Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shake gin, lemon juice and Cointreau, and fine strain. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you're gonna be haunted this Halloween, it might as well be by this White Lady. 110
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Shake Scotch, cherry brandy, Italian vermouth and orange juice. Fine strain, and garnish with a flamed orange peel. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The first of this year's Halloween drinks is one for all you vampires out there. It's called the Blood And Sand. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Shake vodka, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Top up with soda, and garnish with a lemon slice. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hard? This Hard Lemonade is absolutely nails, man! 101
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Cut a long spiral of lemon peel and wind it round the inside of the glass. Fill the glass with ice, and pour bourbon and ginger ale. 001
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I might be a horse's ass, but I'm drinking a Horse's Neck. 100
Reposted by Christopher StannersNick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I 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. 2394
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Stir Irish whiskey, Italian vermouth, apricot brandy and Cynar. Garnish with a lemon zest twist. 001
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Here's a Holy Joe Cocktail for Holy Joe — the holiest Joe I know. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Shake light rum, Grand Marnier, apricot brandy and lime juice. Garnish with a wedge of lime. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A Periodista Daiquiri. 'Periodista' means 'journalist' in Spanish. So don't try and tell us you never learn owt from my posts. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Pour spiced rum, lime juice and a dash of Angostura bitters. Top up with ginger beer, and garnish with a lime wedge. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It's a bank holiday weekend and Leeds Festival so of course the forecast is for a Perfect Storm... Highball. 100
Reposted by Christopher StannersSimon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My 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...youtube.comTimes Square (1980) ORIGINAL TRAILERYouTube video by Unseen Trailers 0151
Reposted by Christopher StannersElanor @elanorandthearts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026CALLING 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! 7401566
Reposted by Christopher StannersForever 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 0133
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Stir runny honey with vodka until the honey dissolves. Add lemon juice, and shake with ice. Top up with soda, and garnish with a slice of lemon. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Isn't Honey Vodka Collins the name of the new Bond girl? 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Whether 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. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Shake two thin slices of orange with gin, Cynar, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Fine strain, and garnish with a twist of orange zest. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Hope it's not too late for this Too Soon. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Pour Pernod and mint syrup. Top up with chilled water, and add ice. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Sadly, it looks like the closest I'll be getting to a trip to see any exotic birds this summer is this Perroquet. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Pour gin and lime juice over crushed ice. Top up with coconut water, and garnish with a slice of lime. 010
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Sadly, it looks like this drink is the closest I'll be getting to a Beach House this summer. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Pour Campari and Italian vermouth. Top up with lager, and garnish with a slice of lemon. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Is it technically a shandy if it doesn't contain any carbonated soft drink? I'll ponder that while drinking this Americano Shandy. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Pour lemon juice, limoncello, lager and lemonade. Garnish with a lemon zest. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 10/07/2026When 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. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Pour lemon juice, orange curacao, ale and ginger beer. Garnish with a lemon zest. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Summer's the time for a few shandies. So I'm kicking off with my favourite — Dale DeGroff's recipe for a Shandygaff. 100
Reposted by Christopher StannersWriters' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026To 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... 055
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Pour Jameson's and lime juice. Top up with ginger ale, and garnish with a lime wheel. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 26/06/2026One last Joyce-adjacent drink — the Irish Buck. Though I'm sure it wasn't named after Buck Mulligan. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Stir Jameson's, Grand Marnier, Italian vermouth and orange bitters. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 19/06/2026In a riff on last week's theme and indeed drink, here's a Dubliner Cocktail. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Shake Jameson's, Cointreau, Italian vermouth and lime juice. Fine strain, and garnish with a cocktail cherry. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Tuesday 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. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Squeeze a lemon wedge into the glass. Add red wine, Cynar and ice. Top up with cherry cola. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This Cherry Kalimotxo is the first recipe I've cut out of the Guardian in ages. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Shake gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Top up with ginger beer, and garnish with a lemon wedge. (A lot of modern versions use lime. But I'm sticking more closely to the Savoy Cocktail Book recipe because you know what I'm like.) 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Wish I had a shady grove where I could drink this Shady Grove Cooler. 110
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Shake vodka, apricot brandy, orange juice and orange bitters. Fine strain, and garnish with a twist of orange zest. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Heat wave, you say? Then it must be time for a Fur Collar. 100
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Shake gin, elderflower liqueur, apricot brandy, apple juice and lemon juice. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel. 000
Christopher Stanners @c-stanners.bsky.social · 15/05/2026It's May, flower. So here's The Mayflower Martini. 100
