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Cocktail of the Day
8th of November 2025

Today is National Harvey Wallbanger Day, so we are drinking a Harvey Wallbanger.

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Camarón

A riff on the Cameron's Kick, with tequila replacing Irish whiskey and mezcal used in place of Scotch whisky.

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Coconut Sands Negroni

A coconut-influenced riff on a White Negroni.

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Pipeline

Vegetal and fruity flavours combine harmoniously in this fresh and refreshing cocktail.

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Matcha Martini

Vodka-laced matcha and white chocolate with hints of vanilla and coconut, balanced and aromatised with vermouth. This recipe may look sweet, but with the

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Matchatini

Despite a generous slug of white cacao liqueur in this cocktail, it's dry with matcha supported by, rather than dominated by, chocolate. (Use a chef's

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Gin Fizz

Everyone has heard of this clean, refreshing cocktail, but few have experienced the real thing. The Gin Fizz is differentiated from a Gin Collins (properly

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Silver Gin Fizz

For those who prefer their Gin Fizz mellowed and fluffed by the addition of egg white. It's possible to make a fizz with a visually appealing head raised

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Cuban Master

Well-balanced and very fruity.

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Sweet Louise

Louise's sweetness is balanced by lime sourness with contrasting rich fruity flavours. Louise may lack poise, but she's flavoursome.

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Strawberry Margarita (frozen)

Slightly sweet but yummy with an interplay between tequila, rich strawberry and tart fresh lime.

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Doctor Funk

With its generous dose of rum and absinthe, too many of these faintly liquorice-like cocktails and you'll need a doctor.

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Heering Cherry Cocktail Competition

We're looking for the best new Heering Cherry Liqueur cocktails inspired by Christmas. As an incentive to drive your creativity, our friends at Heering

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Lustau Sherry Cocktail Competition

The Winning Cocktails! In conjunction with Bodega Lustau, we invited professional bartenders and home cocktail makers to enter their recipes into our

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Sherry Cocktails

Sherry has been a staple cocktail since the 1800s, appearing in many punch recipes from the period. Today, sherry plays a key role in the world's leading

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Somos Pecadores Espadín Joven Mezcal

Somos Pecadores is an artisanal 100% agave mezcal, distilled at a family-run palenque in San Luis del Río, a community in the municipality of Tlacolula

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20 best Halloween cocktails

All Hallows' Eve, the 31st of October, is spook night with bizarre costumes, trick-or-treat, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and bonfires all the rage.

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Perfect Word

A perfectly balanced, floral Last Word.

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Itty Bitty Pretty

An americano blanco-charged Honey Vodka Sour.

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Jimmy Barrat

Jimmy Barrat, the Dubai-based bar consultant who brought a thirsty world the Tomatini cocktail, was pretty much born into the industry. Aged eight, he

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Eldridge Highball

Peated whiskey and ginger beer with balanced lemon sourness and honey richness.

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Exprè Caffè Italiano

Made with a natural infusion of Arabica and Robusta coffees, Exprè Caffè is used in place of espresso coffee in cocktails, such as an Espresso Martini

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Doctor's Orders (Eastern Standard)

A rye whiskey sour with apricot liqueur and Swedish punch, perhaps inspired by the classic Doctor cocktail.

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Peachy Sour

Just as the name suggests, with a bourbon backbone.

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