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Celebrating cocktail style

ROBBIE Bargh, director of the Gorgeous Group - national bar consultancy experts known for working with the likes of Malmaison hotel group - predicts the cocktail will be the drink to be seen with this Christmas, giving Champagne some tough competition during the party season. "Long gone are the

Publication: The Scotsman

GIVE YOUR DAY A TOUCH OF CLASS; The experts' guide to carving the turkey, mixing the perfect cocktail and, of course, wrapping that last-minute gift.

(PART 1) THE TURKEY THE turkey's done to perfection, the roast potatoes look a treat and there's not a single lump in the gravy. But suddenly you realise you haven't got a clue how to carve the turkey . . . and nor has anyone else. Thanks to the decline in the traditional Sunday roast, so few

Publication: The Daily Mail (London, England)

Festive drinks to bring in the New Year

Gluhwein From Think Christmas 2 sticks of cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup sugar or more to taste 1/2 gallon burgundy 2 cups port wine 20 to 25 thin lemon slices, optional 50 whole cloves, optional Break cinnamon sticks into one-inch pieces. Mix first six ingredients

Publication: Maryland Gazette

Chef's choice: Festive drinks to bring in the new year

Gluhwein From Think Christmas 2 sticks of cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup sugar or more to taste 1/2 gallon burgundy 2 cups port wine 20 to 25 thin lemon slices, optional 50 whole cloves, optional Break cinnamon sticks into one-inch pieces. Mix first six ingredients

Publication: Capital (Annapolis)

The Return of the Aperitif

PORTS AND SHERRIES ARE POISED FOR A COMEBACK For one night In the Portugese town of Porto you can hit on any guy you want with impunity-so long as you do it with a squeaky plastic hammer or, for traditionalists, a long and smelly bulb of garlic. Other less boisterous customs associated with the

Publication: Out

Pens on ice: Drinks for the Cup

If a crowd is gathering at your house to watch tonight's hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, some Penguin-theme libations are in order. Sip a White Russian in honor of No. 71, Evgeni Malkin, and No. 55, Sergei Gonchar, both from Russia. Use Scandinavian aquavit to

Publication: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Postcard from New York: Pride of the alley

JUST last year, cocktail-shaker-owning New Yorkers - the sort who wish they could play bridge and who still hold out hope that Cunard ocean liners might yet replace planes as the preferred mode of transatlantic travel - thought their hour had come at last. For a few months, champagne flowed

Publication: The Independent - London

LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS.

Byline: VICTORIA MOORE LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS PERFECT MULLED WINE 1 bottle red wine. 1 wine glass of brandy, port or an orange liqueur such as Cointreau Brown sugar to taste. 5 cloves 6 slices of orange 1 cinnamon stick Pinch mixed spice Twist of lemon peel to serve SPIKE orange slices with the

Publication: The Daily Mail (London, England)