New Cocktails

A floral bittersweet aperitivo charged with fig leaf soda.

A scaled-down, bite-sized 5:1 Dry Martini, which benefits from orange and lemon oils in place of orange bitters.

A Sweet Manhattan with a herbal touch of Bénédictine and cognac. Drier and more complex than our Preakness Cocktail recipe.

A gin-laced herbal, orange sour.

The merest hint of mint in a refreshing Daiquiri with a dry finish.

Very fruity with pineapple and citrusy rum sipped through port wine. A refreshing, easy-drinking crowd-pleaser.

Charles H. Baker says of this twist on a Sazerac, "Treat this one with the respect it deserves, gentleman." As this relation to the Sazerac, I...

I've doubled the maple syrup in this cocktail from the original as it helps cut through and balance the assertive smokiness of the peated whisky. You...

An agave spirit-based riff on Harry MacElhone's 1922 Cameron's Kick. (I tried adding a couple of drops of saline solution to this cocktail, but they...

Peated whisky sits brilliantly with the maraschino in this spirit-forward, Manhattan-like cocktail.

A riff on a Fifty-Fifty Martini with, as the name suggests, three-parts gin, two-parts dry vermouth, and one-part bianco vermouth.

Something of a bartender's handshake. Bittersweet and spirit-forward, and all the better for it. Depending on the time of night and your mood, perhaps...

Short for "Branca, Rye & Iron": this is a rustic shot turned digestivo. End your night with a Bryan; you won't regret it! (This recipe only works with...

Stoney mineral notes lead this finely tuned, complex tequila-laced cocktail.

I've added the merest splash of water and saline to mellow and round this spirit-forward Martini-like riff on a Merry Widower.

Tequila-laced, herbal, citrusy and fresh.

An old tom-based 20th Century given extra oomph with anise and quinquina.

Gin-laced bittersweet chocolatey cherry.

A Scotch whisky-based Perfect Martini.

Rich herbal whisky-laced liqueur dried and flavoured with fino sherry.

Successfully float the whisky and the aromatic first sip from this Dry Martini is a delight. I've split the vermouths to add a little bianco richness.

As the name suggests, this is a bite-sized scaled-down version of a classic Margarita served straight-up.

The Margarita cocktail brilliantly lends itself to adaption with the sweet element (traditionally triple sec liqueur) and citrus swapped and added to...

Spirit-forward rye whiskey with a flavoursome and harmonious herbal and fruity supporting act.