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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
A bittersweet Manhattan-style lightly sparkling cocktail.
A delicious trio of flavours meets in harmony. Tart ruby grapefruit and lemon, subtle bitterness, and rich elderflower.
Salmon pink in colour. Mezcal adds earthy smoky complexity to this bittersweet, citrusy fresh, aperitivo Last Word riff. And indeed, getting naked can
This pink/rust red drink is bittersweet with underlying bourbon character and lemon zestiness.
Spirituous, smoky, earthy, bittersweet, floral, herbal and complex. I've reduced the original serve by one-third to produce a complex, serious and most
This appropriately sunset-coloured cocktail serves a cacophony of flavours that combine to deliver a symphony of surprisingly harmonious sips.
Smoky, tangy and complex with layers of flavour, although happily mezcal dominates.
A riff on Sam Ross' Paper Plane this makes for a delicious aperitivo. I like to add 2 drops saline solution.
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.
A tasty Danish riff on the Negroni.
Mezcal-forward, but in flavour rather than a spirituous way, indeed this bittersweet aperitivo s relatively restrained on the boozy front.
There's a pleasingly bittersweet cola bite to this spirit-forward aperitivo/digestivo.
The lovechild of Douglas Ankrah's Pornstar Martini and Joaquín Simó's Naked & Famous. Fresh ripe (yet still a little tart passion fruit) sits alongside
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
A bittersweet and lightly chili spicy aperitivo to awaken your taste buds.
Pot still Jamaican rum adds delicate but distinctive funky notes to this lightly sweet fruity gin-laced cocktail.
Stirred, spirituous and bittersweet, this aperitif-style cocktail reflects Montreal's French and English influences with London dry gin and gentian liqueur.
A bittersweet, salmon-pink, light, delicate balance of gin, herbal complexity, grapefruit and dry sherry.
Beautifully balanced bitter-sweetness with tequila and mezcal sitting harmoniously with cherry and aperitivo liqueurs, with lemon freshness. A perfect
This appropriately named boozy cocktail is a cross between a Last Word and a Paper Plane.
Tequila charged, delicately bittersweet undertones sit with rich almond syrup.
Amaro's distinctive flavours shine through alongside the dark rum in this aperitivo cocktail.
Rust coloured and bittersweet with cachaça and elderflower.
Negroni in name and Negroni in style with the sweetness of Aperol countered by the use of amaro.
This tasty aperitivo also works well with Americano Bianco used in place of Lillet Blanc.
Bittersweet and gin-laced, this is one of the first Last Word riffs to emerge from the Chartreuse shortage in 2022.
Grassy flavours from the sauvignon blanc, as well as the wine's acidity, add to the fresh zestyness of the citrus.
Berry fruit and citrus gently caressed by mellow Irish whiskey with a splash of enlivening soda.
Bittersweet zesty orange with deep herbal complexity. Great for a summer afternoon or an evening aperitivo.
The name of this bitter bittersweet and sour Margarita riff references amaro (meaning bitter) and the use of an Italian bitter liqueur. Many will want
A dry and very fresh grapefruit fizz. Best as an aperitivo.
Tequila-laced, delicately bittersweet/sour with floral elderflower.
Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour, A whisky-based riff on the Division Bell.
Wonderfully floral – flavours of rose and raspberry dominate with dry vermouth adding balance and complexity.
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.
Bittersweet and complex with underlying cachaça character. Perfect as an aperitivo.
Gently bitter rhubarb - a very tasty aperitivo.
A mezcal inspired variation of the Last Word with a refreshing, spirit-forward blend of ingredients.
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
Easy drinking, neither sweet or sour, this cocktail with its subtle coffee notes suits breakfast, teatime or aperitivo but was originally created as a
I tried this dry, bittersweet, apertivo cocktail with blanco and then reposado tequilas to discover how much better it is with the more youthful tequila.
Bittersweet, sweet 'n' sour, and bristling with grassy rum-led flavour. This Pink Flamingo is a very expressive bird and one that may prove hard to handle
Mezcal is the characterful backbone to this aperitivo with rich herbal notes balanced by delicate bitterness and citrus freshness.
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
A riff on the Rabo-de-Galo with bittersweet aperitivo in place of sweet vermouth.
Cacao and coffee flavours from the rum shine in this fruity and delicately spicy Tiki influenced cocktail.
Slightly sweet, herbal, refreshing and quaffable. The good folk at Aperol, the aperitivo liqueur brand most identified with the Spritz, recommend equal
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