New Cocktails

Mix yourself one of these and settle back in a comfy chair for a comforting late-night tipple.

A delicious, relatively low alcohol, bittersweet palate sharpener. As is the norm for Negronis, many will expect and perhaps prefer this cocktail to...

I started with a Ferra China take on a Sazerac and six experimental cocktails later, ended up with this more iron-influenced Old Fashioned. I enjoyed...

Scotch whisky adds delicate peaty notes to this excellent riff on the usually bourbon-based Paper Plane.

A balanced and pleasing bourbon-laced sour with coffee and almond. (A lemon zest twist produces a fresher, drier cocktail, but orange is perhaps more...

A rum and coconut riff on a classic Boulevardier.

The rum gives the coconut an almost toasty note in this nutty riff on a classic Mojito.

Fruity coconut with a splash of Greek sunshine spirit.

Just as the name promises, a lightly spiced, pumpkin-flavoured Margarita.

Bittersweet and complex with underlying cachaça character. Perfect as an aperitivo.

A delicious riff on a Mezcal Negroni. Depending on your mood/occasion, you may instead prefer to serve this cocktail straight-up in a coupe.

A Negroni invigorated with a splash of sparkling wine. Every Negroni drinker should try this variation.

A delicious modern-day mezcal and rum-laced cocktail that could be a Tiki classic.

Described as a "summertime Manhattan", this attractive socialite is dangerous.

I've tried this recipe with both white and dark crème de cacao, and I prefer it with the heavier chocolatey notes the dark version brings to this...

Mezcal-laced bittersweet, sweet 'n' sour herbal and citrus with delicate almond.

A delicious riff on a Manhattan made special by the distinctive notes of ferro china.

Spirit-forward with herbal aromatised wine. Best enjoyed immediately after a substantial dinner or during the hours that follow.

A tasty, spirit-forward digestif with herbal complexity. Some will prefer this with the dilution afforded by serving over ice in an old-fashioned...

A floral riff on a Last Word following 2:1:1:1 proportions.

A two-to-one Dry Martini set apart by a splash of grenadine and a dash of absinthe.

Adapted from a recipe created by Martin Cate at his Smuggler's Cove bar in San Francisco, California. A local exotica band called "Ape" were...

This delicious cocktail is sadly often overlooked in favour of the bourbon-based Whiskey Sour. Depending on the peatiness of the whisky, bitters...

With the right olive brine, this is a delicious, salty, gin-laced, herbal delight. As with all Martinis, striking a perfect level of dilution and...