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National Screwdriver Day

According to some National Screwdriver Day was actually yesterday on the 13th. Screw them! Others we respect say it's the 14th. A Screwdriver made with

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Dunhill's Special

A dry, spiritous and aromatic aperitivo. With a dry amontillado, this is a preamble Martini alternative, but with cream sherry, it's a velvet smoking jacket

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Tapa Punch

A peachy rum sour served swizzle-style. Citrus adds balance and freshness to this blend of rums with their fruity funk enhanced by a splash of peach liqueur.

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Middle Man

Bittersweetness in this tasty cocktail amplifies cherry notes while Chartreuse adds herbal complexity.

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Rock 'n' Rolla

A bourbon sour with apple and a burst of spice.

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Winter Sidecar

Delicately spicy with gingerbread spiced brandy, cranberry and citrus freshness. Spiced vodka adds flavour and lightens the heaviness of a traditional

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Clausmopolitan

Cardamom & ginger and vanilla vodkas add a spicy, gingerbread note to this festive cocktail.

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Mince Pie & Custard 'Tini

Inspired by the British classic Christmas treat of mince pies and custard with brandy butter.

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Cheat's Eggnog

Thick and creamy but not heavy and cloying. This eggnog is differentiated by using advocaat instead of a fresh egg, so it may frustrate some in America,

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Lemon Drop

Vodka-laced cleansing lemon freshness. Perfect to cleanse your palate after a meal.

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NoMad's Amaretto Sour

A delicious bitter-almond riff on a classic Amaretto Sour.

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Angel Face

Rich apricot and apple with a backbone of botanical gin. Balanced rather than dry or sweet. This cocktail looks better when stirred, but Harry Craddock's

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Club Cocktail (Craddock's recipe)

A Sweet Martini with a splash of Yellow Chartreuse.

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Remember the Maine

Charles H. Baker says of this twist on a Sazerac, Treat this one with the respect it deserves, gentleman. As this relation to the Sazerac, I previously

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Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Book 18th Edition

Our Eighteenth Edition hardback has 3,081 cocktail recipes, all accompanied by a photograph. It is a monster 656 pages, 6cm (2.3 inches) thick, and weighs

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Roundbuilding book

The second and expanded edition of Daniel Waddy and Kevin Armstrong's seminal bartending manual.

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Continental Negroni

A delicious, bittersweet carciofo-influenced riff on the Negroni.

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Gustin Gang

Spirit-forward with bittersweet sloe gin fruitiness and botanical complexity.

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