Cocktail of the Day
27 March 2026
Today is Paella Day, so we are drinking a Aigua de València.
Easter Martini
A suitably chocolaty martini with indulgent layers of vanilla and caramel. Looks like it's going to be a sweetie, yet it is a proper spirit-forward Martini.
Chocolate Orange Manhattan
Yes, it's a Manhattan with delicate hints of chocolate and orange. A cocktail that properly delivers on its name. If you're looking for a simpler recipe,
Matcha Blond Negroni
A riff on a White Negroni, harnessing the flavour of matcha tea.
Purgatorio
A mezcal-influenced riff on a Ted Kilgore's punchy Purgatory, named as a nod to the divine Dante.
Country Life
I've tried white port, tawny port and ruby port in this vintage cocktail. Tawny works best, with white port a close second, especially if a sweeter style
Amoretto
Easy-drinking, alcohol-free, almond-and-cherry soda, freshened with lime.
Carajillo (Shakeado)
It's easy to see how this two-equal parts Espresso Martini-like cocktail has become so popular.
Carajillo Highball
A tequila Espresso Martini with hints of vanilla, reimagined as a classic Highball serve, with its length and foam amplified by soda water.
Gentle Sting
A low alcohol aperitivo with gin botanicals and honeyed bittersweetness.
Jasmine & Elderflower Martini
Spirituous and dry, with delicate floral elderflower, jasmine and herbal vermouth depth of flavour.
Brandy Crusta
This finely balanced, brandy-based classic zings with fresh zesty lemon and layers of complexity added by orange curaçao, maraschino liqueur and aromatic
White Lady
A silky and delicious gin-laced classic with a sour finish. My White Lady recipe is authentic to the proportions in Harry Craddock's 1930 recipe (see
Vermouth
A compendium of cocktails grouped by style of vermouth, with the best examples selected and links to all cocktails made with each style of vermouth on
Neon Knight
Sherry-based, with bittersweet gentian, mezcal, pineapple and orange.
Disco Sour
Peach liqueur sets this gin and pisco-based sour apart.
Disco Mi-To
A wonderfully complex, vodka-based, Negroni riff.
Tomodachi
Aged grappa adds vanilla and dried fruit notes to this sake-infused, vermouth-rounded, complex cocktail with delicate bittersweet depth of flavour.
Maion Fashion
Bittersweet notes make this aged grappa-based old-fashioned suite the after-dinner moment.
Range Life (Tequila Negroni)
This delicious Tequila Negroni is a great example of how the lightly vanilla notes of a reposado work better than a bianco tequila in many cocktails. (I
Hell Diver
The classic mix of gin and red quinquina (see Dubonnet Cocktail No. 1 and Zaza), enhanced by chocolate and dashes of bitters.
Bitter Bee
Honeyed bittersweet and sweet 'n' sourness, lightly fortified with mezcal. Designed as a low-alcohol aperitivo.
20 best Spring cocktails
Spring has sprung – well at least it has here in the northern hemisphere. It's time to rediscover the delights of floral cocktails – think elderflower
Mar del Plata
Not so far removed from a Corpse Reviver No. 2 in style, this gin-laced aperitivo is dry and aromatic with intertwined citrus and herbal notes.
