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Remember Tom Cruise juggling bottles in Cocktail? Steve Pratt finds out what tricks today's mixologists have up their sleeve
I BLAME Tom Cruise. Ever since his 1988 film Cocktail, the noble art of mixology has been seen as a form of exhibitionism rather than customer service. The barman became the star - a cocky juggler who threw bottles in the air, caught them (hopefully) and added the liquid to a glass.See the full content of this document
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Leisure - Shake, Rattle and Roll
Andrew Golding, manager of The Boathouse pub, in Durham, and my guide through the cocktail menu, would never stop anyone showing off their mixing skills in the manner of Cruise's screen barman. But he wouldn't encourage it either. And I imagine these days health and safety would h...
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