How to Drink like Romans in the City of London with Francis Grew, Museum of London

Yes, it’s a biggie. My 200th episode, and who should join me but one of the biggest names in cocktails and my constant companion during the lockdown, Lynnette Marrero.199 episodes ago, I had a mic and “bottom’s up” to end the show. Now we have reached the 200th episode - I have a mic, bottoms up, and 199 episodes of Lush Life Podcast!This is due to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved with A Lush Life Manual and Lush Life podcast, especially my producer Evo Terra who was with me when Lush Life was in the idea stage and who has remained my work partner throughout my Lush Life Journey.Everyone who sat across from me has become part of the Lush Life family. I’ve been inspired by all their stories and lucky enough to have tasted some of the best drinks in the world thanks to their time and generosity. Of course, there would be no show if you didn’t listen to it, and I thank you for tuning in every Tuesday!Planning my 200th episode was easy; I spent my lockdown with Lynnette Marrero. For those of you who don’t know her. Where do I even begin? Her bio is longer than this entire podcast. She began her career working at the Flatiron Lounge in NYC alongside Julie Reiner and has worked as a bartender, senior bartender, bar consultant, and Rum Ambassador for Diageo. She is now the Bar Director at Brooklyn hotspot The Llama Inn and the newly opened Llama San. She’s won tons of awards for her work, including the James Beard Award as one of America’s Leading Female Mixologists in 2009. She’s received the Tales of the Cocktails’ Spirited Awards for World’s Best Bar Mentors and the inaugural Philanthropy Award with co-founder Ivy Mix for their work in Speed Rack. She most recently won the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2021. The award is voted for by a group of bartenders who are asked to name one peer who pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a great bartender. How did I spend lockdown with her - well, Marrero launched the Masterclass.com Mixology platform in March 2020, just as the world went insane, helping home bartenders live life one cocktail at a time. How could I not have her on the program? Our cocktail of the week is Lynnette’s Clara Bow:INGREDIENTS ½ ounce Grenadine½ ounce St. Germain elderflower liqueur¾ ounce fresh lemon juice1 ½ ounces bourbon5–6 mint leavesMint sprig, for garnishMETHODAdd all of the ingredients to a shakerAdd iceShake, shake, shakeDouble strain into a coupe glassGarnish with the mint sprigIf you want to make the grenadine from scratch, then head to this recipe at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll find even more recipes and all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and <a...

7 Dec 202147min

Yorkshire is known for its turbulent weather and wildly romantic hills and dales, which influenced not only the Bronte sisters but our guest today.We have Richard Thompson, Co-Founder of Sing Gin, with me today on the program. When his father brought home a still, they were not sure what would come of it. Throwing caution to the wind, he and his family produced an award-winning gin that comes from and is tied to the Yorkshire landscape.He is here to tell us what transpired. In the words of Emily Bronte, kind of, we’ll discover: “It was not the flax bending to the gin, but the gin embracing the flax.”So let’s get to it.Our cocktail of the week had to be the Sing Gin Floradora:INGREDIENTS 50ml Sing Gin20ml Fresh lime juice25ml Raspberry syrupGinger aleMETHODCombine the gin, lime juice, and syrup in an ice-filled cocktail shakerShake, shake, shakeStrain over cubed ice into a balloon glass.Top with ginger ale and stir gentlyGarnish with raspberries and a lime wedgeYou'll find this recipe, more Sing Gin recipes, including the Rose Gin Fizz, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

30 Nov 202125min

This is a pre-Thanksgiving quiz. What American Revolutionary War hero said, “I have not yet begun to fight?” and has a rum named after him. No, it’s not Hamilton! We have Finnian Gill, Co-Founder - Master of Flavors for...wait for it...for John Paul Jones Rum here to answer every question you might have on how the two that is American Revolutionary war hero John Paul Jones and rum came together, plus even more on the not-so-secret ingredient that makes their rum different from every rum out there.By the way, if you can’t hear it already, I have bronchitis which is still wreaking havoc on my voice. But it has been two weeks without a single episode. Please bear with my voice, at least in the beginning and end. I totally sound like me in the interview because I recorded pre-cold!Now let’s begin to drink - I think John Paul Jones said that too!Our cocktail of the week had to be the Espresso Martini made the John Paul Jones way!INGREDIENTS 50ml John Paul Jones Rum40ml coffee liqueur1 shot of premium espressoPinch of sea saltMETHODAdd all of the ingredients to a shakerAdd iceShake, shake, shakeDoubles train into a coupe glassYou'll find this recipe, more Espresso Martini recipes, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

