Modern Classic Cocktails

A fantastic and very English cocktail created by a New Yorker. The gin botanicals combine harmoniously with the flavours and tannins of the tea.

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.

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

A long, easy-drinking summer cooler.

Quintessentially English in flavour - anyone for tennis?

Vodka-based, fruity and bittersweet with pineapple and passion fruit.

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...

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...

This whisky-laced, lightly spiced apple and lemon cocktail has an autumnal hue and, when served in an old-fashioned glass over cubed or block ice...

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

As Jim Meehan said when he gave us this recipe, "This hybrid of Audrey Saunders Gin Gin Mule substitutes cognac for gin and adds falernum and...

Lime and minty freshness with gin's botanical complexity along with subtle but assertive anise notes. Appropriately, the finished drink has an...

Gin-laced, bittersweet, sweet 'n' sour, and rich strawberry.

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...

Fragrant apricot eau-de-vie nestles alongside piney gin botanicals with faint sweetness from herbal vermouth.

Zingy ginger and gin's botanical notes make this much more than just another take on the Moscow Mule.

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

Dry and boozy, this delicious late-night sipper unusually mixes two different single pot-still spirits, one smoky Mexican agave and the other...

Lime green in colour under a frothy head, lemon fresh and botanical with gin, basil and a hint of celery.

Stirred and boozy with rye whiskey punch and spice smoothed by herbal Yellow Chartreuse and sweet vermouth.