New Cocktails

This riff on the classic Clover Club strips out the botanical-laced gin and replaces it with bone-dry, faintly salty sherry. The result is lighter...

I've enjoyed a Mojito at Cuba's famous La Bodeguita del Medio, the spiritual home of this cocktail, and this recipe is consistent with the way they...

With its attractive burnished copper appearance and equally attractive spirit-forward bittersweetness, this cocktail is enjoyable as an aperitivo...

Rum and sherry in perfect harmony.

Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour, the Sputnek is a cleansing appetite sharper or digestivo.

This delightfully spirit-forward riff on the Brooklyn is the most Italian American of cocktails.

Gin and orange with a souring splash of lime juice.

Scotch whisky-laced mango with ginger spice and lemon freshness.

As the name suggests, this fruity Whiskey Sour is bourbon-led with honeyed mango balancing zesty lemon sourness.

A tangy apple sour alternatini served straight-up in that all-important "tini" 'V'-shaped glass.

Calvados is a wonderfully flavoursome base spirit in cocktail recipes, particularly with young calvados that retain the fresh, crisp notes of apple...

Summer is fading, leaves are starting to scatter the ground and the weather is turning chillier. It's not yet time for winter warmers, but crushed...

A hard-hitting "rock" of a hangover cure that may work as a pick-you-up or knock you right back down. Made easier with a cube or two of ice.

Ice cones are an iconic garnish widely used in Tiki bars, particularly when serving Navy Grog cocktails. They are made by freezing crushed ice that...

The ingredients and proportions are a long way from the original equal parts Scotch whisky and dry vermouth, but the result is a rather better...

A riff on a classic Rolls Royce that's good when made with a dry gin but, arguably, is better based on an old tom gin.

The original three-equal-parts recipe is a tad bland without the addition of a little something. Obviously, roasted pineapple and mint Daiquiri...

A mezcal and tequila-laced bittersweet aperitivo.

Mango leads the all-important coconut and pineapple in this rum-laced colada.

A classic Mint Julep is a springtime cocktail associated with the Kentucky Derby in May. However, the addition of tropical mango notes propels this...

Spirit-forward and just on the sweet side of bittersweet with cherry and citrus fruitiness. A perfect after-dinner digestif.

Navy rum and triple sec add special interest to this Daiquiri.

Vodka-laced watermelon with a subtle hint of orange and freshening lime.

As the name suggests/promises, rhubarb-flavoured with the requisite gin and lime, harmonised by a splash of egg white and much improved by bitters.