka, cherry brandy, French vermouth and orange juice.
A dark orange The 31st cocktail in a Martini glass.
What could be better on the 31st than a drink called The 31st? Happy New Year when it comes, everybody, and all the best for 2026!
Shake cognac, dark rum, lemon juice and orgeat. Pour over crushed ice, and garnish with a twist of lemon zest.
A St Stephen's Sour cocktail in a tall glass filled with crushed ice, and garnished with a strip of lemon zest.
Anybody seen Good King Wenceslas looking out on this Feast of Stephen? No? Maybe we can lure him out at the last minute with this St Stephen's Sour.
A middle-aged white man wearing a gold paper hat from a Christmas cracker with his quiff sticking up through it.
A cracker joke with gold text on a light blue background. The gag reads: Which pop star carves her own wooden Nativity scene? Sabrina Carpenter
Merry #QuiffHat, everybody. And here's my gag that was voted number 3 in this year's #GoldCrackers competition.
Barbara Hepworth ~ Winter Solstice, 1971
#WinterSolstice
Grand Marnier obviously. Stupid autocorrect!
Shake Grand Mariner, dark creme de cacao and cream. Garnish with grated nutmeg.