Slow Screw Against the Wall

3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 12th January: Sloe Screw Against The Wall

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Our third and final cocktail is the Sloe Screw Against The Wall. Also known as the “Slow Screw Against The Wall”, this is a variant of the Slow Screw and Harvey wallbanger; the Galliano float from the latter gives this cocktail the “against the wall” part of the name.

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Valencia Cocktail No 2

1st #cocktail of #ChristmasCocktails: Valencia Cocktail (No. 2.)

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Our first cocktail is the Valencia Cocktail (No. 2.), a classic cocktail from Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

The quintessential Christmas cocktail in England is the Bucks Fizz which we did last year. This classic cocktail from Harry Craddock seemed a good one along the same lines.

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