Skip to content
Log in Join & Subscribe Premium
    Cocktails Beer, Wine & Spirits Bars Makers Competitions Events Membership Shop
      • Home
      • Cocktail Finder
      • Cocktail Of The Day
      • Cocktail Hall Of Fame
      • Modern Classic Cocktails
      • 20 Best By Ingredient
      • Top 100 Cocktails
      • Cocktails Directory
      • Cocktails Made Easy
      • How To Make Cocktails
      • Early Access Content
      • Cocktail Recipes
      • Add Cocktail Recipe
      • Collections
      • Cabinets
      • Preferred Brands
      • Custom Ingredients
      • Ratings
      • Favourites
      • Wish List
      • Tried & Liked
      • Didn’t Like
      • Must Try
      • Comments
      • Home
      • Search
      • Spirits
      • Liqueurs
      • Beers
      • Wines
      • Collections
      • Cabinets
      • Preferred Brands
      • Ratings
      • Favourites
      • Wish List
      • Tried & Liked
      • Didn’t Like
      • Must Try
      • Comments
      • Home
      • Find A Bar
      • Home
      • Search
      Competitions
      Events
      Membership
      Shop
      Log in
      • Cocktails
      • Cocktail Finder
      • Cocktail Of The Day
      • Cocktail Hall Of Fame
      • Modern Classic Cocktails
      • 20 Best By Ingredient
      • Top 100 Cocktails
      • Cocktails Directory
      • Cocktails Made Easy
      • How To Make Cocktails
      • Early Access Content
      • Your Cocktails
      • Cocktail Recipes
      • Add Cocktail Recipe
      • Collections
      • Cabinets
      • Preferred Brands
      • Custom Ingredients
      • Your Lists
      • Ratings
      • Favourites
      • Wish List
      • Tried & Liked
      • Didn’t Like
      • Must Try
      • Comments

      Cocktail of the Day 15th October 2026

      Anniversary of the Land Speed Record

      It’s Anniversary of the Land Speed Record so today we are drinking a Biggles' Sidecar

      View recipe

      Explore Cocktails

      • A cocktail in a coupe beside a stack of cocktail books and a magnifying glass

        Cocktail Finder

        Find the perfect cocktail by ingredient, style, rating, bartender and more from 22,700 recipes

      • A bartender pouring a stirred cocktail from a mixing glass into two coupes

        Cocktail Competitions

        Competitions for professional bartenders and home enthusiasts, plus expert tips and judging sheets to help you succeed.

      • The Difford’s Guide building at dusk, its glazed doors open onto a bar lined with bottles

        Early Access Cocktails

        Be among the first to discover new Difford’s Guide cocktails — tried, tested and perfected before they’re publicly released.

      • A grid of a hundred cocktails photographed on black

        Top 100 Cocktails

        Discover the 100 most popular cocktails on Difford’s Guide, ranked by what discerning drinkers are viewing.

      • Four coloured triangles meeting at a point: slate, sky blue, amber and pink

        Become a Member

        Join our community of Discerning Drinkers. Premium Membership.

      • The Cocktails Made Easy logo on a pink background scattered with lemon and lime slices

        Cocktails Made Easy

        Great cocktails at home, using simple techniques, basic equipment and easy-to-find ingredients.

      A glass-fronted cabinet of spirit bottles and glassware, backlit by a window in a brick wall

      Cabinet

      Tell us what's in your bar and we'll show you the cocktails you can make!

      Cocktail Finder

      Find the perfect cocktail by ingredient, style, rating, bartender and more

      A cocktail in a coupe beside a stack of cocktail books and a magnifying glass

      Cocktail Directory

      Explore thousands of cocktails by flavour, style, season, occasion and time of day.

      A spread of cocktails in coupes, rocks glasses and highballs on a marble bar top

      20 Best Cocktails

      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Amaretto

        An amber cocktail over ice in a rocks glass with an orange zest twist
      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Maraschino

        A pale, frothy cocktail in a coupe with a lime wedge and a cherry
      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Halloween

        A red cocktail garnished with a miniature witch's broom
      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Tequila

        A creamy, pale cocktail in a coupe with a lime wheel
      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Espresso

        A dark coffee cocktail in a martini glass
      • Difford's Guide 20 Best Cocktails

        Christmas

        A toy elf hanging from the rim of a cocktail glass

      Cocktail Hall of Fame

      The cocktails every discerning drinker should know — and every bartender should master.

