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Cocktail of the Day
16th of February 2025

Today is National Almond Day, so we are drinking a Almond Old Fashioned (tequila based).

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20 best Valentine's Day Cocktails

Valentine's Day cocktail names tend to be as corny as the cards and due to strawberries being uncannily heart-shaped, many Valentine's cocktails have strawberries

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Breakfast At Terrell's

This creamy orange 'champagne' cocktail is almost as silky smooth as a Sgroppino.

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Bitter Margarita

One of those cocktails that tastes just as its name suggests made more delicious with a splash of mezcal alongside the tequila.

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French Gimlet

A fresh and refreshing gin-laced elderflower sour.

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Tequila Negroni

Reposado rather than banco tequila, and a rosso alla vaniglia vermouth rather than a rosso vermouth, help round this tasty riff on a classic gin-based

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Iron Man

Ferro China and Irn-Bru both contain iron ammonium ferric citrate, which is also taken as a health supplement.

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Imperial

Unusually, maraschino liqueur is the backbone of this dry vermouth-based cocktail.

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Amen Corner

The Mint Julep meets the Paper Plane.

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Archbishop

Bittersweet and spirit-forward. The orange zest twist is key to this cocktail's success; hence I use two.

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Archdeacon

Spirit-forward, characterful rum-laced and bittersweet with notes of herbal toffee and fudge.

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Snow White Daiquiri

Sip through a thick white foamy head to enjoy the layers of rum-laced, innocently fruity delights below.

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Bubbling Swamp Water

Reverential herbal Chartreuse turned tropical and fruity with pineapple and lime.

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Middle Man No. 2

Although simple to make, the result is a sophisticated long drink.

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Ann Sheridan

A light 'gold' rum (circa three years old) that shows its age works better in this orange liqueur-influenced Daiquiri than a charcoal-filtered light rum.

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Italian Mezcal Margarita

Rich and yet sour with layers of agave spirit and roasted almond.

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Limoncello Margarita

A palate-cleansing lemon fresh Margarita.

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Roasted NAgroni

Perhaps the best non-alcoholic 'Negroni' (NOgroni) I've tried. Indeed, it's one of the best non-alcoholic cocktails. (I also found a simple mix of 45ml

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