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Reply to Favourite wine trade haunts
I'd have to agree with Vinoteca on St John Street – always the warmest of welcomes and the most knowledgeable of staff.
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Andrew Edmunds in Soho, where the wine list seems to be built much more out of a passion for wine than for profit! Fantastic bargains to had, found by Andrew at auction. Top that with great food, warm and friendly service in one of the cosiest dining rooms in London Town. More
Board: Running a bar or restaurant | 02-04-2010 | Read the thread
Reply to Obscure brands
Sir,
This all depends on how obscure you want to go!
When looking for something interesting, I always found half an hour rooting around in the back of Gerry's on Old Compton Street would turn up hidden jewels; eg a rum from the Canary Islands made using honey (the name escapes me – Mr Burrell at Cottons might like to fill in the gap, I think the bottle is still behind his bar!)
Obscure whisky – Anything from Compass Box, esp. ‘The Peat Monster’ (fairly well known in the trade now, but still rare to Joe Public)
Vodka – Chose a good brand and flavour it up yourself – currently making Jasmine Martini's using home-made Jasmine Vodka
Rum – Look to the French West Indies and find some Rum Agricole, totally different flavour to the molasses based rum most people are used to. Rhum JM (from Amathus) springs to mind as a good example.
Tequila – There are some good Mezcals appearing in the country now, not just famous for the worm!
Hope this helps some…
Happy Hunting! More
Board: Cocktails, Spirits, Beers & Soft Drinks | 02-04-2010 | Read the thread
Everyone knows a mojito and cosmo and if they look through your menu and spot that they get lazy and order it. Trust me I still go through bags of mint making Mojitos even if its not listed.
Dawid S. posted in How do you get customers to try new cocktails on your list?
