French Kiss Cocktail Recipe: Raspberry, Vodka and Bubbles
How to make a French Kiss cocktail: vodka, Chambord and dry sparkling wine, one glass or a six-glass party batch, plus the bottle to buy and how many standard drinks you are holding.
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Mint Simple Syrup: The Easy Recipe, Without the Bitterness
Sugar, water and mint leaves in ten minutes. The trick is taking the pan off the heat before the mint goes in, which is where most batches go wrong.
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Red Wine and Coke: Kalimotxo, Katemba and How to Make It Properly
Yes, you can mix red wine with Coke. What it is called around the world, the right ratio, the best cheap red to use, and how many calories you are drinking.
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Red Wine With Soda Water: How Spain Actually Drinks in Summer
Half red wine, half fizz, over a lot of ice with a slice of lemon. Tinto de verano takes seconds, and the only thing to get right is which fizzy thing you use.
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Bucks Fizz vs Mimosa: What Is the Difference?
Same two ingredients, different ratio. A Bucks Fizz is champagne-forward, a Mimosa is equal parts. Here is the history, the taste and what to pour.
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Best Wine for Sangria: What to Buy (and What to Skip)
Cheap, dry and fruity beats expensive every time. The red and white grapes that make good sangria, the ones to avoid, a jug recipe and how strong a glass really is.
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Best Wine for Mulled Wine: 9 Reds That Work (and What to Avoid)
The best wine for mulled wine is cheap, fruity and low in tannin. Nine reds that work, the ones to avoid, a stock-checked bottle, our basic recipe with three twists and the standard-drinks maths.
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