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Cocktail of the Day
25th of July 2025

Today is The day Admiral Nelson lost an arm, so we are drinking a Suffering Bastard.

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Ron Santiago de Cuba

Casa Del Daiquiri (House of Daiquiri) brings to life the ultimate Daiquiri experience. Across multiple countries, world-class bartenders have created their

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Daiquiri cocktail

When ordering a Daiquiri, like when ordering a Martini or even a steak, you should convey exactly how you'd like it served. It's essential to be specific

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Maiden's Prayer

Fresh, zesty orange with a pleasing touch of gin.

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Silent Cellar

Mixed and served at cellar temperature, this is a beautifully balanced cocktail with cask-matured grappa combining brilliantly with the oloroso sherry.

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Sherry Negroni

Choose your rum to suit your sherry, and this dry and bittersweet Sherry Negroni (or Sheroni) will delight.

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Sherry Mint Julep

Minty fresh with nutty, vinious and almost toasted buttery notes from the sherry. A palate cleansing aperitivo or digestivo.

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Sherry Sazerac (Jerezerac)

Starting with a frozen serving and stirring glass is key to the success of this tasty sherry-based Sazerac.

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Reform

A simple, balanced and delicious aperitivo.

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Greek Sheroni

As the name might suggest, Greek spirit and sherry replace gin and vermouth in a Negroni. And what interesting substitutions they are!

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Left Bank Martini

I originally went against bartending convention and called for this cocktail to be shaken. The extra dilution and aeration created by shaking produces

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Lemony

With London dry gin, as originally, this is a good cocktail, but it's better with the extra character and richness of an old tom gin. As the name implies,

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Bahamas Daiquiri

Punchy rum with the established accompaniments of pineapple and lime, with a splash of coffee liqueur.

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Strawberry Daiquiri (frozen)

Alcoholic Strawberry Mivvi for grown-ups. What's not to like?

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Wandering Path

Hemp and root add bittersweet complexity to this non-alcoholic sour.

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Ben 90 Espresso

Looking at the recipe, you may expect this cocktail to be sweet. However, it's beautifully balanced and shows how well grappa and coffee sit together.

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Mezcal Fix

This pineapple mezcal sour with a touch of bittersweet carciofo (artichoke) amari is a a riff on Thad Vogler's Single Village Fix.

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Frantic Atlantic

Elderflower-infused aromatic pisco freshened with citrus and served refreshingly over crushed ice.

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Ruby

A delicious trio of flavours meets in harmony. Tart ruby grapefruit and lemon, subtle bitterness, and rich elderflower.

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Gin Ruby

Gin adds another layer of flavour to the usually vodka-based, bright and citrusy Ruby.

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Salvatore

Aged Agricole rum sits brilliantly and harmoniously with the herbal bittersweet liqueurs in this late-night sipper.

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Itameshi

Fresh, zesty and citrusy with an almost creamy mouthfeel, this grappa-based cocktail embodies the Itameshi cuisine concept, which combines Italian and

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Antonella Basil Smash

Joerg Meyer's grappa-based riff on his own iconic Gin Basil Smash.

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Francophile Martini

A simple variation on the vodka-based French Martini adding gin and vermouth to help justify its Martini name.

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