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Mezcal and ferro china set this Negroni riff apart.
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Take a Moscow Mule and make with apple brandy in place of vodka and you've a Washington's Applejack Mule. Tasty – arguably tastier than a Moscow...
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Pineau des Charentes is centre stage in this delicious Fizz.
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Hibiscus combines wonderfully with tequila in this flavoursome Margarita.
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Bittersweet with a lick of spice and a savoury vegetal note.
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Wonderfully refreshing: apple and anise served up on a grassy vodka base.
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A cherry-flavoured Tequila Sour.
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A riff on the classic Sazerac.
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Creamy yoghurt and mango with a touch of vodka.
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Stir or shake (as originally stipulated in The Savoy Cocktail Book) this cocktail is still boozy. However, it's also wonderfully aromatic with all...
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An assertively bittersweet digestivo.
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Choose your brandy well (perhaps reach for your finest cognac) and you'll experience a refined Boulevardier/Negroni.
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Shaking makes this bittersweet aperitivo more approachable than the stirred Ferrari.
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Designed to awaken the palate before a meal, this version of the Andalusian is bone-dry, with delicate bitter and herbal tequila-laced notes
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Dry and nutty, this cocktail was designed to accompany savoury dishes.
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A beautifully balanced cocktail which harnesses sherry's nutty notes and cleansing acidity.
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Amontillado sherry flavours and balances this aperitivo, contributing acidity and yeasty nuttiness.
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A bone-dry, delicious, marsala-influenced two-to-one Martini.
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A dry, complex Margarita that lets the tequila's character shine.
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An umami-driven shochu sour, sometimes described as a savoury riff on a Margarita.
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