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 invention of many new recipes: The Observer described him as the "cocktail king",[1] while Waitrose Food Illustrated compared him to celebrity chefs[2] and the San Francisco Chronicle credited him with "single-handedly (changing) the face of the London cocktails scene in the 1980s."[3] He played a gangster in Christopher Nolan's film Following. Bradsell was born in Bishop’s Stortford, England.[4]
Bradsell was acclaimed for inventing several new cocktails, including the Espresso Martini,[5] the Bramble,[6] the Treacle,[7] the Carol Channing, the Russian Spring Punch and the Wibble.[8] It was reported that Bradsell could "rarely enter a bar without an enthusiastic bartender thrusting his version of the (Espresso Martini) drink at him."[9]
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.[4][10]
References
- ^ Mover and shaker at The Observer/The Guardian, by Michael Jackson , July 9, 2000 (retrieved December 14, 2010)
- ^ "Mover and Shaker", by Jonathan Goodall, from Waitrose Food Illustrated, January 1999, archived at Waitrose.com (retrieved December 14, 2010)
- ^ Here's to the genius who created the Treacle by Gary Regan, San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2010 (retrieved December 14, 2010)
- ^ a b 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
- ^ According to Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers 2013, Top 100 Cocktails (link), accessed 15th October 2014.
- ^ Cecchini, Toby (16 June 2010). "Case Study: The Bramble". NYTimes.com.
- ^ Regan, Gaz. "The Cocktailian:Treacle". Imbibe UK.
- ^ http://drinksworld.asia/features/decade-later-regrets/
- ^ This quote is from Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers 2013, Top 100 Cocktails (link), published in April 2013, accessed 15th October 2014.
- ^ Dick Bradsell, by Simon Difford, at Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers; retrieved 1 March 2016
External links
- Interview with Dick Bradsell
- List of London's best barmen, featuring Dick Bradsell as a 'Taste maker'
- George Sinclair's Tribute Page
- Dick Bradsell and his Bramble Cocktail
Theme articles archived on Scribd
- Grumpy Old-Fashioned Men
- Creativity Versus Authenticity
- Dick Goes on the Defensive
- Beware Wreckless Abandonment
- Careering Through the Industry
- Credit Where It's Due
- Russian Spring Punch
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