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A Dry Martini delicately influenced by rich marsala and almond notes.
An Old-Fashioned improved by the addition of maraschino liqueur.
Reminiscent of a classic champagne cocktail with cognac, champagne and zesty orange flavours dominating. It's surprising how little cherry brandy notes
A bittersweet, herbal old-school drink that's in line for rediscovery.
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 to
Montenegro amaro dominates this bittersweet delicately orangey aperitif cocktail.
Well-balanced bitter-sweetness dominated by vermouth (hence the name) with faint maraschino but perhaps the most important ingredient is the most hidden,
A Sweet Rye Manhattan with a long spicy finish.
Lightly sweetened and diluted cognac flavoured with almond and a hint of spice.
Lapsang souchong flavours and dry tannins are balanced by maple syrup and fortified with bourbon.
Vodka-laced apricot with vermouth contributing herbal complexity.
Yes, yes, I know modern convention calls for this cocktail to be stirred but Jerry Thomas stipulates to shake it and it's much improved by shaking. Shake
Slightly on the bitter side of bittersweet with gentian, jammy apricot and lemon juice over a tequila base.
Subtle mint and citrus lightly flavour the cognac.
Stir well and strain into an icy cold glass and this subtly flavoured whiskey cocktail is a delicious way to chase a good evening.
A short, sharp and very satisfying bracer to prequal a good meal, or indeed chase such a meal.
The original recipe was actually 2/3rds genever to 1/3 sweet vermouth but this produces an overly dry cocktail so I've upped the proportion of vermouth
A riff on the classic RAC cocktail. Lovingly hand-crafted and highly polished with enough oomph to be a conder in the spirit-forward classics series.
Fabulously complex and spirit-forward. A delicious cocktail on which to sip and contemplate. Some may want to stir this cocktail but it's better shaken.
A Bamboo meets a Chrysanthemum with apple brandy and pear.
Sherry-forward, backed by herbal vermouth with subtle zesty orange. (An additional orange zest twist may be too much.)
Thanks to mint and a vigorous shake, this bite-sized after dinner cocktail is superbly refreshing.
As Robert Vermeire says in his 1922 Cocktails: How to Mix Them, The Blackthorn is a very old cocktail, which is made in two different ways. The most popular
A beautifully balanced, spirit-forward, stirred, cognac-based cocktail with Vermouth di Torino and herbal liqueur.
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