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5min Classic Cocktails · Recipe Why an Old Fashioned is just four things, and how long to stir it The Old Fashioned is whiskey, sugar, bitters and a little water: the 1806 idea of a cocktail, still going. This page gives the IBA spec and… 5 min 5min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Is a soda maker worth it? A break-even calculator for sparkling water at home Is a soda maker cheaper than buying sparkling water? It comes down to three numbers: what a bottle costs you, what a gas cylinder swap… 5 min 3 picks 5min Tea & Infusions · Picker Milk first or milk last in tea? What the 75°C line really means Milk first or milk last in tea? The argument rests on one number: milk proteins change shape above about 75°C. This piece explains where… 5 min 4min Bar & Barista Technique · Explainer Simple syrup or rich syrup? Why 2:1 is not twice as sweet as 1:1 Simple syrup is one part sugar to one part water; rich syrup is two to one. Recipes just say "syrup", so which do you use? Rich syrup is… 4 min 4min Coffee & Espresso · Picker How to make cold brew coffee: the ratio, the hours and the dilution Cold brew is coffee made without heat: coarse grounds soak in cold water for about a day, then you strain them. The only choices that… 4 min 4min Parties & Batches · Picker How to batch cocktails for a party: a calculator for volumes and water Batching a cocktail means mixing a big jug ahead of time so you can enjoy your own party. It works if you do two things: scale every… 4 min 4min Tea & Infusions · Picker How to cold brew tea: the ratio, the hours and why it tastes sweeter Cold-brewed tea tastes sweeter because cold water leaves much of the bitter EGCG and caffeine in the leaf while the savoury, sweet amino… 4 min 5min Bar & Barista Technique · Picker Why ice size matters: how cube size sets chill and dilution Ice does two jobs in every drink: it chills the liquid and it waters it down, and both happen at the ice's surface. So the real choice is… 5 min 5min Low & No · Explainer Why cold water makes better fizz: how temperature controls carbonation Cold water holds about twice as much carbon dioxide as room-temperature water, which is why chilled water makes much fizzier sparkling… 5 min 3 picks 5min Coffee & Espresso · Picker How much coffee per cup of filter? A ratio calculator for your mugs Filter coffee that tastes too weak or too harsh usually comes down to one number: the ratio of coffee to water. The SCA guideline is about… 5 min 5min Parties & Batches · Picker How much coffee do you need for a crowd? Litres, grams and batches How much coffee do you need for a crowd? Plan by cups poured, not guests invited: about 55 grams of ground coffee per litre of water, plus… 5 min 5min Tea & Infusions · Picker Why green tea turns bitter, and the water temperature that fixes it Green tea turns bitter mostly because the water is too hot. Catechins and caffeine, the bitter and puckering parts of the leaf, dissolve… 5 min 3 picks