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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first of this year's Halloween drinks is one for all you vampires out there. It's called the Blood And Sand.

A dark orange Blood And Sand cocktail in a Martini glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hard? This Hard Lemonade is absolutely nails, man!

A Yellow Hard Lemonade in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I might be a horse's ass, but I'm drinking a Horse's Neck.

A golden Horse's Neck cocktail in a tall, ice-filled glass, garnished with the signature spiral of lemon peel wound round the inside of the glass.

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Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I don’t own much band ephemera, that and autographs aren’t my thing really. But here’s something interesting. At the end of the night we’d have to and clear up, collect the hard plastic glasses, sweep up while looking out for anything that might have been dropped, such as money or soft drugs.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here's a Holy Joe Cocktail for Holy Joe — the holiest Joe I know.

A dark red Holy Joe Cocktail in a coupe glass decorated with a vine and grapes pattern, garnished with a twist of lemon zest.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A Periodista Daiquiri. 'Periodista' means 'journalist' in Spanish. So don't try and tell us you never learn owt from my posts.

A yellow Periodista Daiquiri in a Martini glass, garnished with a wedge of lime.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's a bank holiday weekend and Leeds Festival so of course the forecast is for a Perfect Storm... Highball.

A golden Perfect Storm Highball in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a wedge of lime.

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Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My OTHER favourite Tim Curry performance: Johnny LaGuardia in Times Square, the flop but slow-burn proto-Riot Grrrl cult classic from 1980. I always love a renegade late night radio DJ, and Curry is fantastic, cheering on The Sleez Sisters from his skyscraper eyrie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ59...

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Times Square (1980) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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Elanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

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Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎙️| Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield is joining BBC Radio Wales to host six programmes. ⁣ Every Monday at 9pm from 7th September 2026. #ManicStreetPreachers

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Isn't Honey Vodka Collins the name of the new Bond girl?

A yellow Honey Vodka Collins in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whether 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.

A pink Greyhound in an ice-filled glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hope it's not too late for this Too Soon.

A reddish brown Too Soon cocktail in a coupe glass decorated with a vine and grapes pattern, and garnished with a twist of orange peel.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Sadly, it looks like the closest I'll be getting to a trip to see any exotic birds this summer is this Perroquet.

A bright Perroquet cocktail in an ice-filled glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sadly, it looks like this drink is the closest I'll be getting to a Beach House this summer.

A clear Beach House cocktail in a tall glass filled with crushed ice, garnished with a slice of lime, and with a metal straw sticking out of it.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Is it technically a shandy if it doesn't contain any carbonated soft drink? I'll ponder that while drinking this Americano Shandy.

A deep red Americano Shandy in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

When 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.

A golden Birra Limone in a tall, straight glass, garnished with a curl of lemon peel.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Summer's the time for a few shandies. So I'm kicking off with my favourite — Dale DeGroff's recipe for a Shandygaff.

A pale yellow Shandygaff in a tall, straight glass, garnished with a long strip of lemon peel round the inside of the glass.

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Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

To celebrate the first Yorkshire Fringe, we're hosting a free networking event for writers hosted by TV Chair @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social + Audio Co-Chair @nicobalders.bsky.social Join us for a chat over coffee + croissants 11 July, 11am-1pm, Leeds Playhouse forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

One last Joyce-adjacent drink — the Irish Buck. Though I'm sure it wasn't named after Buck Mulligan.

A golden Irish Buck in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a wheel of lime.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

In a riff on last week's theme and indeed drink, here's a Dubliner Cocktail.

A golden-coloured Dubliner Cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with a cherry on a cocktail stick.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Tuesday 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.

A golden-coloured James Joyce cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with a cocktail cherry.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This Cherry Kalimotxo is the first recipe I've cut out of the Guardian in ages.

A dark reddish brown Cherry Kalimotxo in a tall ice-filled glass decorated with blue shapes. A lemon wedge is floating halfway down the glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Wish I had a shady grove where I could drink this Shady Grove Cooler.

A clear Shady Grove Cooler cocktail in a tall, ice-filled glass that is decorated with green shapes. It is garnished with a wedge of lemon.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Heat wave, you say? Then it must be time for a Fur Collar.

An orange Fur Collar cocktail in a coupe glass engraved with a vine and grapes pattern, and garnished with a twist of orange peel.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It's May, flower. So here's The Mayflower Martini.

A pale yellow Mayflower Martini cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with a twist of lemon zest.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Fair enough, it is May so here's a Mayfair Cocktail.

