BY ALLISON LEE Tim Barker started pressing apples for juice and cider with a friend way back in 2015. What initially began as a hobby steadily grew into an annual tradition in which the two would harvest apples from local trees and hedges and press them along with those donated by well-meaning people. As the years progressed, the two friends honed their skills, acquired equipment, … Continue reading Masham Cider Press
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN The other day I found some booze from an American ex – gifted to me yonks ago when I was living in Chicago. A bottle of Jeppson’s Malört. You’ve probably never heard of Malört. It’s the kind of a drink one imbibes for a bet – deep into a drunken rugby club dinner. Exactly the kind of drink your American hosts will … Continue reading Malevolent Malört
BY JAMES BEMBRIDGE On my third listen to the recording, I accepted there was nothing to hear. Words, words, torrents of words and none worthwhile. How did it happen? How could the most boring interview of my life have been with a prostitute? For months, I had skirted the borders of iniquity in search of a story so ugly as to be unprintable. A revolt … Continue reading Gabriel
Ingredients: 15 ml Lychee liqueur 10 ml Hibiscus liqueur 40 ml Vodka 30 ml Fresh lemon juice 10ml Vanilla sugar syrup Method: Place all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake vigorously then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with edible flower petal or slice of lemon. Continue reading Lotus Flower Cocktail
