The Herald - Mixology Article

So if your aware Ive been doing a wee piece every saturday in The Herald for the past few months now. I reckon its probably covered around 40 odd cocktails by now, maybe more. I do them in batches of 8, which covers a two month period. I normally start by raking through what Ive done before to make sure I dont cover old ground, do a quick bit of research then type them up. Thats the easy part, kinda. Sometimes its hard deciding what drinks to do as you Im not really aware who is reading the articles.
We get a few people coming in to the bar asking for whatever drink it was that saturday, which can sometimes create problems. There are some drinks that I put in the articles that are quite hard to do in a busy operating bar, especially on a saturday night ! But in case bartenders might be reading the article, Ive got to keep the drink selection quite interesting. With a 60 word count on each that can be quite tough.
I just down a new batch today, and hobbled into work early to set up the drinks for the photographer. This part can be quite frustrating, you dont want to use any booze, as it'd be such a waste and expensive, so you've got to use means to achieve the desired look.
Angostura Bitters come in quite handy for this !! Ive been used to mocking up drinks for photographs for a while now, and it actually becomes an art in itself.
This new batch was more vintage, going for a set that includes; Corpse Reviver #2, The Alamagoozlum, Mary Pickford & The Sazerac. The photos turned quite good, but I cant wait to get my hands on them so I can photoshop them to look like illustrations, like this one from last month -