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Sick Day

Bright acid, warm spice, a smoky nose giving way to botanicals and herbs followed by a complex and lingering citrus.

Botanical Explosion

For an explosion of botanicals/herbal notes use a botanical gin such as Uncle Val's or The Bontanist.

El Joven Mixteco

This libation is complex, in part, due to the interplay of tropical fruit flavors (lime, orange, hints of pineapple), green chili peppers, and mild touches

Supernova Cocktail

I was keen to try star anise in a cocktail recipe and decided to crush and grind one in a shaker to release maximum flavour and see how it would turn out.

The Emperor's New Fizz

I wanted to make mandarin the star of the show, using a citrus forward gin to compliment the liqueur. The addition of the vermouth and Sherry enabled me

Dries in the Garden

Still water makes me feel Mandarin flavour more than sparkling. Mizuwari is a popular way to drink alcohol in Japan. It is a refreshing cocktail that can

Forelska

There is no word in the english language for the euphoria experienced as you begin to fall in love. The Norwegian word for this feeling is Forelska I

Over the Yardarm

Perfect way to unwind on a summer night at the end of a long hard week

5.5 Sour

Si vous n'aimez pas trop les cocktails sucré, n'hésitez pas à ajouter quelques dash de bitter à l'orange afin de contrebalancer le côté sucré avec

Ryn and Leon

Fresh, refreshing and tropical

Le Gram

The cocktail's name itself is the combination of the first letters of the ingredients of the drink. L-stays for lemon E-stays for egg white G-stays for

Bon-à-parte

An interesting and tasty twist on the Bon-à-parte is by replacing the gin with a Rhum Blanc Agricole, we recommend the Clément agricole. Another twist

Encuentro Transcultural

The proportions are those of a classic Negroni. The Bruto Americano, the US's version of a bitter Italian aperitif, does give this cocktail a nod to the

Josephine's Reply

The smokey but connected base of the Mezcal, lime and mole bitters with just a hint of chocolate and cinnamon combine uniquely to create a very balanced

Mandarine at Midnight

The Mandarine Napoleon liqueur is a lovely spirit that compliments Irish whisky very well. I wished to creat an equal parts cocktail. The addition of the

Mulini Sunrise

Mandarine, citrus, cucumber and light notes of lavender for a refreshing time. Cucumber syrup can be replaced by cucumber liqueur. Named after Napoleon's