The Hague Cocktail Times | The Hague Cocktail Week 2020

Jul 17

The Hague Cocktail Times - August 2020 edition

Click here to read this month's issue of The Hague Cocktail Times online.

Jul 16

Remixed... Reloaded... The Hague Cocktail Week 2020 returns 2-11 October

Jun 16

Brighton Gin is “The Spirit of Sussex”

Brighton Gin will be launching in The Netherlands during The Hague Cocktail Week this Autumn. Nick Mosley talks to founder and managing d...

Jun 13

The Hague Cocktail Times, July 2020 edition

Following two months off for lockdown, the next issue of the monthly The Hague Cocktail Times will be hitting the bars of the city at the...

Jun 9

The Countdown to World Gin Day, Saturday 13 June 2020

To celebrate the annual World Gin Day we’ve put together some ideas as to how to enjoy our partner gin brands in cocktails or G&Ts at hom...

May 29

Guide to bar & restaurant opening times from 1 June 2020

We've compiled a handy list of our venue partners and friends to share opening hours and reservation requirements from 1 June. We'll be u...

May 29

Bartender Q&A with Caco Mosan of Bricks

How did you get into the bar industry? I started working in the industry when I was around 17 years old. The main reason was I'd just dro...

May 28

What are the challenges ahead for horeca as The Hague's bar and restaurant scene re-opens on 1 June

The past two month's have been a huge challenge for businesses large and small in all sectors of the economy. Front-line hospitality busi...

May 27

The Honking Elephant guide to cocktail photography, with Tom Brown

Photographer Tom Brown of Honking Elephant reveals some of the tips and tricks of the trade to help you get a better shot at the bar. Nea...

May 27

Q&A with bartender and food & drink photographer Tom Brown

How did you get into photography? Is a subject you studied? I studied Fine Art at University, which is a topic I really enjoyed, however ...

May 20

Bartender Q&A with Maurice Aalbers of The Gyros Club

How did you get into bartending? Well, since I was 15 years old I've worked in hospitality. I thought I wanted to work in restaurants for...

May 15

Enjoy a dram on World Whisky Day, Saturday 16 May 2020

World Whisky Day an annual event that’s the perfect excuse to enjoy a dram or two and celebrate the water of life. Later this year during...

May 13

It's World Cocktail Day! Treat yourself some deliciousness on Wednesday 13 May

Did you know today is World Cocktail Day?! On 13 May 1806, editor Harry Croswell of the New York newspaper ‘The Balance and Columbian Rep...

May 5

“A Glass Act”

There are literally hundreds of different styles of glassware, some of which are simply aesthetic whilst others have more practical quali...

May 2

Where did cocktails get their weird and wonderful names?

The origin of the Daiquiri is simple – this cocktail gained its moniker from the village of the same name in south east Cuba. Reputedly t...

Apr 30

Don’t get your mint in a muddle

Sweet, cool and refreshing, mint is the most commonly used herb leaf in cocktails – think juleps and mojitos –, and is easily available a...

Apr 29

The perfect tonic

Go back twenty years and your choice of tonic water was pretty limited in terms of not only brands but also flavours. But spurred by the ...

Apr 28

Stay home and stay warm with a classic Hot Toddy…

Take a heatproof glass and stir together 30ml of whisky with a teaspoon of honey, then add a cinnamon stick and a squeeze of lemon juice ...

Apr 27

Keeping it orange for the House of Orange: our King's Day 2020 cocktail at home

To celebrate Kings Day we’ve gone back to the 1930s and rustled up an ‘Orange Blossom No 1’ from the original Waldorf-Astoria bar book. I...

Apr 25

Pump up the jam to pimp up your cocktail

A really simple way of adding fruit flavours and extra sweetness is good old jam. Combine roughly a two part measure of liquor with one p...

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