We've just dropped the first tees in our exclusive collection designed in collaboration with top live music venue Also Known As. To mark the occasion, we had a party!
As you know, if you follow us on social media or you've joined our mailing list, we’ve partnered with top live music venue Also Known As to bring you great live music and sick limited edition graphic tees.
To celebrate, we gathered the TOC Collective for a boozy night at AKA with music from incredible indie pop project LONG ISLAND. For more about the band, check out our exclusive interview.
HOW TO MAKE AN ESPRESSO STOUTINI
To make the night extra special, the lovely folk at AKA had created a special cocktail for us: the Espresso Stoutini. Nothing short of a taste sensation!
Knowing we love a pint of the black stuff, especially our Skev, the Espresso Stoutini is a intoxicating melange of Guinness syrup, coffee, and Jameson’s Irish whiskey. Be warned, like a pugnacious Irish pugilist, the Espresso Stoutini packs a hell of a punch!
Should you wish to try it for yourself, you can either get yourself down to AKA, or follow the recipe described in this handy instructional video from AKA's bar manager and master mixologist James.
Wanting to know more about how this delightfully smooth and sweet-tasting concoction came to be, we asked James to tell us what inspired this signature beverage. Here's what he had to say:
"The basis of the cocktail was really the Guinnes syrup. I knew I had to somehow incorporate Skev’s favourite drink. I broke down the flavour profile of Guinness: strong coffee undertones with ample maltiness. The next thing, naturally, was to add fresh espresso.
"The coffee really helped to bring out the flavour of the Guinness syrup, without it being too obvious or overwhelming. The next obstacle was the spirit. I dislike the idea of using plain vodka in cocktails. I don’t think it adds flavour; it’s purely a way of making any drink alcoholic. I wanted to find a spirit to complement the Guinness. Jameson’s whiskey made the most sense, given its flavour and rich Irish heritage.
"After spending a long time faffing about with measurements and ratios, I knew I’d almost got it right. But something was still missing. A squeeze of orange peel, expressed over the cocktail, and bang, the Espresso Stoutini was born."
LIMITED EDITION GRAPHIC TEES
We had a great night in AKA. Huge thanks to Mattie, Dave and James for organising everything, and to LONG ISLAND for being so brilliant and for tolerating our drunken onstage antics.
Big thanks also to all those that came along to support us, especially if you bought a tee. If you'd like to get your hands on the new TOC x AKA tees, Club Head Tee and Illumina-Tee, they're exclusively available now in AKA and online from us.
Designed by artist and TikTok content creator par excellence Dave 'The Bard' Shakespeare, these premium graphic tees are from a strictly limited print run and individually numbered. They'll be no restocks. Don't miss out; get yours before they're gone forever!
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