This genever-based riff on the Last Word takes the classic in a bittersweet gentian direction that brings it forward in the evening, perhaps even as...

Kummel's caraway freshness shine in this frappe-style style 'champagne' cocktail.

Delicately bittered and chocolate-spiced mezcal and bourbon, lifted by subtle, rich almond.

A spicy orange Daquiri with coffee and chocolate. Like most Daiquiris, this cocktail benefits from dilution so, depending on your ice, consider adding...

A ginger spice riff on a Vieux Carré with both a tawny colour and tawny port notes.

A summery aperitif gin cocktail with crisp tonic water and enlivening champagne, flavoured with hints of vanilla and orange.

All Hallows' Eve, the 31st of October, is spook night with bizarre costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and bonfires all the...

Dry and Martini-like. Assertive kümmel flavours pervade a punchy mix of rum and coconut water.

Creamy, indulgent and downright toasty.

The original may have been equal parts gin, 30 Galliano and 30 Drambuie but Scotch whisky sits more harmoniously as the base spirit, so harmoniously...

Vodka may fortify this cocktail, but it's led by the interplay between fino sherry, banana liqueur and sweet 'n' sour.

A beautifully balanced, flavoursome medley of sweet and sour.

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

A brandy-forward, cherry and herbal-flavoured late-night sipper. If you're in the mood for an on-the-rocks serve, then try 40ml cognac/brandy, 40ml...

Elderflower's floral notes are subdued by tequila-laced and refreshing herbal minerality.

Elegant, herbal and complex with pleasing sweet and savoury interplay.

Spirituous and delicately bittersweet, with zesty orange and underlying herbal complexity.

A Dry Manhattan is just too dry for most, but this version, with bianco vermouth, is more approachable and is a cleansing alternative Sweet Manhattan.

Spicy, tequila-laced vanilla, pineapple and lime.

Richer than the more upper-class and entitled Kir Royale.