Monday 17 December 2012

The art of British cocktail making


Blue Lagoon, Mai-Thai, Singapore Sling, Last Mango in Paris, Negroni, Woo Woo, Sex on the Beach, Mojito, White Russian, Black Russian, Raging Bison, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Martini (shaken, not stirred), Long Island Ice Tea, Strawberry Daiquiri  Yes, you've guessed it, these are all names of alcoholic cocktails that are widely consumed throughout the UK the rest of the world.

There are no shortages of cocktail bars in Oxford, either, and there is one bar in particular that deserves a special mention. Raoul's Bar, located 10 minutes walk north of the city centre, has been independently voted as one of the world's top 50 bars of 2012 (Sunday Times Newspaper), and the staff have won a splatter of awards for their expertly made cocktails. One factor that separates them from a lot of other cocktail bars is that they only use fresh fruit rather than artificial purees. This makes all the difference!

The space itself is a bit squashed, but one cannot deny that the cocktails are simply sublime! So, if you are in Oxford, and over the legal drinking age of 18, it's definitely worth a visit. 



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