This flavoursome, three-equal-parts dessert Martini is rich and indulgent, but the lightly sweet palate is followed by a dry finish.
Temperature and dilution are key to the success of this finely balanced Martini-style cocktail. Originally a shaken cocktail, it benefits from a...
A bone-dry Manhattan for those with dry palates. If you like Dry Martinis, then this could be for you.
This cocktail was originally made with Kina Lillet, and modern-day Lillet does not do it justice. However, when made with a blanc quinquina, this...
A tropical fruity sour with rum-laced layers of funky citrus.
Could be renamed "Summer Sour" as this vodka-laced, bright, fresh, zesty sour is best appreciated early on a summer's evening.
Combining gin botanicals, génépy and amaro, this spirit-forward, herbal cocktail is named after the wet-earth smell, called "petrichor", released...
A spirituous apple brandy-forward Sweet Manhattan variation with generous splashes of fernet and maraschino liqueur in place of aromatic bitters.
Velvety, herbal and indulgent dessert-style cocktail with a rum backbone.
Fino sherry makes a brilliant Caipirinha, which, while lower in alcohol and calories than a cachaça-based Caipirinha, is equally tasty and...
Cucumber and lime summer freshness with herbal basil and floral elderflower, fortified with a carefree splash of vodka.
A minty, peachy bourbon sour, invigorated with ginger beer.
As the name suggests, a peachy Margarita. (I prefer straight-up, but this fruity Margarita is arguably 'peachier' when strained over ice.)
Choose your brandy well (perhaps reach for your finest cognac) and you'll experience a refined Boulevardier/Negroni.
Elderflower liqueur tones and adds floral notes to this Tequila Martini variation.
A coconut rum and gentian charged riff on the 20th Century Cocktail.
Best made with a smoky mezcal to intertwine with sloe gin's berry fruitiness, subtle layers of herbal vanilla vermouth and delicate bitter chocolate.
A delicately smoky (depending on your mezcal), faintly buttery Tequila Old Fashioned with roasted duck and popcorn notes.
A manzanilla-dried Lychee Martini.
A dusting of freshly grated nutmeg completes this satisfying old-school cocktail.
A peated whisky-forward Boulevardier served straight-up with mole bitters adding delicately spiced cacao notes. A deliciously bittersweet aperitivo or...
Adapted from a recipe created in 2026 by Leandro "The Educated Barfly" DiMonriva and eponymously named after the 2023 song by Chappell Roan...
Vodka-laced, fruity watermelon with delicate herbal complexity. It might be fruity, but with its vermouth notes, this cocktail remains dry and...
Fresh juicy kiwi fortified with clean grainy vodka and delicate herbal notes from the vermouth. A spoon of kiwi syrup amplifies the kiwi flavour...