Daiquiri (Difford's recipe)

Crisp, light and refreshing. Delicately simple yet with perfectly balanced complexity of flavours. For an even better Daiquiri: In place of sugar syrup,

Daiquiri No. 1 (6:2:1 formula)

This 6:2:1 (6 parts rum, 2 parts lime and 1 part sugar) Daiquiri recipe emerged after an afternoon's Daiquiri experimentation with five of the UK's most

Santa Marta Daiquiri

A float of Kirsch eau-de-vie adds wonderfully fruity aromatics to an otherwise classic Natural Daiquiri.

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

Margarita on-the-rocks (Difford's recipe)

This is how we prefer our margaritas to be served. Tangy citrus and tequila with a hint of balancing sweetness and a faint salty undertone. We also prefer

Monkey Wrench (with ratchet)

A Monkey Wrench is classically just rum, grapefruit juice and bitters – my version's a little different. Monkey 47 gins complex botanicals sit with a

Crosstree

Like a rum-laced pineapple cream soda served with a wedge of lime.

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

Thin Pink Line

A subtly almond-influenced brandy sour served straight up, it is set apart by its namesake, the 'Thin Pink Line' of Peychaud's bitters, which floats on

Larkwood

Becherovka sits brilliantly in this Czech Last Word.

Brown Derby

Some folk make this cocktail with honey syrup rather than maple syrup. Honey does indeed make for a tasty cocktail and is stipulated in the Brown Derby

Scotch Sour

This drink is sadly often overlooked in favour of the bourbon-based Whiskey Sour. Depending on the peatiness of the whisky, I don't tend to add bitters

Fresh Daiquiri

Scotch new make spirit replaces light rum in this Daiquiri riff which also benefits from a combination of lime and lemon juices.

Improved Improved Pendennis Club Cocktail

Dry sparkling wine dilutes and adds pleasing biscuity notes to this apricot gin sour.

Ruby

A delicious trio of flavours meets in harmony. Tart ruby grapefruit and lemon, subtle bitterness, and rich elderflower.

Firecracker

Allspiced pineapple fruit with delicate caramel-like agave richness and grape fresh pisco spirituous spice.

Apple Jack (by Sasha Petraske)

Sweet and sour with rich apple flavours and a brandy backbone.

Daiquiri No. 3

A Daiquiri No. 1 with a tang of grapefruit and hint of maraschino. Essentially a Hemingway Special Daiquiri (Papa Doble) Daiquiri for folk without the

Giblet (Tequila Gimlet)

This tequila riff on the usually gin-based Gimlet harnesses the earthiness of the tequila to add an extra dimension which more than compensates for the

Whiskey Sour (Difford's recipe)

Citrus sourness mellowed by a touch of sugar and invigorated by a blast of toasty bourbon whiskey. Many assert a classic Golden Ratio for all sours, from

Improved Trashy Margarita

Being slightly dilute, faintly sweet and with a thin foam on top are all essential components to a really good Trashy Margarita. This has all the good

Los Pacaminos Margarita

A mellow but characterful Margarita distinguished by a splash of corn whisky, mezcal and corn liqueur, further mellowed by agave syrup and a split between

Daiquiri Elixir

Freshly pressed sugar cane syrup and the French elixir, Chartreuse, add complexity to the classic Daiquiri.

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

A full-flavoured, tangy Daiquiri with faint clove spice.