... results in many delicate cocktails being ruined.” When it comes to using the shaker, fill it with the cocktail ingredients and ice. Reed advises that the shaking movement should be “sharp-and fairly assertive.” Other cocktails, of course, are not shaken ...

... salmon, prawn cocktail, roast aubergine and Parma ham with melon. Kate opted for mussels in pesto, one of her favourites, and she was not disappointed. I went for snails in garlic which I adore, although have never tasted the Italian recipe. They were a ...