An orange-coloured Mayfair Cocktail in a coupe glass engraved with a grapes and vines pattern. It's garnished with a twist of orange peel.

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Film Hub North @filmhubnorth.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

If you’ve got a short film idea, now’s the time to apply to Script Lab! We’re looking for Northern writers with original short film ideas. Bring us the spark – we’ll help you shape it into a script, with support from industry mentors and fellow writers. Applications close 11 May: bit.ly/script-lab

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I've been meaning to make this Procrastination Cocktail for ages.

A pale yellow Procrastination Cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with a twist of lemon zest.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Seeing as it was St George's Day this week, I'm paying tribute by slaying this Green Dragon Cocktail.

A bright green-coloured Green Dragon Cocktail in a Martini glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This drink is called the Princess Pride, not The Princess Bride? Inconceivable!

A reddish-brown Princess Pride cocktail in a Martini glass, garnished with a twist of orange peel.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Ooh, this is one I writ yonks ago. Please have a read if that's the kind of thing you like to do.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Typical 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.

A clear London Buck cocktail in a highball glass filled with ice cubes, decorated with green shapes and garnished with a wedge of lemon.

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Jack Hurley @loudribs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

NEW STICKERS! NEW STICKERS! It’s all killbots and chemtrails innit. Get ‘em here -> loudribs.com/product-cate...

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The International Stinger is the kind of name I'd give to the spaceship piloted by alien bounty hunters Metaxa and Galliano.

A golden International Stinger cocktail in a dimpled glass filled with ice.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Here's a Summer Time Cocktail to remind all my fellow Brits to put your clocks forward this weekend.

A clear Summer Time Cocktail in an ice-filled glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

There was a young fella called Dick Who could show you a wonderful trick. He'd eat green citrus fruit Till his arse would go toot And everyone called him Lime Rick. Apropos of nothing, here's a Limerick.

A green-tinged Limerick cocktail in a tall, ice-filled glass, garnished with a wedge of lime.

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John Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Major punk photos exhibition launches in Manchester on March 23rd louderthanwar.com/punk-photos-... via @louderthanwar.bsky.social

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punk photos exhibition in Manchester

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Get a Godmother down yer mam for Mother's Day.

A golden Godmother cocktail over ice in a dimpled rocks glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I'm not saying I'm an all-powerful meteorological wizard, but my decision to make this Spring Feeling Cocktail does seem to have brought an end to the spring-feeling weather.

A pale green Spring Feeling Cocktail in a Martini glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As it's Lou Reed's birthday on Monday, here's a Dubonnet Cocktail. As far as I know, Dubonnet is the only drink to be mentioned in songs by both Lou and Noel Coward.

A reddish Dubbonet Cocktail in a Martini glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

"Do you want a Screwdriver?" "No, we're late enough as it is. And I don't think this joke works at all out of context."

An orange-coloured Screwdriver in an ice-filled glass, garnished with a slice of orange.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

An Intimate Martini seemed like just the thing for Valentine's Day. Serves one.

A gold-coloured Intimate Martini in a cocktail glass, garnished with a strip of orange peel.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Since Groundhog Day on Monday, I've somehow known I was going to have a Sweet Vermouth On The Rocks With A Twist. To world peace!

A crystal rocks glass filled with ice, dark red vermouth and a twist of lemon zest.

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Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📷| Nicky Wire in 'Keep The World Away: Finding Gwen John' Watch now on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #ManicStreetPreachers

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David Nobbs Memorial Trust @nobbsmemorial.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Don’t forget you have until 6th March if you want to enter this year’s New Comedy Writing competition! Find out more at davidnobbsmemorialtrust.org.uk

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Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

📺| Keeping the World Away - Finding Gwen John - BBC2 Wales & iPlayer - Thursday 05/02/2026, 9pm Nicky Wire features in Sian Eleri's documentary about the life and work of painter Gwen John. #ManicStreetPreachers

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BBC Two - Keeping the World Away - Finding Gwen John

Sian Eleri uncovers the real Gwen John, now revered as Wales's greatest female artist.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Happy tax day to all my fellow UK freelancers. I'm toasting you with the annual Income Tax Cocktail. Do you need a receipt for that?

An orange-coloured Income Tax Cocktail in a Martini glass.

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Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Burns Night is the perfect time to address the Bold Chieftain o' the cocktail race.

A golden Bold Chieftain cocktail fizzing in a champagne flute, with a strip of orange peel twisting down the centre of the glass.

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