Cocktails & mixed drinks

Drink trends predicted

2019 was the year of gin, Porn Star Martinis, Espresso Martinis and overpriced soft drinks masquerading as spirits, but what trends will emerge or grow

Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Song)

Adapted from a recipe created by Alex Kratena, London, England. Alex's original recipe calls for Del Maguey Chichicapa mezcal.

Dunkel & Stürmig

Created by Dirk Hany at Bar am Wasser, Zurich, Switzerland.

Candy cocktails

Cocktails are indulgent treats so it's fitting to garnish one treat with another. And whether they be candy, sweeties, confectionery, chews or chocolate

Champagne Snowball

Deliciously silky, the Snowball cocktail was huge in the 1970s and is now enjoying a well-deserved renaissance. This champagne enhanced recipe is by yours

Mujer Negra

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Ian Burrell, London, England.

Tootsie Roll

Adapted from a 2015 recipe created by Aisha Sharpe, New York City, USA. For non-USA readers, a Tootsie Roll is chocolate-flavoured caramel candy that's

Good Cork

Adapted from a recipe created by Phil Ward at Mayahuel, New York City, USA.

Grapefruit Drop Crusta

Created in October 2019 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex, England.

Tears of Jungle Bird

Adapted from a recipe by David Hans at Three X Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. David's original recipe calls for 10ml Giffard Caribbean Pineapple liqueur and

Bartenders' guide to foraging: Flowering quince

Not many know that the hard, yellow fruits of the flowering quince, a popular garden shrub, make a fragrant ingredient. This edible ornamental brings an

Black Corn & Oil

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Uwe Christiansen at Heart of St. Pauli in Hamburg, Germany.

La Cola Nostra

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Don Lee, New York City, USA.

Saturn

A Tiki influenced frozen gin sour with passion fruit and almond.

Cuban Sarsaparilla

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Andrew Augustine Lugiman, Barong Bar; Fairmont, Jakarta.

Nui Nui

Adapted from a 1930s recipe by Don Beach at his Don The Beachcomber, Restaurant.

Bartenders' guide to foraging: Rose hips

These small, striking, scarlet fruits introduce a unique sweet, fruity and deliciously tangy flavour, with warm butterscotch and vanilla notes, to autumnal

Count Mast

A signature cocktail promoted by Jägermeister.

Glee Club Cocktail

The Glee Club Cocktail first appeared in Tim Daly's 1903 Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia and comprised 2 dashes of orange bitters, 1 dash of yellow Chartreuse,

Five Keys

A bourbon-laced, spirit-forward after-dinner digestive.