How to Be the First Guest with Andy Mil, Cocktail Trading Company, London

If you’ve just joined us then you need to go back to the previous episode and start from the very beginning of Tim Etherington-Judge’s journey. Before he established Healthy Hospo - the foundation that provides information, advice, and support on mental & physical health for all hospitality professionals, he’d been all over the world as a bartender and brand ambassador. Now, in this episode, we find him on his way to Africa via London...Our Cocktail of the Week is the Pea & Pine nut version:Ingredients30ml olive oil washed Seedlip Garden 10810ml green pea & pine-nut syrup5ml agave nectar15 drops malic acid solution3 drops citric acid solution20ml aquafabaTo make the green pea and pine-nut syrup we blend 120grams of roasted pine-nuts, 500grams of green peas and 1litre of water together. Then put this all through the centrifuge to remove any of the solids and it was then made into a 2:1 syrup with simple sugar. If you don’t have access to a centrifuge, then a simple superbag should work perfectly fine!Shake dry, then shake wet after to achieve correct aeration and double strained into a chilled glass. Then it’s simply finished with a few droplets of olive oil.You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

10 Heinä 201850min

If you are new to the hospitality industry or even an old-timer, you should listen to the next two episodes of Lush Life. The story that unfolds over these two episodes could be your story. Our guest, Tim Etherington-Judge has literally been through it all and come out the other side with all the tools necessary to help his fellow colleagues in the hospitality industry.Thank goodness he had the bravery to tell his story and then to establish Healthy Hospo which provides information, advice, and support on mental & physical health for all hospitality professionals. It’s best to let Tim tell you his tale, starting at the very beginning.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Chill Your Chai.Ingredients1L Vodka1L Water20g Golden Tip Assam Tea1.5g Masala ChaiBrew 1L Water with the Golden Tip Assam Tea and Masala Chai for 10 minutes. Add vodka and leave to cool.To Clarify1L Masala Chai Mix300ml Full Cream Milk8g 15% Citric AcidHeat the milk in a pain until it’s close to boiling. Remove from heat and add to your Masala Chai Mix. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.Add the Citric Acid and gently stir to begin the curdling process. Leave to stand and gently stir every 10 minutes for 1 hour. Leave over night.Next day strain the mix through muslin cloth and 2 coffee filters. DO NOT try and push the mix through the filters as you will ruin the process.To servePour 150ml of your Masala Chai Mix over ice and strain into a chilled chai cutting glass. Garnish with a local flower.You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

3 Heinä 201850min

Providing a great experience for his punters is the driving force behind everything today’s guest does. I can tell you right now Stephan Schulz has achieved his goal because everyone who either lives in Nuremberg, Germany or visits knows to stop into Mata Hari Bar. He wasn’t even supposed to own a bar but it might be the perfect instance of when a dream becomes a reality.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Mai Tai - Mata Hari Bar version.Ingredients5cl Havana Club 3y.4cl Apricot Brandy2-3cl Lime Juice Cordial2-3cl Lemon JuiceDashes Orgeat (Almond syrup)Add ice and then shake well. Strain it all into a long glass with ice.You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

26 Kesä 201822min

I really want to make this the shortest intro of all. It’s just I don’t want to give away anything about our next guest until you hear it from him. Visit Justus Hoffstaedter at the Hotel Heureka in Venice now and I mean now because you’ll want to say you knew him when. As for his future plans, I’ll let him tell you, but it all began in Baden-Baden!Our Cocktail of the Week is the Lagoon Spritz.Ingredients6 cl White wine (or Prosecco)3 cl CynarDash of club sodaSlice of lemonGreen oliveAdd to a glass of ice, 3 cl of Cynar, then add the white wine and top up with a dash of club soda. Garnish with a slice of lemon and then add a green olive.You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

19 Kesä 201822min

Our guest today is not a bartender, distiller, or brand ambassador - but boy, does she make what they do look good. If it weren’t for the kindness of the city’s bar staff, Sara Stode might never had stayed in London, but she did and we are the lucky ones. How did this Swede end up being the London’s most famous Drinks Illustrator, she was here to tell us.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Sgroppino from Bar Swift in London’s Soho:Ingredients10ml Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto1 scoop of lemon sorbetProseccoLemon zestCombine Prosecco with 10 ml of Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto (but this could be any spirit of your choosing, usually vodka) into a coupe. Then add a scoop of lemon sorbet, and garnish with lemon zest.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

12 Kesä 201827min

Our next guest spent her early years in the woods foraging for tasty treats, leaving her mother in constant fear that she might nibble on a poisonous mushroom. Happily, we can report that Sigi Klein is alive and well and using those same herbs to build her cocktails. Working at Gelbes Haus, the oldest cocktail bar in Nuremberg, Sigi revealed how she ended up as a Chef de Bar in the first place.Our Cocktail of the Week is the SchorschIngredients5 crushed cloves4 mint leaves5 cl Pear Schnapps2.5 cl lemon juice2.5 cl Orgeat syrupCrush the cloves and put them in the shake. Then add 4 slightly crushed mint leaves. Add the other ingredients to the shaker with ice and then shake it. Then fine strain it into a chilled cocktail coupette.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

5 Kesä 201828min

Our guest today is a revolutionary and an innovator in the fIeld of Cognac. Even though her family have been making cognac for four generations before her, Fanny Fougerat came late to the party. She joins us today to tell us how she is making up for lost time. Creating the first of many mind-blowing cognacs which are making bartenders sit back and rethink everything they knew about the spirit.Our Cocktail of the Week is Petite Cigue50ml Fanny Fougerat Petite CigueCawston Rhubarb & Apple sodaTake a highball glass and top with ice. Serve with a rhubarb twist.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

29 Touko 201822min

Our guests today are the guardians of Lady Charlotte Fitzrovia’s daring love story. It was up to Sandy Kaur and Mario Romano to recreate the world of Lady Charlotte and her lover at Vijay’s Lounge in London’s busy centre of town. How did they even start? I’ll let them tell you all the details.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Ananda Brew created by mixologist Topesh Chatterjee who hails from New Delhi.Ingredients 1 Masala Tea Bag60ml Vodka50ml Egg white20 ml Lime juice20 ml Sugar syrupFuse all ingredients in a shaker, and simply shake it!Serve the final result in a martini glass, and garnish with a slice of orange and a cinnamon stick.Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸

22 Touko 201821min