Cocktail of the Day
13th of June 2025

Today is Sewing Machine Day, so we are drinking a Tailor Made.

Little Rebel

A brandy and scotch whisky sour with grenadine fruitiness. I like to cut the grenadine with sugar syrup to rein in the fruitiness and, while doing so,

Madeira Negroni

As the name suggests, madeira replaces rosso vermouth in this Negroni variation, producing a fuller-flavoured and arguably drier cocktail.

Maid in Cuba

A Daiquiri freshened with mint and cucumber, opened with a splash of soda.

Lost Lake

Rum-laced tropical fruit with bittersweet and sweet 'n' sourness.

Old Barrel

Rye whiskey spice, herbal liqueur complexity and vinous sherry sit alongside each other in a harmonious trinity with dashes of aromatic bitters and lemon

Pane Pistimiou

A Greek-influenced riff on the Champs-Élysées named after Panepistimiou Street in Athens, which, thanks to its being the address of the University of

Monastiraki Square

A Greek spirited riff on a classic Vieux Carré named after what is perhaps Athens' most vibrant square.

Mezcalicus

A mezcal-based Margarita riff with bergamot liqueur replacing triple sec orange liqueur.

Red Cosmic Alaska

A Cosmic Alaska but made with old tom gin (instead of London dry) and watermelon liqueur (in place of green melon liqueur).

Torabhaig Sound of Sleat

The Torabhaig distillery sits on the east coast of the Isle of Skye overlooking the strip of sea that divides the island from the mainland. In Gaelic,

Waku Waku

A delicately flavoured, calming aperitivo in anticipation of something special.

Tom & Jerez

A dry sherry and pear sour laced with old tom gin and enriched with almond syrup. The garnish is a savoury distraction from the sweet and sourness.

Improved Blood Orange Margarita

With its rich red colour, complex agave notes, and bittersweet zesty citrus, this is an Improved Blood Orange Margarita due to its use of añejo tequila

Cyva Martini

A fino sherry Fifty-Fifty Dry Martini distinguished by a splash of brandy.

Beverly Pickup

A dry, brandy-laced digestivo or late-night tipple.

O'Connor's

This is one of those simple three-ingredient cocktails that can be made in numerous different ways. The original recipe calls for Dubonnet, French (dry)

Mickey Finn

This absinthe-influenced Mickey Finn is quite different to the anise liqueur-based original but arguably is more suited to modern-day palates.