Cocktail Hall of Fame

The bitters are crucial in balancing this after-dinner brandy and pineapple cocktail.

Fresh and refreshing with gin-laced mint, cucumber and lime.

A riff on the Southside and the Gimlet using cucumber, an ingredient inspired by Hendrick's Gin having recently launched when this gin cocktail was...

This vintage cocktail is literally a thickened alcoholic milkshake flavoured with cognac and rum. Yum!

The tequila, rich red berry fruit, lime and ginger aren't exactly a subtle combination but it is one that has proved both popular and enduring.

Rum and vermouth combine harmoniously in this delicate and subtly citrus-fresh cocktail. My (yours truly) El Presidente recipe combines elements of...

A hint of elderflower adds interest to the classic Collins cocktail - long, balanced and refreshing.

Think Negroni but with citrus freshness and grape fruitiness.

Likened to a Vodka & Red Bull for the discerning, this caffeine-loaded cocktail comprises generous slugs of vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur...

Aromatised, tamed bourbon with complex maraschino notes. Basically, a Whiskey Old Fashioned with maraschino in place of sugar syrup. Surprisingly...

This flavourful, bittersweet fruity aperitivo won't be to everyone's taste but it's certainly to ours.

The Last Word is classically made with gin, maraschino, Chartreuse and lime juice. In this riff, whiskey replaces the gin, and Mr Ward switches...

Tea tannins and lemon juice dry and sour this cognac and rum-laced punch with rich peach liqueur balancing and adding fruit appeal.

A Tangy and fresh Gin Sour without the egg white. A juniper heavy gin and dashes of bitters are key to the success of this sour.

Light, creamy and easy drinking. Gin prevents this particular duck from being too fluffy.

Don't be fooled by this seemingly innocuous orange-yellow long, fruity cocktail. It packs a serious punch with sweet almond notes masking its rum...

I like both spirit-forward cocktails and gin, so although the original recipe calls for equal parts gin and dry vermouth, I previously opted for...

I've Colin Field to thank for my French 75 epiphany. One evening in early June 2017 I was sat at his bar (Bar Hemingway) and he showed me the...

Easy drinking and very fruity. Not really a "Martini" at all, yet when made well, this easy-drinking, vodka-laced, 3-ingredient pineapple and...

A fabulous brunch cocktail. How you squeeze (and blend) your oranges is key to achieving the "fluffy" orange juice that makes this drink special...

A classic Dry Martini without bitters and garnished with cocktail onions in place of an olive or a twist. On those two distinctions, all are agreed...

The success of this recipe is dependent on temperature (use gin from the freezer and cordial from the fridge), your choice of lime cordial [It...

Remembering both vermouth and gin are flavoured with similar botanicals, they obviously have an affinity for each other. This drink may be simple...

One of the simplest and best mixed drinks ever devised, hence its lasting popularity. To serve as a Highball use a smaller 10oz (295ml) Highball...

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...

Bready genever with a hint of orange curaçao adding flavour and the merest touch of sweetness balancing Boker's Bitters. If you don't have Boker's...

Everyone has heard of this clean, refreshing cocktail, but few have experienced the real thing. The Gin Fizz is differentiated from a Gin Collins...

Clean, sharp and refreshing. Please don't serve this in a Collins glass, it should be "a short drink served long" in a 10oz Highball or Fizz glass.

This 8:4:2 formula is a tad sourer than the classic sour proportions of 8:3:4 – two parts of the strong ingredient (gin), three-quarter parts of...

Scotch diluted and delicately sweetened with added almond notes - simple but tasty. Proportions range from equal parts (45ml scotch to 45ml...

A Whiskey Sour made with honey syrup in place of sugar.

This shaken recipe includes orange juice (classically, it doesn't), giving the otherwise anaemic-looking cocktail its namesake golden hue. Adding...

Why drink a mere Grasshopper when you could be enjoying a Flying Grasshopper? This creamy after-dinner cocktail is all the better for the splash of...

Robustly flavoured ingredients brought together harmoniously in a tall, most refreshing swizzle. Worthy of its legendary status.

Strong, flavoursome navy rum with a splash of scurvy-inhibiting lime. Properly mixed at the right dilution, this is a great drink. However, too...

Vodka both fortifies this complexly spiced honeyed and herbal cocktail.