Illustration / Rebecca Coltorti
Forget Fashion Week and make way for London Cocktail Week. Until 11th October, the booziest week of the year returns to the heart of Soho and expands with a week-long residency in Old Spitalfields Market. Fancy being the hit of your next alcoholic rendez-vous? Then join Absolut Vodka for 12 different masterclasses and learn how to dish out spicy Bloody Marys like a pro.
Embark on a journey across 12 cocktail bars where you’ll discover the secret stories behind Absolut’s 12 Classic Cocktails. With each bar specializing in one drink, you’ll learn the original recipe as well as the bars’ own special take on their classic. Channel your inner Jeff Lebowski at the Four Sisters and become a White Russian god or if you took the test and you’re a total Carrie, battle your shopping addiction over a Cosmo at The Jones Family Project.
Feeling creative? This is the perfect time to put your debauched shenanigans to good use. Turn the memories of that night you and your friends bathed La Dolce Vita style in the fountains of Trafalgar Square into a unique drink created by you! Join Absolut’s mixologist Rico Dynan for an exclusive DIY Classic Cocktails Masterclass to learn how to make your own cocktail. “We’ll go through six of the best classics – and how they became staples of the bar menu. The masterclasses will be fun and interactive, no need to be a cocktail making expert to come along!” says Rico Dynan.
The Absolut Schön!
Rico also created an exclusive and deliciously glamourous cocktail for us: the Absolut Schön! All you need is 50ml of Absolut Elyx, 12.5ml of Lillet Blanc, 5ml of 2:1 sugar syrup and 4 drops of Bob’s Abbotts bitters. Stir it with ice and serve it in a chilled old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange zest to get your Schön! self ready to paint the town red. “This cocktail is subtle and tasty with the Bobs Abbotts bitters giving a real moreish cinnamon almost cassia quality to the drink”, the expert says.
If you’re already confident in your cocktail-making skills but would like to take your drinks to the next level, join ice expert Andrea Patelli at Be At One Greek Street for a chance to carve your very own ice ball and to learn how crucial ice is in cocktails.
The Absolut Schön!
50ml Absolut Elyx
12.5ml Lillet Blanc
5ml 2:1 sugar syrup
4 drop Bobs Abbotts bitters
Stir with ice till its chilled and tasting nice. Over a lump of ice in a chilled old fashioned class and garnish with an orange zest.
Cocktail aficionados unite! Get your tickets here and here for your DIY Masterclasses.
Words / Claudia Manca
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