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Porn Star Martini

A passion fruit and vanilla crowd-pleaser that's balanced with zesty lime, often served with sparkling wine on the side.

Espresso Martini

Forget the 'Vodka Red Bull', this is the cocktail connoisseur's way of combining caffeine and vodka.

All In

Spirituous and bittersweet with a underlying chocolaty treat.

Amaretto Sour

Sweet 'n' sour - frothy with an almond buzz. An extra couple of dashes of bitters help balance the drink and add an extra burst of flavour.

French Martini

Raspberry and pineapple laced with vodka. Easy drinking and very fruity.

Mezcal Fruit Cup (Diffords No.8 Cup)

While some struggle to appreciate mezcal its robust, slightly smoky character adds depth and complexity to this delicious summery cocktail.

Apple Daiquiri

A classic Daiquiri with a very subtle hint of apple.

Picante de la Casa (Soho House Tonic)

Best described as a Tommy's Margarita with added chilli spice and coriander/cilantro.

Nelson's Blood No.2

The pungent flavours of naval rum contribute to this tasty, fruity rum punch and will warm your cockles – m' hearties!

Californian Margarita

To quote a long time Californian and frequent visitor to America's Southwest, this recipe is a classic Margarita but with a few tweaks. Usually a silver/blanco

Gin Basil Smash

Jörg, the creator of this cocktail, says, Better too much, than not enough basil in this drink. He also specifies that the basil is muddled rather than

Bull Shot

Cow broth replaces tomato in this Mary for carnivorous drinkers.

White Lady Cocktail

A simple, silky and delicious gin-laced classic with a sour finish.

Old Fashioned

Rich (medium-dry and spirituous this old-fashioned is all too easy to drink and fortunately, easy to make.

Casablanca #1

A rum based variation on the White Lady, with zingy citrus and sweet maraschino.

Tequila Sour

A standard sour but with tequila zing.

Cantaritos

Juicy (freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit and lime) and refreshing slightly salty tequila invigorated with sparkling grapefruit soda. Wetting the porous

Takumi's Aviation

A wonderfully aromatic flower-powered Aviation. Sweeter than some Aviation renditions, including my own Aviation and if, like me, you like yours a tad

Vieux Carré Cocktail

A Sweet Manhattan served on-the-rocks with added herbal complexity and an all-important splash and dash of New Orlean's French Quarter.

Dirty Martini Cocktail

This drink varies from delicious to disgusting, depending on what's making it Dirty. This is traditionally the liquid from a jar of olives and if using

Rabo-de-Galo

The bittersweet herbal notes from the vermouth and Cynar combine harmoniously with the cachaça. Depending on how punchy you like your cocktails you may

John Collins

A refreshing balance of sour lemon and sugar, laced with gin and lengthened with soda.

Great Gatsby

This grapefruit fresh and light cocktail is equally suited to the aperitivo moment as it is breakfast.

Screaming Orgasm

Probably as fattening as it is alcoholic, this is a huge, creamy dessert in a glass served with generous innuendo.

Lemonade Spritz

A minty real lemonade. A seriously refreshing non-alcoholic summery drink.

The Last Word cocktail

Chartreuse devotees will love this balanced, tangy drink. I'm one.

Kamikaze

A bite-sized vodka take on the Margarita.

Fresa Batida

A long, very refreshing strawberry drink laced with cachaça.

Tommy's Margarita

The flavour of agave is king in this simple Margarita, made without the traditional orange liqueur.

Monte Carlo

When served straight-up the Monte Carlo fits into the Scaffa family of cocktails but it's much better and more usually served on-the-rocks, so best described

Fruity Sex on the Beach

Sweet fruit laced with vodka.

Esmeralda cocktail

Cachaça, lime and elderflower with a smoky hit of Islay whisky.

Corpse Reviver No.2 (Savoy Recipe)

Well-balanced with zesty lemon and absinthe just shining through. We've cheekily added the merest dash of sugar but depending on your personal tastes,

Cadáver Reviver

The combination of tequila and triple sec make this riff on the classic Corpse Reviver remarkably Margarita-like, only with added complexity and subtlety

Sunflower

Elderflower liqueur replaces aromatised wine in this riff on a classic Corpse Reviver No.2, hence the bitter oils from the lemon zest twist are crucial

Black Manhattan

Basically, a classic Manhattan with amaro in place of sweet vermouth. Heavier in style and with distinctive bitter chocolate and light spice.

Sangria Cocktail

Brandy-based and fruit laced - just like its namesake.

Bandera

In Mexico the quality of the homemade Sangrita can make or break a bar. The Sangrita in this trio is spicy and slightly sweet.

Maiden's Blush No.2

A mere spoon of blanche absinthe washes over ten times as much Old Tom gin in this complex sour, delicately balanced by a splash of raspberry syrup.

Negroni Cocktail

Bitter and dry, but very tasty. This no namby-pamby drink is traditionally assembled and mixed directly in the glass. There is something about a Negroni

B-52 Shot

Probably the best-known and most popular shot.

November Seabreeze

A superbly refreshing fruity drink, whatever the time of year.

Cheeky Vimto

A sickly sweet blackcurrant and berry fruit flavoured drink for the undiscerning.

Daiquiri No.1 Natural (Embury's 8:2:1 formula)

Traditionally a Daiquiri should always be based on light rum but if I should feel like breaking with tradition and using aged rum, I find Embury's 8:2:1

Aquarius

A sweet cherry edge is balanced by the dryness of cranberry and Scotch.

Bramble

One of the best and most popular drinks to come out of the 1980s.

Pina Colada Cocktail (Puerto Rican style)

A wonderful creamy, fruity concoction that's not half as sticky as the world would have you believe. Too much ice will detract from the creaminess and

Hulk

Turns green when mixed. A crying waste of good cognac.