Welcome - Summer's Around Here Somewhere

In this week's post we have THE LOWEST LUNCHTIME DRINKS AROUND, an updated Staff page, we look at our new App for Android phones, we look back at some of the FITC favorites, we have our Cocktail Spotlight, we celebrate our staff and their origins and we digress to YouTube for some nostalgia.


FITC FAVORITES:

Since the beginning (of FITC) we've seen some of the best and funniest photographs to come out of a bar, from Morph suits to Togs, from The Village People to Vlad the Impaler we've seen them all.  We've had all types of parties from birthdays and stag/hen dos to divorce and leaving colleague parties.

Unlike one online 'celebrity' called kachepa360, who spent 11 hours thanking each one of his 10,000 subscribed YouTube fans, we don't have the time (which incidentally would take about one hour thirty seven minutes) to thank everyone for making Ten what it is today.   So to celebrate our diverse and at times extremely enthusiastic visitors we have a little gallery of some of the best of the best.

 

COCKTAIL SPOTLIGHT:

This week we don't have our Ninja on-hand to photograph her work but we have a Spotlight all the same.  In this episode we look at my favorite cocktail the Long Island Iced Tea.

Ingredients:  Vodka, Tequila, Triple Sec, Gin, lemon juice, sugar cane syrup and a splash of coke.

Thankfully this cocktail, unlike the others we've put under the spotlight, has an undisputed creator and origin.  It was created to be a summer cocktail and was first served in the mid 1970's by Robert (Rosebud) Butts who was a bar tender in a town called Babylon, Long Island, New York.

Variations:

• Jersey Tea - Cola is substituted by a shot of Jagermeister.
• Long Beach Iced Tea - Cola is substituted with cranberry juice.
• Blue Motherf**ker / Electric Iced Tea - Triple Sec is replaced with Blue Curaco and Cola for Sprite.
• Grateful Dead - Cola is replaced with Chambord  or Razzmatazz.

APP-SOLUTE MOBILITY:

Whether you're socialite or a hermit the chances are you've probably got a mobile device, and the chances are that you are one of the 160,000 people buying an Android phone daily.  Now outselling the iPhone, Android technology is taking over mobile technology media with a system which doesn't 'lock-out' applications and technology that don't carry the Apple Developer certification.  Although this means that you could potentially download an un-certificated or aggressive application, it also means that you have access to so many Apps it'd sink a family dingy.

We will be releasing more than our photo galleries and blog posts on the App in time and will be tied into our iParty Saturday nights so you'll get much more on your mobile!  Its also got a messaging facility which means you can let us know what you think, book a party or just let us know whats on your mind.

Simply click here to download it FREE.

ORIGIN OF THE SPEAK-IES:

At Ten Cocktail Bar we have an array of different staff who are born of a variety of countries and and tongues (in actual fact 25% of our staff were born and lived in a foreign country).  Not the tongues that we may speak when finishing our fifth Long Island Iced Tea, but the native tongues of their countries.  In my opinion its polite to be able to say at least one word of someones mother language, so in this short article we tell you how to say hello to them.

Portuguese:  15% of our staff are from Portugal.
"Hello, good day" = "Ola, bom dia / Ola, das bay?"

Bulgarian:  5% of our staff are from Bulgaria.
"Hello, how are you?" = "Zdrasti, Dobar den?"

Hungarian:  5% of our staff are from Hungary.
"Hello, how are you?" = "Szia, Hogy van?"

(5% of the staff were born in the US, so a high-five would be sufficient for him)


DAYTIME'S:

We've got some of the lowest drinks prices at lunchtime and are throwing free Wifi in too, so what better way to spend your lunch hour than enjoying an ice cold beer whilst catching up with your Facebook life, enjoying an on-demand site or just surfing for the fun of it.

FOSTERS, COORS LIGHT AND CARLING - £1.95!!!

BOTTLES OF CORONA, BUDWEISER AND BECKS - £1.95!!!

PINA COLADA OR CLASSIC MOJITO - £2.95!!!

MAGNER'S PEAR - £2.95!!!

HOUSE DOUBLES - £3.85!!!

BOTTLE OF WINE - £9.00!!!

With deals like these, plus the free Wifi give you all the makings of a Ten style lunch time.


