The Last Word

Zeppelini: homemade peach pearls and champagne

Last week I visited The Last Word cocktail bar in Stockbridge with my sister, boyfriend and newly moved over friend. We had a lovely time: the bar is so warm and cosy and the drinks were delicious. It's quite pricey, but great for one or two drinks to be enjoyed slowly.

 

Unlike the bar where I work, where drinks are £1 and really need to be finished as quickly as possible! I was only working a couple of nights a week, on the front desk and in the cloakroom, but now I've started working on the bar so I'm getting a lot more hours. It's a bit scary but really quite fun, and I'm so happy to get some more hours at last. One of the scariest part for me so far is the massive bottles of whiskey that we use... I had to open two new bottles the other night, and I was so afraid that one would slip out of my (shaky) hands and smash on the floor!  Must. Use. Two. Hands!

Outfit post up next I hope: with my sister over and more work than usual I haven't had a chance, but I'm going to try and take some tomorrow as me and my boyfriend both have the day/night off. Hope you are all having a good week so far!

Applejack Daisy

No idea why my eyes were closed. No idea!



Cocktail Hour: The Dragonfly, Edinburgh

Raspberry Ripple

If you visit Edinburgh, you should go for a drink in the Dragonfly Cocktail Bar, located in the Old Town. The cocktail menu is incredibly inventive and even the classics are given a new twist. We went there a few weeks ago, and I instantly fell in love with The Raspberry Ripple, partly because it looks so fabulous! It is a mixture of Absolut Vanilia, Absolut Raspberri, cream, milk and fresh raspberries, served, of course, with a hundreds and thousands rim. Others tried were the Raspberry Berry or "the cocktail formally known as Prince" which is made up of Martin Miller gin, Chambord, Grand Marnier, lemon, sugar, basil and cracked black pepper, and the Burntisland Iced Tea, which is one of the best takes on the Long Island Iced Tea that I have ever tried. It contains Absolut vodka, Beefeater Gin, Cointreau, Xanté pear Cognac, Koko Kanu coonut rum, and lemon juice, which is layered on Coke with a Disaronno amaretto float. Utterly delicious.

Burntisland Iced Tea

Raspberry Berry Or "the cocktail formally known as Prince" and Raspberry Ripple