Here at Madam Geneva & Gent we love a toffee apple, but we love the Toffee-Appletini even more. If you want to make one this fireworks night here is our own recipe for this delicious cocktail…
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I think of the Corpse Reviver cocktail as the mother, nay the mummy of all cocktails. It is a drink that incites both interest and fear as I wonder whether it would be a good idea to make one. As Hallowe’en is approaching I think now is the time to put my fear behind me, settle that pique of intrigue once and for all, roll up my sleeves, get out the cocktail shaker and make one…are you brave enough to join me!?!
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If you take a walk around the Savoy, you may pass celebrities, gourmands and those celebrating important events but on 31st October, Hallowe’en, you may also bump into its numerous ‘ghosts’. The hotel may be relatively new (1889) but the site is ancient and with, at times, a rather bloody history…not to mention the case of the missing white lady…
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Just saying Bloody Mary out loud sends shivers down my spine. Repeat it three times standing in front of a mirror and apparently someone will present you a vodka and spicy tomato juice mixed together with a stick of celery. I might have that slightly wrong but I always wondered what one of the fiercest queens in British history had to do with a Sunday morning hangover cure…
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As we move towards Hallowe’en, we will see many ideas for themed food and cocktails. Dry ice, eyeballs, purple drinks and cobweb stencils – great fun but for those who fancy a drink or two on Hallowe’en, we have put together some fabulous drinks with apt names that are a perfect tipple. Here’s our first…A Dark ‘n’ Stormy…
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