SOMETHING ELSE:
All the talk of origins got me thinking about the TV shows which shaped our youth, and the lasting impression they may have given us.  As a child the shows were filled with innocent light hearted stories about jam sandwiches or pretending to be someone we're not; these days it seems that they're all about technology, CG and hype.  So in honour of the hours we may have spent wishing we could have a go at Treguards Knightmare here are a few of the shows you may have been watching.

A little note from me:  Over the last year or so I've put a lot of time and effort into these posts, and have a lot of love for this little blog.  But unfortunately I feel the end is near and I shall be signing off for good, to be replaced by a cheaper alternative.  From the bottom of my heart I thank everyone who has read this blog, or indeed read this far down any post, and I hope you've taken something from these posts.

All my love, Lukas.

Welcome - Celebrity Cocktail

In this weeks post we have a new section called Cocktail Spotlight, find out what a Celebrity Cocktail is, we remind you about our Cocktail Club on Tuesday nights, we boast some of the best prices for daytime drinks this summer and the Ten staff's favorite section where we dilly-dally down the YouTube dale.


TUESDAY COCKTAIL CLUB:

Rule number one of Cocktail Club....  Check out Ten's range of cocktails specially selected with our clients in mind.  Our cocktails are made from premium ingredients and made to traditional specifications which make our cocktails authentic.

With our cocktails at half price you can enjoy more of our menu for your money, which features such classics as:
Mojito:  Bacardi, sugar cane syrup, fresh lime and a topping of mint.  This classic cocktail is also available with raspberries.
Cosmopolitan:  A Sex and the City favorite with Vodka and Contreau, shaken over fresh lime and cranberry juice.

PRODUCT PLACEMENT?:

 Don't forget that at Ten Cocktail Bar we like to be fair about our pricing, and our offer on Jagermeister and Red Bull is no exception.  You can pick up this popular favorite for a measly £2.95 so you can keep your party going with Red Bull Energy.

CELEBRITY COCKTAIL:
Having chucked the words 'celebrity' and 'cocktail' into Google I had been anticipating things like Tom Cruise, Joan Collins or even an olive, but no I found a wonderful new type of cocktail.


You take two celebrities, mix them together and see what you get.  If you have a celebrity cocktail to suggest, then drop us a comment.

GIVE YOUR WALLET A HOLIDAY THIS SUMMER:
Spring and summer 2011 sees a new attitude to daytimes at Ten Cocktail Bar.  We have daily offers on your favorite drinks from 12pm till 7.30pm, so whether you're spending the day relaxing, or putting an end to "one of those days" at work, Ten has the prescription for you:  Bottles of larger, cocktails, pints and bottles of wine are all part of Ten's new daytime attractions.

Cocktail connaisseurs, larger lovers and those who are wild about wine will find something to buckle your swash!

For just £1.95 you and your extra change can grab a pint of Carling, Coors Light or Fosters, or a bottle of Bud, Becks or Corona.  Or if you have a preference for a refreshing apple cider, we have Magner's Pear for only £2.95.

If you favor a double spirit and a mixer we have a wide range of main line spirits  for just £3.85.  Alternatively you can take your spirits well and truely mixed with one of our reduced price cocktails; Classic Mojito or Pina Coladas for a mere £4.00.

Wine lovers can find a bottle of our finest Jack Rabbit Zinfandel, Pino Grigio, rosé or rouge for a mad march hare's price of only £9.00.

With all this on offer, Ten Cocktail Bar has to be the choice for your summer daze.  From 12pm to 7.30pm, Monday to Saturday, you can come and enjoy your choice of drink on our patio and watch the world go by.


COCKTAIL SPOTLIGHT:

This weeks spotlight is on the Long Island Iced Tea, as made and photographed by our resident ninja Suzy.

A summer drink, the Long Island Iced Tea was first served in the mid 70's by a man named Robert 'Rosebud' Butts who was a bar tender in the Oak Beach Inn, in the town of Babylon, Long Island, New York.

Ingredients:
Vodka, Bacardi, Tequila, Gin, Triple Sec, lime, cola.

Variations:
Beverley Hills Iced Tea:  The cola is substituted with champagne.
Jersey Tea:  The cola is substituted with a shot of Jagermeister.
Tokyo Iced Tea:  Triple Sec is replaced with Midori and the cola for lemon and lime soda.



SOMETHING ELSE:
Its summer and the beaches are getting busy, the kids are off school and if they're not driving me crazy in the streets then uber stressed mums can be found crazy driving in the growing traffic queues.  So here are some videos about summer and driving.  Enjoy!