In one of the panels, chaired by the drinks business‘ editor-in-chief Patrick Schmitt MW, Will Meredith, a cocktail bar veteran and director of Daisy Age Drinks Ltd., and Lucy Thomas, head waiter at acclaimed bar Lyaness, on the Thames, there was an extensive discussion about what really matters when making a cocktail. Meredith opened by suggesting that mixology is not simply a case of mixing things together: “Most people that understand flavour know how to put A, B and together to make a balance drink…though ‘balance’ is a relative concept.” Indeed, Meredith suggested that the secret was to talk about cocktails, Read more