This was definitely a winner for us. Summer in a glass; will be revisiting this one a few times in the coming months.

Like the typical weather on King's Day, sadly a bit lacklustre. Back to the Aperol spritzes next year, I fear...

Hi Philip, many thanks for making us aware of the typo. Now fixed!

The ingredients for this one are really playing up! Now the menu (Autumn cocktails) claims "calvados, vodka, pear and cognac liqueur" but the recipe is different, and omits the vodka altogether. (And no aged rum, either!). No longer sure how this one is supposed to be made any more :(

Enjoyed this one a lot. I *did* go to the effort of making a Campari/strawberry infusion, the only thing that really went wrong was that the weather didn't quite live up to expectations, and so this was a drink inside *looking out* onto the garden, rather than a drink *in* the garden... but the hint of strawberry was unmistakable, and made it feel like a splendid sunny evening nevertheless. Will give this another spin when the weather's a bit more guaranteed, it's a keeper and goes into our favourites folder.

Christmas is coming ... and this helped bring it just that little bit closer. Great Christmas-time cocktail, especially for someone like me who tends to avoid the somewhat more traditional/typical Christmas flavours such as cranberry or advocaat.

Well, this one just very easily and very successfully elbowed its way into my favourites list. Great cocktail, especially for these evenings of early sundowns.

I'm curious if you're referring to using possibly better quality blood oranges or if you used a different brand of bottled juice.

Freshly juiced blood oranges, Peter. I haven't managed to find a decent bottled blood orange juice in the Netherlands yet, so it's still pretty much a seasonal treat for me.

Had forgotten what a lovely little cocktail this is. Perfect for a rare outdoors evening in early October, such as the one we just enjoyed today. No idea why it gets such a low "Discerning Drinkers" rating, as this remains a real go-to autumnal recipe for us!

Maybe the dyslexic in you lead to a confusion between Orchid and Orchard, but the dipsomaniac in me wasn't too concerned. What a lovely drink! The other half is not usually that keen on sherry-based cocktails, but he absolutely adored this one – giving it a 5 out of 5, which is probably a first for him. So, here's to serendipity and the joys of creating a drink because of a mix-up of two similar words!

What a fascinating drink! Some find it too bitter, some find it too sweet ... it's the Marmite of the cocktail world, it seems. For myself, this just got upgraded from a 4.5 last time round (when it was blood orange season) to a 5 this time. Maybe it's the quality and characteristics of the blood orange juice that ultimately makes the difference?

Been waiting for the right opportunity to try this one out since it first appeared on the website guide; and today was that perfect moment. Happy to say that the drink didn't disappoint, looking suitably festive to boot. Hopefully this is an auspicious start to a successful Christmas cocktail season :-)

Exquisite. If that's the last cocktail we get the chance to enjoy sat outside in the sun at the end of the working week this year, then it was a good way to end. (Of course, I'm nevertheless hoping for another sunny Friday evening next week, and another drink on my terrace, but I'm not going to push my luck!).

Peach-flavoured whiskey? Or peat-flavoured whisky?

Ha! Now that Simon's corrected the recipe to peated whiskey, his next task is to create a cocktail using the Jim Beam Peach Bourbon I finally managed to acquire (after, yes, about 26 weeks!) in order to try and make this one :-)

We couldn't be asked with the frozen lychee garnish ... but the rest was simply excellent. What a wonderful way to toast the arrival of summer!

2 years later, maybe, but I want to second what Jeremy Harrold says. Don't be put off, give it a go! This was a pleasant surprise. I always make my own apple juice, so I'm sure flavours will vary depending on the apple varieties at hand, but I was also delighted by an unexpected "honey" element to this one; sweet, but definitely staying on the good side of sweet.

I'm not a great fan of green crème de menthe, so it's always a great joy to find a recipe that doesn't rely on it. And what a cocktail this is! A perfect blend of flesh flavours, a hint of smokiness, an all-round great way to kick off the weekend!

I'm not a great fan of crème de menthe, so to find a St Patrick's Day cocktail that doesn't rely on it is always a joy for me. And this cocktail was also a joy for me. Great way to kick off the weekend.

Best drink of the year (so far!). This definitely gets to go on my 5+ list!

Had almost given up on finding a bottle of this exceptional liqueur, but a business trip to Stockholm this week allowed me to find time to go for a bit of a rummage through the Ahlens department store's basement liquor store. Bingo! Successfully armed with a bottle, I've returned home and tried out the first offering from the Xanté list – a pear and cardamom sidecar – and happy to report it's been well worth the foraging! Thoroughly deserves a wider introduction into cocktail cabinets everywhere

Nothing at all "mere" about this smoky chili margarita. Fell in love with this instantly, could drink it until ... well, probably until it became more of a "fatal attraction" than just a smoky one. A great drink, Simon!

Enjoyable fruity freshness for a sunny afternoon, but no offence, dearAunt Emily, I think I prefer to skip the orange juice and grenadine and enjoy a straightforward Angel Face instead.

Interesting comment about cutting back the Suze, Simon. The first time I tried this cocktail, I was unfamiliar with gentian and found it quite a challenging taste. Here I am, another spring, another Bending Blades... and now I can't imagine it without that Suzean slap. So I'm definitely sticking to the original 15ml, but I hope others will try it either way and add another favourite cocktail to their cabinets!

Having spent the morning dealing with some of the after effects of Storm Eunice, this has been a perfectly named choice for this evening's cocktail - well needed and much appreciated! Agree with all of John Hinojos comments re. flavours and balance. Blood oranges won't be around too much longer this year, I guess, so for a drink with freshly-made juice, grab the opportunity while you can!