Dick Bradsell

Richard Arthur "Dick" Bradsell (4 May 1959 – 27 February 2016) was a London bartender noted for his innovative work with cocktails, including the creation of many new drinks now considered to be modern classics.[1] The Observer described him as the "cocktail king",[2] while Waitrose Food Illustrated compared him to celebrity chefs[3] and the San Francisco Chronicle credited him with "single-handedly (changing) the face of the London cocktails scene in the 1980s."[4]

Bradsell was born in Bishop’s Stortford, England.[5] Bradsell was acclaimed for inventing several new cocktails, including the Espresso Martini,[6] the Bramble,[7] the Treacle,[8] the Carol Channing, the Russian Spring Punch and the Wibble.[9] It was reported that Bradsell could "rarely enter a bar without an enthusiastic bartender thrusting his version of the (Espresso Martini) drink at him."[10]

In 2003, Bradsell and Tony Conigliaro co-wrote several articles for the now-defunct bartending magazine Theme. He died from brain cancer in London on 27 February 2016.[5][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Bradsell, Bartender Who Helped Revive London Cocktail Scene, Dies at 56". The New York Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Mover and shaker at The Observer/The Guardian, by Michael Jackson , July 9, 2000 (retrieved December 14, 2010)
  3. ↑ "Mover and Shaker", by Jonathan Goodall, from Waitrose Food Illustrated, January 1999, archived at Waitrose.com (retrieved December 14, 2010)
  4. ↑ Here's to the genius who created the Treacle by Gary Regan, San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2010 (retrieved December 14, 2010)
  5. 1 2 Dick Bradsell, Bartender Who Helped Revive London Cocktail Scene, Dies at 56, by Robert Simonson, in the New York Times; published 2 March 2016, retrieved 4 March 2016
  6. ↑ According to Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers 2013, Top 100 Cocktails (link), accessed 15th October 2014.
  7. ↑ Cecchini, Toby (16 June 2010). "Case Study: The Bramble". NYTimes.com.
  8. ↑ Regan, Gaz. "The Cocktailian:Treacle". Imbibe UK.
  9. ↑ http://drinksworld.asia/features/decade-later-regrets/
  10. ↑ This quote is from Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers 2013, Top 100 Cocktails (link), published in April 2013, accessed 15th October 2014.
  11. ↑ Dick Bradsell, by Simon Difford, at Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers; retrieved 1 March 2016

External links

Theme articles archived on Scribd

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