Cocktail recipe: A coffee negroni to celebrate Skye Live festival
Ahead of this year's Skye Live Festival, a pioneering coffee roastery based on the island has given a classic cocktail a caffeinated twist.
The 'Cold Brew Negroni', created by Grigor Smith, general manager at the team's Inverness outlet, will be available at Birch in Portree from 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10 as the final day of the festival kicks off.
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Ahead of this year's Skye Live Festival, a pioneering coffee roastery based on the island has given a classic cocktail a caffeinated twist. The 'Cold Brew Negroni', created by Grigor Smith, general manager at the team's Inverness outlet, will be available at Birch in Portree from 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10 as the final day of the festival kicks off.
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