We've made it to 100 episodes and to celebrate, we're joined by Agostino Perrone and Giorgio Bargiani, Director of Mixology and Assistant Director of Mixology at The Connaught respectively.

As the first guests on the very first episode of the podcast it made perfect sense to catch up with them over a Martini or two. Only this time, rather than recording remotely, we've joined them at The Connaught Bar. And rather than interviewing them, they've flipped the script and asked us the questions. Oh, and we get a turn behind that famous trolley and get to make them a Martini!

With very special thanks to:

Agostino Perrone, Director of Mixology at The Connaught

Giorgio Bargiani, Assistant Director of Mixology at The Connaught

The Connaught Bar team

Produced by Laura Grassulini

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Tune in to episode one featuring Agostino Perrone, Giorgio Bargiani and Maura Millia, here

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It’s not intentional but we tend to talk about people, places and products that are already out there, so for our penultimate episode of the season, we’re flipping that and going for things that may not immediately be on your radar. But should be.

Like Harp of Darkness, a black Irish whiskey and Atheres Spirits, a boutique range of botanical amaro and liqueurs distilled in Industrial City, New York.

Botanicals are also front and centre of Danny Childs inspiring book 'Slow Drinks', while top-notch music (live and vinyl) and no-nonsense classic cocktails are at the core of the deliciously low key, high value Bird’s in New York.

And we’re thrilled to welcome Denny Kallivoka and Dimitris Alpanezos, the bright minds behind Vision, a pioneering, much needed platform they’ve created to make hospitality spaces more inclusive for people who are blind or partially sighted.

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What we're drinking:

The Truly British Hanky Panky

40ml Cygnet 22 Dry Welsh Gin

40ml Asterley Bros Sweet Vermouth

7ml Asterley Bros Britannica London Fernet

Orange coin to garnish

Method:

Chill Martini glasses. Stir ingredients over ice. Pour into the chilled Martini glass and garnish with an orange coin.

Atheras Spirits

Birds NYC

Harp of Darkness Black Irish Whiskey

Slow Drinks – A field guide to foraging and fermenting seasonal sodas, botanical cocktails, homemade wines and more, by Danny Childs

Vision by Metron Ariston

Listen to the original episode featuring the Hanky Panky recipe here

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We've done whisky specials before but here we are, back with another. Why? There are always plenty of mighty fine whiskies to shout about. Besides, why the hell not?

We start with two whiskies born and raised in the US. One is the result of two actor friends who bonded over their love of the spirit so much they decided to create their own, aptly called Brother’s Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The other is also the result of two bright minds coming together: this time it's Sirdavis created by Dr Bill Lumsden and Queen B herself, the one and only Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

Our book is a glorious road trip journal across Japan in which renowned whisky expert Dave Broom shares his very personal observations of the spirit and place in 'The Japanese Way of Whisky'.. And while we're on the subject of travel, there's certainly a whisky-based cocktail or two on the menu at Shakerato, the new bar in Amsterdam from the team behind Mexico City’s award-winning Handshake bar.

And then there's our guest, the fabulous Georgie Bell-Leoni, who has been evangelising about her favourite spirit, whisky, for over 15 years. She tells us about sourcing whiskies for her company, The Heart Cut, talks about how to fully appreciate them and guides us through a tasting of one of the bottlings on offer from her award-winning company The Heart Cut.

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What we're drinking:

Matcha Highball

By Jason Patz, from Food & Wine Magazine

60ml Japanese whisky (we used Hibiki)

15ml honey water

15ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/4 tsp Matcha powder

Chilled Club Soda to top

Lemon wheel to garnish

Method:

Chill Collins glasses. Shake first four ingredients over ice. Pour into the chilled Collins glass, top with Club Soda and garnish with a lemon wheel.

Brother's Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Shakerato, Amsterdam

SirDavis American Whisky

The Heart Cut

The Japanese Way of Whisky – by Dave Broom

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

Edited by Christian Fox

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