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Cocktail of the Day
2nd of January 2026
Today is The Second Day of Hogmanay, so we are drinking a Atholl Brose.
New Year's Vodkatini
Known as The 12 Grapes (Las Doce Uvas), Spanish tradition dictates that you should eat one grape for each of the 12 clock chimes at midnight. After the
20 best Champagne Cocktails
Cocktails are intrinsically decadent, but those with champagne, or similar sparling wine, are also lavish, invigorating and celebratory. Champagne cocktails
Heering Cherry Cocktail Competition
Winners announced! This is our second competition to find the best new Heering Cherry Liqueur cocktails inspired by Christmas, and along with our friends
Christmas Martini
Festive in colour and flavour with vodka-laced orange, ginger and pomegranate, balanced with red wine tannins.
Honey in Manhattan
Bittersweet honey flavours subtly introduce new dimensions to a Sweet Manhattan.
Daiquiri No. 4
Maraschino liqueur adds delicate notes to this finely balanced Daiquiri.
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
Pronounced hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-ah-poo-AH-ah, this fabulously named cocktail is a Gin Sour turned tiki with pineapple and orgeat.
La Louisiane
A rye-based Sweet Manhattan enriched with herbal liqueur and bittered with Peychaud's and absinthe. Originally made with equal parts rye whiskey, Bénédictine
Devil's Soul
Spirituous, smoky, earthy, bittersweet, floral, herbal and complex. I've reduced the original serve by one-third to produce a complex, serious and most
Frisco Sour
A bourbon-laced Whiskey Sour with monastic herbal notes.
Christmopolitan
A suitably Christmassy amaretto-influenced Cosmopolitan.
Atlantic Flyer
Aromatised and fortified wines structure this brandy-based, delicious, late-night sipper.
Christine Wiseman's Margarita
Agave syrup flavours and helps balance this classic Margarita and Tommy's Margarita hybrid.
Cantinflas
This Agave spirit-forward, bittersweet cocktail is a pleasing digestivo or late-night sipper.
Cantinflas Mustache
Reminiscent of an M & M, this is a delicious and perfectly balanced bittersweet, spirit-forward, digestivo or late-night sipper with great depth of flavour.
After Midnight Martini
A late-night alternative to an Espresso Martini.
Roman Twist
Bourbon-laced almond and orange coffee served tall and frappéd.
White Christmas Martini
Recognisably a crisp, dry, Vodka Martini, but mellowed and made luxuriant with festive flavours.
Honey Aperitif Daiquiri
Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour honey, delicately fortified with rum.
Elf On The Shelf
Elf (elderflower liqueur), On (orange liqueur), The (tequila), Shelf (sherry) is for naughty elves to share while planning mischievous enactments. Judicious
Improved Scotch Cocktail
A tad heavier on the 'improving' liqueur element than some other Improved Scotch Cocktails, but this is balanced by doses of bitters, and a little richness
After Midnight
A bittersweet, orange and maraschino-influenced riff on a Rob Roy.
Jersey Lightning
A brandy and apple brandy-based Sweet Manhattan.