23 Nov 202128min

So I have one question for you before I begin: Are you Team Bach or Team Coward? Bach said: “Without my morning coffee, I’m just like a dried-up piece of a goat.” While Noel Coward asked, “Why do I drink champagne for breakfast? Doesn’t everyone?” So how do you wake up in the morningSponsored by Tanqueray Gin, I was joined at the final Lush Life Book Club at Oriole bar in London by Pippa Guy, the Brand Ambassador of Tanqueray Gin, and Jason Clark, Brand Ambassador of Talisker whisky. Both former guests on this very podcast reveal their secrets to writing a cocktail book.Pippa’s book “Let’s Get Fizzical” is an inspiring mix of classic cocktail recipes such as bellinis and mimosas and offers tips, tricks, presentation ideas, and technical know-how to make your cocktails as sensational for the eye as they are for the palate.Jason recently designed and launched his first cocktail book "The Art & Craft of Coffee Cocktails" to inspire bartenders to care more about coffee & baristas to get more creative with coffee mixology.If you want to hear how this got where they did, you’ll have to catch up on Lush Life - Jason’s episode is #104 - How to love the things you hated as a child, and Pippa’s is #171 How to Make HistoryWe have one coffee cocktail and one fizzy cocktail as our cocktails of the week.We start with the coffee and then celebrate with the fizzOur first is the Coffee & Tonic. You’ll needINGREDIENTS 45ml Tanqueray 10 gin60ml cold brew coffee and 120ml premium tonic waterMETHODFill a highball glass with ice cubesAdd the gin, coffee, and top with the tonicStir gentlyGarnish with a grapefruit zestFor the Blueberry Bellini, you’ll have to find it at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

2 Nov 202146min

London is one of the most popular cities to visit - great restaurants, bars, hotels, but it wasn’t always that way. One man’s vision changed everything when he opened a hotel that would become one of the most influential in the world. Our guest today introduces us to that man.For those of you who haven’t guessed already, that hotel is the Savoy in London, and that man is Richard D'Oyly Carte.Sponsored by Bulleit Bourbon and Kentucky Tourism, our guest Olivia Williams introduces us to the three generations of the D'Oyly Carte family who pioneered the luxury hotel and the modern theatre, propelled Gilbert and Sullivan to lasting stardom, inspired a P. G. Wodehouse series, and popularised early jazz, electric lights, and Art Deco.Olivia Williams is a journalist and author. She graduated with a master’s degree in modern history from Oxford University, and in her final year, she won a Rupert Murdoch student scholarship. She wrote her first book, Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother’s Ruin Became the Spirit of London, in 2014. Her second book, The Secret Life of the Savoy, was published in 2020. Olivia has been a guest on Radio 4, Bloomsberg, Sky Arts, and CBS News and has often contributed to The Economist, Country Life, House & Garden, and the Evening Standard.Now it’s time to go inside the Savoy.Our cocktail of the week is the Hanky Panky, a Savoy invention.The Hanky Panky was Ada Coleman’s most famous cocktail. It was created for the actor-manager Sir Charles Hawtrey in the 1910s, who staggered into the American Bar one evening and begged “Coley” for some sort of pick-me-up. She made him a drink. He downed it pretty quickly and staggered out again, presumably much refreshed. The following evening he returned to the American Bar and asked Coley to knock out “some more of that hanky panky.” So she did. It’s remained a popular cocktail ever since!INGREDIENTS 1 ½ oz Gin1 ½ oz Sweet Vermouth2 Dashes Fernet-BrancaOrange TwistMETHODCombine the gin, sweet vermouth, and Fernet-Branca in a mixing glass filled with iceStir until chilledStrain into a cocktail glassAdd an orange twist You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

26 Okt 202155min

James Bond might be famous for drinking the Vodka Martini, shaken, not stirred, but his creator Ian Fleming had him drinking way more than that. What else, you may ask? Our guests today hold the answers.Sponsored by Ketel One, I welcomed Mia Johansson, Bobby Hiddleston & Edmund Weil at the second Lush Life Book Club at Oriole Bar in London to discuss their book, Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming. Mia began her cocktail career in London, working at prestigious venues, including Mark's Bar at Hix with Nick Strangeway and Milk & Honey London. Bobby started his career in Edinburgh working in clubs, and when he moved to London in 2009, he met his business partner and wife, Mia Johannsson. ​​In 2016, they opened Swift Bar in partnership with another industry couple and our guests today Edmund Weil and Rosie Stimpson, and most recently, a second site, Swift Shoreditch.Since entering the industry in 2009, Edmund’s bar concepts have been consistently recognised and acclaimed by the drinks industry and public alike, earning multiple accolades and ever-present on the World’s 50 Best Bars list. He also writes a regular column for Class Magazine since 2016.Sorry, you couldn’t be there, but thrilled I can bring the event to you!Hope you enjoy our in-real-life chat about Bond, James Bond, and so much more.Our cocktail of the week is Vesper Martini:INGREDIENTS 3 oz Gin1 oz Vodka1/2 oz Lillet BlancLemon Peel METHODCombine the gin, vodka, and Lillet Blanc in a mixing glass filled with iceStir until chilledStrain into a Martini GlassExpress the lemon peel and then add to the MartiniYou’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

