Remember Tom Cruise juggling bottles in Cocktail? Steve Pratt Cheap Prom Dresses out what tricks today's mixologists have up their sleeve I BLAME Tom Cruise. Ever since his 1988 film Cocktail, the noble art of mixology has been seen as a form of exhibitionism rather than customer service. The barman became the star - a cocky juggler who threw bottles in the air, caught them (hopefully) and added the liquid to a glass. Andrew Golding, manager of The Strapless Sweetheart Baby Blue Prom Dress pub, in Durham, and my guide through the cocktail menu, would never stop anyone showing off their mixing skills in the manner of Cruise's screen barman.

He acknowledges what you might call the theatre of cocktail-mixing as the ingredients are added to make a usually colourful concoction. "I don't mind seeing it if it's done properly, " he says. "A lot of Strapless Sweetheart Long Prom Dress who come to the bar for a cocktail want a bit of theatre. They like the wait, the drama of all the ingredients going into a glass and also there's also a bit of excitement to see what the end product looks like. But he wouldn't encourage it either. And I imagine these days health and safety would have something to say about flying bottles.

That'swhywe use fresh fruit - blackberries, redcurrants, mint, cucumber, oranges and lemons." During a mixology masterclass at The Boathouse, Andrew and deputy manager Rich Morgan Strapless Sweetheart Neckline Pink Prom Dress flair and flamboyance in their cocktail-making without resorting to Cruisestyle look-I-can-do-a-backflip-while-pouringvodka showing off. I watched and learnt, happy to sample the results. Rich shows me how to make a mojito. Put a few mint leaves in a glass, add a spoonful of brown sugar, 50mls of white rum and muddle them together with a stirrer. Fill the glass with crushed ice, then top with soda.