The old fashioned is my favourite cocktail. It is Panos's favourite too. We agree on very little when it comes to what should go on the Nectar menu, which is why the drinks programme is as good as it is, but on this we have always been aligned. The old fashioned is the drink that, when everything else has been considered and ordered and discussed, is the one we both end up coming back to. Which makes it slightly embarrassing that it took us a year to put one on the menu. Not

Some cocktails are created purely for flavour. Others are created because a conversation at the bar raises a question that refuses to go away. Mountain Chalet began with a question about garnish. Not a complicated question, but the kind that, once asked, changes how you think about every drink you build afterwards. The Visit That Started It Shortly after Nectar opened, Panos and I went to visit Panda and Sons on Queen Street. If you are not familiar with Panda and Sons, they