19 Okt 202144min

We’re back with the Lush Life podcast, and I am thrilled to be here to tell you that the original London Dry Gin, way back when, was pink! I didn’t believe it either until our guests presented me with a taste.Sponsored by Sipsmith, I welcomed Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown to join me at the launch of the first Lush Life Book Club at Oriole Bar in London to discuss their new book, The Distiller of London. Jared Brown is the co-founder and master distiller of Sipsmith, as well as a multi-award-winning drink historian. Anistatia Miller is a multi-award-winning drink historian with 35 years in the publishing industry. Written in code in 1638, The Distiller of London protected the distilling craft's 'mysteries' practiced by the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Anistatia and Jared have deciphered these recipes and offer the modern-day reader a glimpse of distilling's evolution as it transformed from medicine to social beverage. Hope you enjoy our in-real-life chat of the origins of gin, original gin, and so much more.Our cocktail of the week is Archive Highball.INGREDIENTS 40ml Original Gin15ml Triple Sec15ml Ginger Syrup2 dashes of Angostura Bitters75-100ml soda water or sparkling waterLemon TwistMETHODCombine all your ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass.With a barspoon, left the ice rather than stirring to preserve the bubbles in your mix Garnish with a lemon twistYou’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

13 Okt 202154min

Welcome back! I missed you. How did the summer fly away so quickly? Here we are in the middle of September already, but there is so much fun on the horizon.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, where every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time.The most exciting news of the year so far is that I will be live at Oriole, one of the best bars in the world, to launch Lush Life Book Club. Every week during London Cocktail Week, which is actually the entire month of October, we’ll be deep-diving into a famous cocktail book and meeting its author or authors for an evening of cocktail history, cocktail recipes, and, most importantly, cocktail drinking.Tuesday, October 5. Jared Brown & Anistatia Miller will join me to discuss The Distiller of London, sponsored by Sipsmith.If there is no distillation, there is no spirit; if there is no spirit, there is no cocktail. Jared is the co-founder and master distiller of Sipsmith, as well as a multi-award-winning drink historian. Anistatia is a multi-award-winning drink historian with 35 years in the publishing industry. I welcome Jared and Anistatia as they guide us through the art of distillation. Wednesday, October 13, I’ll be Shaking It Up with Mia Johansson, Bobby Hiddleston & Edmund Weil to discuss their book Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, sponsored by Ketel One.Cocktails are at the heart of every James Bond novel, and I am thrilled to be joined by Mia and Bobby of the award-winning London bar, Swift and Edmund, and their business partner and owner of Oriole, to explore more than just the Vodka Martini, shaken, not stirred. Then on Tuesday, October 19 – Olivia Williams, author of Gin Glorious Gin and The Secret Life of the Savoy, is my guest thanks to Bulleit and Kentucky Tourism.The recipe for any cocktail at the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London includes a healthy dose of history. Olivia invites us to check into London’s most iconic hotel, where she’ll guide us through its vibrant history while we sip its most inventive classic cocktails.And if that weren’t enough, on Tuesday, October 26, I will be with Jason Clark, author of The Art and Craft of Coffee Cocktails, and Pippa Guy, Let’s Get Fizzical, sponsored by Tanqueray.Acting as Brand Ambassador for an iconic spirit is a full-time job. Adding another full-time job on top of that is almost impossible. Our two guests have done just that by creating and writing two esteemed cocktail books. We’ll discuss what it takes to venture out and write your own cocktail book. So that’s what’s on tap for London Cocktail Week. Beginning in a few weeks, the Lush Life Podcast will be coming straight to your ears, plus you can always catch up on everything at alushlifemanual.com.Our cocktail of the week is Autumn Apple Old Fashioned, and it’s perfect for this weather.INGREDIENTS 50ml Avallen10ml Amontillado Sherry 5ml Maple Syrup1 Large Barspoon Fig JamMETHODPour all ingredients into a mixing glassStir to dissolve jam, about 10-15 secondsAdd ice, and then stirDouble strain into a rocks glass with ice, fill to the topGarnish with a slice of fig or appleYou’ll find this recipe, more Louisiana cocktails, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lushlife" rel="noopener...

21 Sep 20215min