Mixed Up World

Perthshire’s Ewan Angus has travelled far and wide in search of cocktail nirvana, working as a journalist, bookbinder, booze-maker and teacher along the way. Now head bartender at Glasgow’s Gōst, he is here to share some tales from our ‘Mixed Up World’

The elegy for the margarita – keep the body on ice

August 6, 2023

You wonder what the hell is wrong with humanity, you wonder why they hate value for money, why they even bother drinking...?

The Gimlet – an accidental concoction that predates cocktails

July 31, 2023

Originally a naval beverage that comprised the two parts of a sailor’s rations, the cordial – originally Rose’s Lime Cordial from Leith – would help prevent scurvy, and the booze would stop cabin fever.

We should treat cocktails like a good coffee

May 8, 2023

I don’t mean relying on it first thing in the morning, rather, I mean people who will have one or two cocktails in the same way that you would go out and have a coffee or two.

Martini – a liquified form of the American Dream

April 6, 2023

The Martini is like Star Wars. The original is best. Then it became absurd and overblown, made all Michael Bay through the inclusion of unnecessary plot filler like passionfruit or coffee or chambord...

History is written by the mixer – the tale of Jerry Thomas

March 7, 2023

THE COCKTAIL is liquid folklore. Old stories are remade and retold all the time, and cocktails are no different.

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