Cocktail of the Day
10 April 2026

Today is The day Bananas debuted, so we are drinking a Nuclear Banana Daiquiri.

Milano Torino (Mi-To)

The drink that led to both the Negroni and the Americano. Pause and enjoy its simplicity before progressing.

Daiquiri (frozen)

A superbly refreshing cocktail on a hot day. Blend with too much ice, and you will have a tasteless slushy drink that will give you brain-ache if you drink

Vernalagnia Martini

Ginseng bitters add bright, fresh, aromatic, aphrodisiac notes while Parfait Amour liqueur literally means perfect love. But does the alluring sunken garnish

Sakura Martini

Sake replaces vermouth in this Martini with maraschino liqueur adding deliciousness, enhanced by faint salinity.

Daisy Cutter Martini

Dry, floral, minty and herbal. A pallet cleansing Vodkatini. The few tiny shrapnels of mint that make it through the fine strainer add to this cocktail's

Gypsy Gentleman

A bourbon lime sour, the deliciousness of which depends on the quality of your grenadine and appreciation of fernet.

Mee-Ho-Loong

Rich sloe gin, toned with dry herbal vermouth notes.

Black Hawk

Rich, tart berry-slow gin mellows the spirituous spiced rye whiskey with delicate vanilla and liquorice. A must-try if you like Manhattans.

Fail-Safe

There are delicate and pleasing floral notes to this complex, well-balanced riff on a Negroni.

Singapore Sling (Difford's recipe)

A fruity sling with Tiki flavours and well-disguised gin-laced spirituous strength. Traditionally, Sling cocktails are charged with a soda, but why use

Añejo Margarita

Añejo tequila is better mixed with orange curaçao (than the usual triple sec) in this flavoursome Margarita.

Honey Old Fashioned

Honey may slightly cloud this cocktail's appearance, but use a good raw honey, and you'll have a much-enriched Old Fashioned. The bourbon and Tennessee

Pallini Limoncello Cocktail Competition

Once again, for a second year, we've teamed up with Pallini, the world's leading limoncello, to invite professional bartenders and home consumers alike,

Baltasar & Blimunda

A Negroni variation with vermouth amaro and tawny port, producing a dry, lightly bitter digestivo. (When made with richer ruby port, this cocktail loses

Golden Orchard

Cognac, pear and delicate elderflower floral notes with sauvignon blanc wine adding flavour and balancing acidity.

Simon's Sidecar

Unusually for a Sidecar, my recipe leans heavily on orange curaçao and pineau des charentes, each adding layers of flavour to this finely balanced sour.

Vermouth Cocktail

Well-balanced, herbal sweetness, dominated by vermouth (hence the name), with faint maraschino, but perhaps the most important ingredient is the most hidden,

Limonzero Tonic

Lemon zesty freshness invigorated with tonic water.

Hot Honey Margarita

Delivers just as the name promises, a honeyed and chilli-spiced Margarita.

Hot Honey Whiskey Sour

A Whiskey Sour with rich honeyed notes and chili spice.

Hot Honey Bee's Knees

A gin-laced sour with rich honeyed chili spice.

Jalisco Hive

Reposado tequila, honey and grapefruit are harmonious with added bittersweet complexity. Designed as a low alcohol aperitivo.

Curaçao Margarita

As the name implies, this flavoursome Margarita is made with orange curaçao in place of the usual triple sec. Better when made with a reposado, or even