Cocktails & mixed drinks

Champagne Snowball

Deliciously silky, the Snowball cocktail was huge in the 1970s and is now enjoying a well-deserved renaissance. This champagne enhanced recipe is by yours

Mujer Negra

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Ian Burrell, London, England.

Tootsie Roll

Adapted from a 2015 recipe created by Aisha Sharpe, New York City, USA. For non-USA readers, a Tootsie Roll is chocolate-flavoured caramel candy that's

Good Cork

Adapted from a recipe created by Phil Ward at Mayahuel, New York City, USA.

Grapefruit Drop Crusta

Created in October 2019 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex, England.

Tears of Jungle Bird

Adapted from a recipe by David Hans at Three X Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. David's original recipe calls for 10ml Giffard Caribbean Pineapple liqueur and

Bartenders' guide to foraging: Flowering quince

Not many know that the hard, yellow fruits of the flowering quince, a popular garden shrub, make a fragrant ingredient. This edible ornamental brings an

Black Corn & Oil

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Uwe Christiansen at Heart of St. Pauli in Hamburg, Germany.

Ginger 'Martini'

Created by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Clocktower, Rye, East Sussex, England.

Clockwork Orange No.2

Adapted from a recipe created by Taylor Hall at Tandem Bar, Newtown, Sydney, Australia. Taylor was inspired to create this dessert cocktail after eating

Old Cuban Highball

Adapted from a 2017 recipe discovered at Boilerman Bar, Hamburg, Germany.

Tom & Jerry cocktail

Once a wintertime staple served in taverns and saloons across America, the Tom & Jerry cocktail/punch was relegated to obscurity until recent years when

Bon Vivant's Martini

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Tim Sipos in Austria. This cocktail was the winning Elit Art of Martini 2018 Global Final in Bilbao, Spain.

Black Cuban

Recipe created in 2019 by Helder Fortes Silva, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Helder's original recipe uses homemade mint-lime cordial and black pepper tincture.

Brandy Sangaree

Port and Brandy (AKA Randy) are a match made in heaven, here subtly enriched with a touch of sugar.

Rum Dum Sour

Adapted from a recipe created in 1971 by Wilfred Sands while bartending at the Lyford Cay Club in New Providence, Bahamas. Wilfred apparently made the

Bucket List

Floral, honeyed, herbal and vodka laced.

Mezcal Jackson

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Sean Lisik.

Sloegroni

A riff on the classic Negroni which emerged circa 2018.

Bee's Tease

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Jared Brown, who wrote the following about the origins of this cocktail. One night upstairs at Balthazar, London,