Light, refreshing and all too quaffable. Bitter liqueur adds depth of flavour to a Watermelon Martini.
A spirit-forward Vodka'tini with layers of cherry, subtle herbal and vanilla notes.
Use a straw to merge the layers of this tri-coloured Mezcal and Tequila Margarita or enjoy each layer separately, perhaps avoiding the sweet treat at...
A low-alcohol, palate-cleansing, welcome drink.
I've tried shaking this cocktail as originally called for and stirring it with various proportions of dry and bianco vermouth. However, it's best when...
Relatively low in alcohol, this bittersweet aperitivo has attractive almond notes. The sambuca adds well-integrated depth of flavour, rather than...
A surprisingly dry, herbal Scotch whisky Old Fashioned.
Gin-laced, grapefruit, bittersweet and sweet 'n' sourness, invigorated by a splash of soda water.
This cocktail sits somewhere in the East River between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn with a splash of Thames Estuary.
Bittersweet grapefruit soda, subtly laced with funky overproof rum.
A chili-spiced Mezcal Martini.
The lemon zest twist is the only non-British ingredient in this patriotic, mead-infused riff on a Paisley Martini, but the citrus oils help pull the...
A chocolate and cranberry alternatini and aperitif.
A floral, bittersweet and warming ginger-spiced riff on a Margarita. (Also good served in an old-fashioned glass over ice.)
Green cardamom and pineapple are a match made in heaven, here laced with rum to produce a super tasty Daiquiri.
One of those few cocktails where its name perfectly sums up its taste.
Characterful rhum agricole and pot still rum form the backbone of this Daiquiri, flavoured with the headline Browned Butter Fat Wash.
Exactly as headlined, a bourbon and rye whiskey-laced Boulevardier with Roasted Duck Fat Wash.
Mexican corn liqueur. White port and duck wash flavour this tequila-based late-night sipper.
A delicately flavoured Daiquiri with minty freshness and subtle honey flavours.
Maraschino liqueur is made from sour Marasca cherries. The cherries' flavour, along with that of its pit (stone) are extracted by distillation to...
A tequila and apricot sour inspired by the classic gin-based Pendennis Club Special.
Reminiscent of an Savoy Aviation with orange juice and served frappé. Suited to hot summer evenings. Bring them, and it on!
An Aviation split with orange juice, which adds freshness and mellows floral notes.