New Cocktails

Like other Daiquiris, this complex version benefits from dilution so consider adding a dash of water.

Depending on your coffee liqueur, this can be a tad on the dry side, so I've added a splash of sugar. Hence, according to your own tastes, you may...

Made with an Old Tom gin with amplified botanicals and minimal sugar (some are way too sweet), this is a spirituous and, if you hit the right...

A fruity frozen rum-laced sour. Perfect for a hot afternoon in Honolulu.

A delicious aperitif that's best described as a mellow Negroni.

Dry (don't be misled by the grenadine) and equally suited to enjoying as an aperitivo or late-night tipple.

A delicious reverse Dry Martini with dry sherry and orange.

A tasty sour based on smoky peated whisky, enhanced by mezcal and enriched by almond syrup.

Beebe's 1946 recipe calls for "just a touch of sugar" and I ended up preferring a quarter barspoon of rich sugar syrup, but only after trying twice...

Brandy freshened with orange and lemon. Rich notes are in harmony with sour citrus. Popular with the safari set in South Africa, where it is made with...

A mere barspoon of coffee liqueur, along with amaro, sets this Negroni riff apart.

Brandy and rye whiskey form the base to this subtly cherry-flavoured old-fashioned-like cocktail.

Bourbon's answer to the Tequila Sunrise.

This vintage cocktail is perhaps the predecessor to the Tequila Sunrise.

Easy-drinking, low in alcohol and best enjoyed as an aperitivo in warm climes. Simple but tasty.

A bittersweet, herbal sour that will challenge many but delight a few.

Cream is graded by its fat content, and confusingly, the different types of cream go by different names on either side of the Atlantic. For cocktails...

A minty fresh Daiquiri with faint zesty orange notes.

Manhattan-esque with delicate herbal notes.

White port may be the base to this delicate aperitivo, but mezcal and bergamot liqueur are arguably the main act, with manzanilla sherry playing an...

Inspired by Hong Kong, the Dynasty Margarita appropriately uses traditional Chinese ingredients of lychee and ginger and combines these with...

Sherry-influenced mezcal shines with almond syrup and pineapple brilliantly integrated in this sour.

A Daiquiri with a splash of fresh breath-enhancing orange and mint liqueurs.

Tart passion fruit and lime rounded with almost creamy almond and coconut.