Cocktail Finder

Avion de Papel

A riff on Sam Ross' Paper Plane this makes for a delicious aperitivo. I like to add 2 drops saline solution.

Devil's Soul

Spirituous, smoky, earthy, bittersweet, floral, herbal and complex. I've reduced the original serve by one-third to produce a complex, serious and most

Enrico Palazzo

A bittersweet Manhattan-style lightly sparkling cocktail.

Monkey Wrench (with ratchet)

A Monkey Wrench is classically just rum, grapefruit juice and bitters – my version's a little different. Monkey 47 gins complex botanicals sit with a

Naked & Famous

Salmon pink in colour. Mezcal adds earthy smoky complexity to this bittersweet, citrusy fresh, aperitivo Last Word riff. And indeed, getting naked can

Paper Plane

This pink/rust red drink is bittersweet with underlying bourbon character and lemon zestiness.

Ruby

A delicious trio of flavours meets in harmony. Tart ruby grapefruit and lemon, subtle bitterness, and rich elderflower.

Sunset Vibes

This appropriately sunset-coloured cocktail serves a cacophony of flavours that combine to deliver a symphony of surprisingly harmonious sips.

Toffee Negroni

There's no toffee in this Toffee Negroni in the same way there's no coffee in the Coffee Cocktail yet both drinks are aptly named and delicious.

When The Smoke Cleared

Smoky, tangy and complex with layers of flavour, although happily mezcal dominates.

Adriatique Cocktail

Bittersweet zesty orange with deep herbal complexity. Great for a summer afternoon or an evening aperitivo.

Aperol Spritz / Aperitivo Spritz

Slightly sweet, herbal, refreshing and quaffable. The good folk at Aperol, the aperitivo liqueur brand most identified with the Spritz, recommend equal

Benny Blanco

A bittersweet and lightly chili spicy aperitivo to awaken your taste buds.

Brazuca Remedy

Bittersweet and complex with underlying cachaça character. Perfect as an aperitivo.

Caneflower cocktail

Rust coloured and bittersweet with cachaça and elderflower.

Clockwork Orange No.2

Easy drinking, neither sweet or sour, this cocktail with its subtle coffee notes suits breakfast, teatime or aperitivo but was originally created as a

Dead Man's Handle

Tequila charged, delicately bittersweet undertones sit with rich almond syrup.

Division Bell

A mezcal inspired variation of the Last Word with a refreshing, spirit-forward blend of ingredients.

Eclipse Cocktail (by Leo Robitschek)

Beautifully balanced bitter-sweetness with tequila and mezcal sitting harmoniously with cherry and aperitivo liqueurs, with lemon freshness. A perfect

Four-flusher

In cowboy lingo, a four-flusher is a cheat/swindler/liar but in this case, a Four-Flusher is a tasty bittersweet four equal parts aperitivo cocktail.

High King

Berry fruit and citrus gently caressed by mellow Irish whiskey with a splash of enlivening soda.

Last Flight

This appropriately named boozy cocktail is a cross between a Last Word and a Paper Plane.

Lavarello

A riff on the Rabo-de-Galo with bittersweet aperitivo in place of sweet vermouth.

Lost Plane

Amaro's distinctive flavours shine through alongside the dark rum in this aperitivo cocktail.

Montreal Cocktail (official city cocktail)

Stirred, spirituous and bittersweet, this aperitif-style cocktail reflects Montreal's French and English influences with London dry gin and gentian liqueur.

Negroni and the Goat

Negroni in name and Negroni in style with the sweetness of Aperol countered by the use of amaro.

Oh Cecilie!

A tasty Danish riff on the Negroni.

Part-time Lover

Tequila-laced, delicately bittersweet/sour with floral elderflower.

Perennial

Gently bitter rhubarb - a very tasty aperitivo.

Queen Mother

Pot still Jamaican rum adds delicate but distinctive funky notes to this lightly sweet fruity gin-laced cocktail.

Showgirl Cocktail

Wonderfully floral – flavours of rose and raspberry dominate with dry vermouth adding balance and complexity.

South Slope

This tasty aperitivo also works well with Americano Bianco used in place of Lillet Blanc.

Spicy Dead Lady

A very different Lady to the White Lady, this is a riff on a Naked & Famous with falernum in place of Yellow Chartreuse. If using a full-flavoured falernum

Sunset Strip

Eric Tecosky's original recipe for this drink called for 1.25oz of Jack Daniels Single Barrel in place of the ¾oz of both Tennessee and rye whiskey used

The Italian Job Cocktail

Bittersweet and boozy with a dry finish. Striking the right degree of dilution is key to the success of this cocktail – stir a little longer than usual

Three of Strong

Cacao and coffee flavours from the rum shine in this fruity and delicately spicy Tiki influenced cocktail.

Tommi's Cocktail

A delicately bittersweet aperitif cocktail which heroes complex smoky mezcal.

A Few of My Favourite Things

Bittersweet with zesty citrus, rich sherry, cognac and faint herbal Chartreuse.

A Sinking Cocktail

Copper red and bitter sweet with wine, elderflower and a touch of cherry liqueur.

Alpine Swift

Bittersweet and edging towards the tropical.

Bluegrass

Cucumber and Bourbon with a hint of bitter sweet orange.

Blush

“I wanted to create a cocktail that was refreshing, distinctive and easy to prepare – a classic BACARDí drink for a new era. I have taken the BACARDÍ

Blushing Monk

An aromatic bittersweet sour with heavy herbal influences.

Commedia All'italiana

Full-flavoured and bittersweet. I prefer this aperitivo-style cocktail with the dilution that comes with serving on-the-rocks.

Contessa

As Negroni-style cocktails go, the vibrant orange-amber Contessa is nudging being on the sweet side (but no less likeable for it).

East 8 Hold-up cocktail

Vodka based, fruity and bittersweet with pineapple and passion fruit.

Few Words

This lightly spiced mezcal-laced and cherry flavoured cocktail works equally well as an aperitif or digestif.

Final Countdown

Created by Mitchell 'Kai' Lum from Vertigo TOO, Bangkok, Thailand for the 2016 Cherry Heering Classic Challenge.