Man. Writer. Retro hipster twat. I know this is nonsense, but it is my nonsense.https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mupuuxyqls2tA Periodista Daiquiri. 'Periodista' means 'journalist' in Spanish. So don't try and tell us you never learn owt from my posts.04 Sep 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupuuxyqls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3muarirceg227It's a bank holiday weekend and Leeds Festival so of course the forecast is for a Perfect Storm... Highball.29 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3muarirceg227https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mtmp4cf63s2oIsn't Honey Vodka Collins the name of the new Bond girl?21 Aug 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmp4cf63s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mt5gna667k2wWhether you think it's still the dog days of summer or not depends on the historical tradition you follow. But here's a Greyhound anyway.15 Aug 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5gna667k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3msjjqpfkik2vHope it's not too late for this Too Soon.07 Aug 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjjqpfkik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mrzg57dmr22mSadly, it looks like the closest I'll be getting to a trip to see any exotic birds this summer is this Perroquet.01 Aug 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzg57dmr22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mrgejcqpgs2aSadly, it looks like this drink is the closest I'll be getting to a Beach House this summer.24 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgejcqpgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mquhervigs2xIs it technically a shandy if it doesn't contain any carbonated soft drink? I'll ponder that while drinking this Americano Shandy.17 Jul 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquhervigs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mqcqwb4m722oWhen I saw Birra Limone on the Carluccio's menu, I thought I'd re-create it using Dale's shandy formula. So here it is.10 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcqwb4m722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mpr7tyerak2xSummer's the time for a few shandies. So I'm kicking off with my favourite — Dale DeGroff's recipe for a Shandygaff.03 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr7tyerak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mp7raade5k23One last Joyce-adjacent drink — the Irish Buck. Though I'm sure it wasn't named after Buck Mulligan.26 Jun 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7raade5k23https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3moo5yqalgk2jIn a riff on last week's theme and indeed drink, here's a Dubliner Cocktail.19 Jun 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo5yqalgk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mo4n4odyis23Tuesday will be the first Bloomsday since the death of my father-in-law, who was a noted Joycean. So I'm raising this James Joyce to him.12 Jun 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4n4odyis23https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mnkyc7egrc23This Cherry Kalimotxo is the first recipe I've cut out of the Guardian in ages.05 Jun 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkyc7egrc23https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mmzlz6gnoc2nWish I had a shady grove where I could drink this Shady Grove Cooler.29 May 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzlz6gnoc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mmhtkusx322gHeat wave, you say? Then it must be time for a Fur Collar.22 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhtkusx322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mlvz77a7y22vIt's May, flower. So here's The Mayflower Martini.15 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvz77a7y22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mlemgphnyk2yFair enough, it is May so here's a Mayfair Cocktail.08 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlemgphnyk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mkstx3r7os2nI've been meaning to make this Procrastination Cocktail for ages.01 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkstx3r7os2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mkbhtsrqvk2zSeeing as it was St George's Day this week, I'm paying tribute by slaying this Green Dragon Cocktail.24 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbhtsrqvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mjppxj7w3k2dThis drink is called the Princess Pride, not The Princess Bride? Inconceivable!17 Apr 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjppxj7w3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mjn54sbhws25Ooh, this is one I writ yonks ago. Please have a read if that's the kind of thing you like to do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn54sbhws25https://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mjaqmvnk5s2qTypical Londoners – not one of them offered to make me a London Buck while I was down there. So I've had to make my own now I'm back home in the North.11 Apr 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaqmvnk5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/c-stanners.bsky.social/post/3mimoib6c4s2zThe International Stinger is the kind of name I'd give to the spaceship piloted by alien bounty hunters Metaxa and Galliano.03 Apr 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:t7mkpdcn43wk64ftbs5qgmap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimoib6c4s2z