News


  • Coffee, Cold Drip and the Espresso Martini

    Coffee, Cold Drip and the Espresso Martini

    The world makes 8.8 Tera Tonnes of coffee each year. It is the unequivocal global perk me up and is a morning necessary for myself. So when, in 1984, Dick Bradsell mixed Vodka, kahlua, Tia Maria and fresh espresso he unintentionally masterminded the birth of one of the most dominant modern day cocktails in the…

    Read more: Coffee, Cold Drip and the Espresso Martini
  • Juniper Martini 22

    Juniper Martini 22

    Gin has had an incredible buzz around it for the past 10 years and has quickly become the drink choice of the summer sippers. The number of Gin distilleries in Britain has more than doubled since 2010, not to mention the rest of the world. Whether it’s a craft gin with obscure botanicals from an…

    Read more: Juniper Martini 22
  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit

    I’ve always liked grapefruit in cocktails. And don’t get me wrong they have a long standing history in drinks, from the garish Salty dog to the timeless Paloma, but it’s always been overshadowed by its other citric cousins. Grapefruits are a fairly new citrus, they were first described by a Welsh guy named Rev. Griffith…

    Read more: Grapefruit
  • ‘Discovery & Progress’

    ‘Discovery & Progress’

    The past month at Lab22 has been one of the most exciting and progressive that we’ve ever experienced. We’ve touched up areas of the building itself, with the entranceway itself receiving a facelift, some new shelving being added to our back bar, and given major reconstructive surgery to the outside terrace. A little bit of…

    Read more: ‘Discovery & Progress’