The Mixologist
Recommends with Teddy Joseph Take Stock seeks to give
in cocktails and the ingredients used
an insight into the world of
will also play a huge part this year
cocktail making by asking
as more and more people become
a top mixologist about
socially responsible. Consumers are also
their work, favourites and
becoming more health conscious and
predictions. We’ll get them to
this could see a rise in the popularity of
share a couple of recipes too.
drier or more citrus and sour flavoured cocktails.
This issue it's Teddy Joseph - one of the Maxxium ‘Mixxit’ team...
What’s your all time favourite cocktail, and why?
How did you get into mixology?
The Tequila Negroni - a twist on the
I studied a degree in licensed
drink with flavours of dark cacao,
retail management at Leeds
orange zest and spice. I fell in love with
University and my second
this cocktail while working in Sydney,
year involved a year-long
Australia. My love for the drink was so
placement in a hospitality
well known that as a leaving gift they put
management position. After
the cocktail on the drinks list, naming it
a year of working I found the
the El Tedroni in my honour!
classic Negroni - replacing the gin with tequila, preferably a Blanco. A delicious
transition back to studying a tough one so I deferred cocktail bar - and I’ve never looked
What’s a common mistake made by bartenders?
back!
They taste their creations after they have
for a year to continue working in a city
The art of cocktail making is something we can all appreciate - be that through watching a professional create a liquid masterpiece, or by the pleasure of drinking it! takestockmagazine.com
poured them into the glass and presented
What are the cocktail trends for this year?
it to the customer! At that point it is pointless and too late to modify if it doesn’t taste right. Taste your cocktails in
I think we’re going to see interest in
the shaker/mixing glass as you prepare
sherry and vermouth-based cocktails
the drink. If it needs adjusting, you can
gain traction, to the extent that they’ll
do so at that point. Once in the glass, it
become mainstream. Sustainability
belongs to the customer!
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