Cocktails make any gathering feel extra special ... Try a "warming British twist on Irish coffee", said Sophie Bratt, bar manager at Nobu Hotel London, Portman Square, in The Guardian.

Especially at Christmas when you’re likely to be entertaining guests. Yes, a cocktail mindset ... post-dinner phase in the evening are the Irish Coffee, pictured at the top of this page ...

While there’s a lot of chatter about this cocktail being in other places around the world before what we now refer to as the Irish Coffee, does it really matter? So long as the main ingredients ...