Refined, reimagined, rebooted

Nothing is new, not really. Things are simply reimagined, refined – given a reboot if you will, all with the aim of making our lives just that little bit easier. Or a tastier, as is the case with everything we’re talking about this week.

We start by looking at two hotels that have jooshed up their cocktail cabinets with own-label products – not novel granted, but purposely created to elevate the guest experience. We have a tasting of The Krasnapolsky Thai Blend Geneva from Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, and explore the range of bespoke products on offer at Virtú at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi.

Eve Bar in London’s Covent Garden has done much the same by focusing on three classics: Champagne, Caviar and Cocktails – each of which they showcase in a fabulous selection of in-house products and an array of clever serves

And last but by no means least, on to this week’s guests: Maura Lawrence Milia and Liana Oster. We talk to them about how what was the old American Embassy has taken on a new lease of life as the luxury five-star Chancery Rosewood and their respective roles as the dream team heading up two very distinct spaces at Eagle Bar.

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What we're drinking:

Apple Blossom

45ml calvados

45ml sweet vermouth

3 dashes Orange Bitters

Dehydrated apple or slice of apple to garnish (optional)

Method:

Stir ingredients over ice. Garnish with the dehydrated apple or apple slice and pour into chilled cocktail glass.

Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam

Eagle Bar Upper East at Chancery Rosewood

Eagle Bar Upper West at Chancery Rosewood

Eve Bar

Virtù at Four Seasons Otemachi

Diary dates:

3 Sep-30 Oct: A Man Under The Influence: 63 Days of Steven Soderbergh’s Selects at Everyman at The Whiteley

6-8 Sep: The Cambridge Global Series at the Cambridge Public House, Paris

Guest shifts at Cambridge Public House

(from 5.30-8.30pm)

6 Sep: True Laurel, Donna NYC and Smoke & Bitters

7 Sep: Bar Gabriel, Mius and Tres Monos

8 Sep: Mirror Bar, Alquímico and Angelita

Seminars at Bonnie Club

7 Sep: (from 12- 4pm)

On Education: Bar Gabriel, Mius and Tres Monos.

On Environment: True Laurel, Angelita and Smoke & Bitters,

On Community : Mirror Bar, Alquímico and Donna NYC.

14-20 Sep: Aperitivo Week

21-22 Sep: Tales on Tour at the Square Washington. For tickets and details

The Cocktail Lovers theme music is by Travis 'T-Bone' Watson

Edited by Christian Fox

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