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Cocktail of the Day
6th of March 2026
Today is The day Aspirin was discovered, so we are drinking a Painkiller.
Golden Banana Flip
A white fluffy head tops this golden coloured, bourbon-laced and banana-flavoured, after-dinner cocktail.
Midnight Fizz
A light, fluffy and refreshing sour that offers invigoration, that's perhaps best appreciated during the witching hours.
Royal Jubilee
A Sidecar made with apple brandy (calvados) in place of brandy (cognac).
Scotch Neg
As the name suggests, this is a tasty, peated whisky-laced riff on a Scotch Negroni that's far more approachable than the ingredients might suggest.
Rye Tai
A rye whiskey-based, word-play riff on a classic Mai Tai with pineapple, citrus and herbal notes.
Deansgate
Rum and herbal honey liqueur enhance each other, with lime adding flavour, freshness and balance.
Hearst Martini
A Fifty-Fifty Sweet Martini with orange and aromatic bitters.
Scofflaw
Just on the dry/tart side, crisp and superbly refreshing without being overly citrusy. I've used bonded-strength rye whisky, so you'll need to up the
Apple Blossom Cocktail
Concentrated lightly herbal apple with subtle zesty citrus. Stupidly simple and quick to make, yet delicious.
Genever Sour
Bready genever notes enhance this sour.
Dublin Minstrel
A riff on the classic Last Word cocktail, substituting Irish whiskey for gin.
Wingspan
Gin-forward spirituous notes counter sweet expressive liqueurs in this Aviation-inspired Martini variation.
Complex Tipperary
Yellow Chartreuse tempers Green Chartreuse modern-day revisit of the classic Tipperary, even so, this is a spirit-forward, assertively herbal cocktail.
Gauguin
Passion fruit shines in this frozen Daiquiri-style cocktail.
Gimlet (Difford's recipe)
The Gimlet is classically equal parts gin and lime cordial, stirred in the glass it is to be served in, with added ice being optional (but optimal). This
20 best Absinthe cocktails
Absinthe is a most unusual cocktail ingredient as it's the main base spirit in some cocktails while is used as mere dashes in others. Absinthe's aroma
Miraflores
A simple but delicious honeyed Pisco Sour, sin egg white.