      Angel Face cocktail
      Borough cocktail

      3 Ingredient Cocktails

      Proof that great cocktails don't need a long shopping list

      Just added

      Deijī

      Deijī cocktail

      A Japanese-inspired Daisy (Deijī means "daisy" in Japanese) based on sake with yuzu curaçao liqueur.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      White Baby

      White Baby cocktail

      A gin-forward White Lady with lime in place of lemon juice.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Veritas

      Veritas cocktail

      A gin margarita with a sunken blackcurrant treat.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Holland House (Genever-based)

      Holland House (Genever-based) cocktail

      Genever adds its own complexity to this version of the classic Holland House. The sugar syrup is my 'optional' addition, but for me it's essential.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Count Tawny of Negroni

      Count Tawny of Negroni cocktail

      While gin might lead this Negroni, port wine rounds and sets it apart from less noble Negronis.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Naked in the Desert

      Naked in the Desert cocktail

      A delicious sotol-charged variation on Joaquín Simó's Naked and Famous.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Voyager Vodka Martini

      Voyager Vodka Martini cocktail

      Why dampen your Martini with only one vermouth, and why just vermouth?

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Yuliya Martini

      Yuliya Martini cocktail

      It's surprising what influence just half a barspoon of crème de pêche and a couple of dashes of absinthe have on this subtly flavoured Vodkatini.

      View Recipe

      Just added

      Aurora

      Aurora cocktail

      A golden, lightly vodka-laced alternative to a spritz.

      View Recipe

      Last Light

      Last Light cocktail

      Fruity and balanced with bourbon adding a little backbone to this easy-drinking fizz.

      View Recipe

      Lemon Drop Martini

      Lemon Drop Martini cocktail

      Sherbety lemon. Well-balanced and refreshing, but not really a Martini.

      View Recipe

      Spicy Elderflower Margarita

      Spicy Elderflower Margarita cocktail

      Elderflower and chili spice lead this Margarita, but tequila is given space to shine.

      View Recipe

      Tailspin

      Tailspin cocktail

      A Bijou with a red bitter liqueur rinse. Orange bitters might suggest an orange zest twist would better suit this cocktail, but the cleansing, drying...

      View Recipe

      El Guapo

      El Guapo cocktail

      A brilliant, lightly chili-spiced, superbly refreshing, agave-laced cocktail.

      View Recipe

      Up To Date

      Up To Date cocktail

      A sherry-influenced Manhattan variation with cognac orange liqueur.

      View Recipe

      Pecan Pie Tai

      Pecan Pie Tai cocktail

      The tiki classic reimagined with nutty pecan notes.

      View Recipe

      Creamy Pecan Pie

      Creamy Pecan Pie cocktail

      Whisky and vanilla vodka-laced creamy pecan pie flavours.

      View Recipe

      Bee's Knees (with rum & cream)

      Bee's Knees (with rum & cream) cocktail

      Indulge in rum-laced cream with subdued honey and orange.

      View Recipe

      Desk Job

      Desk Job cocktail

      Characterful rums combine and shine in this Rum Manhattan.

      View Recipe

      Long Martini

      Long Martini cocktail

      This "Martini" might be lengthened with lemonade, but it retains the essence of a proper Dry Martini, both in flavour and punch. As with a Martini...

      View Recipe
      • Home
      • Log in
      • Join & Subscribe
      • Difford’s Shop
      • About Difford’s Guide
      • FAQs & How Do I
      • Listing Your Product on Difford’s Guide
      • Advertising
      • Company Information
      • Team Difford
      • Contact Us
      • Feedback
      • Terms & Conditions
      • Reviews, Ratings & Our Rules of Engagement
      • Privacy Policy
      • Cookie Policy

      Join thousands of fellow Discerning Drinkers and receive weekly newsletters.

      To subscribe to our newsletters, join our community. It’s free!

      © Copyright odd firm of sin 2026. All rights reserved.