How to Convey Your Personal Experience in a Cocktail with Ago Perrone, The Connaught Bar

I felt right at home with my next guest, even though we had never met. The Connaught Hotel is a place I have been returning to since I was a child. As my parent’s port of call when visiting London, The Connaught has seen me roam its halls, sleep in its beds and also try smoked salmon for the first time in the now legendary dining room. We only stopped staying there because now I live in London. Meeting Ago Perrone, Director of Mixology for the Connaught Bar, was like being reintroduced to an old friend after so many years.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the best in the industry.  What can I say about Ago Perrone that hasn’t already been said. Winner of a myriad of personal awards, including CLASS Magazine’s Best Bartender of the year and winner of the Bacardi Legacy. Now he has led the Connaught Bar to be one of the best bars in the world.Over two episodes this week and next, we’ll explore what it takes to earn such accolades. This week sees Ago deciding what path to take in life...and how that choice led him to the doors of the Connaught Bar and next week what happened after those doors opened. We start his journey in a beautiful part of the world, Lake Como.Our Cocktail of the Week is the Mulata Daisy.Ingredients:40 ml Bacardi Superior Rum20 ml freshly squeezed lime juice1 bar spoon caster sugar1/2 bar spoon fennel seeds20 ml dark crème de cacao liqueur10 ml Galliano L’Autentico in the glassGarnish: cacaoMethod:Shake all ingredients over ice and and double strain into a champagne coupe glass. Garnish with cacao powder on the rim. You’ll find the cocktail martini recipe and all the cocktails on ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Full Episode Details: http://bit.ly/2JQtoIBAlways remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