New Cocktails

Wayne Collins, this cocktail's creator, originally used equal parts as is usual for a classic Negroni, and after trying various other formulations...

Vodka's success is partly due to its being marketed from the 1940s as a clear, pure, clean spirit that will mix with anything. Accordingly, some...

A classic Martinez with an iron backbone.

Whisky and marshmallow – essential accompaniments to any campfire. And where there's fire, there's smoke.

A fresh, balanced, delicately herbal take on the Limoncello Spritz.

Bittersweet and spirit-forward with delicious toffee apple-like notes. It's sacrilegious, but I prefer this cocktail shaken.

A complex mix of botanicals with pine, peppermint and génépy flavour this tasty gin and akvavit-based sour.

A mezcal-based Corpse Reviver with Strega ("witch" in Italian) liqueur.

A Naked & Famous with Strega ("witch" in Italian) liqueur replacing Yellow Chartreuse.

This Margarita works much better with the vanilla notes from a good reposado tequila and is a lesser cocktail when made with blanco. The white cacao...

A frozen Piña Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri served in the same glass, either with one on top of the other, or one on each side of the glass. A...

The success of this cocktail is more about having the right olive brine than anything else, as the olive brine dominates.

There's more to Easter indulgence than mere chocolate eggs.

A delicately smoky, marshmallow-influenced Old Fashioned.

A riff on the classic Old Pal, made lighter and more approachable by red aperitivo liqueur replacing red bitter liqueur. Don't skip the spray of...

Zesty orange and agricole rum notes lift this vibrant blue Daiquiri.

Rye whiskey-laced, delicately sweet 'n' sour with delicious strawberry fruitiness.

The Last Word meets the Corpse Reviver in this floral cocktail, originally made with London dry gin, but is better with old tom gin.

Beautifully balanced layers of flavour and bittersweetness.

Aged rum forms the backbone to this refreshing zesty orange cocktail.

This foamy sour digestivo is mild in alcohol but flavoursome with ferro-china's steely bitterness balanced by bright lemon freshness.

A fairly smoky mezcal works best in this bittersweet, faintly citrusy digestivo or late-night sipper.

An appropriately named, rye whiskey-based Paper Plane. Simple and tasty. Go easy when expressing the twist; too much citrus oil detracts from this...

A Manhattan with a steely edge, rye whiskey spice and herbal complexity drifts into a rye and cola-like finish.