Cocktail of the Day
17th of January 2026
Today is The day Prohibition started, so we are drinking a Alexander.
World’s Top 100 Cocktails
Lux-Capacitor
Tequila-laced and sherry-influenced with complex herbal, alpine bittersweetness.
Swiss Kiss
A gin-laced sour made delicious thanks to génépy alpine flavours.
Cuban Paloma
A rum-based citrusy fresh Paloma.
Winter Waltz
Spirit-forward with baking spice bittersweetness. As the name suggests, a great winter nightcap.
Golden Toddy
Warming bittersweet honey with lightly spicy vanilla.
Bloom
An apple brandy, elderflower and honey sour enlivened a lengthened with prosecco.
Hawaiian (by Tad Vogler)
Even when made with commercially available pineapple syrup and juice, this herbal, fruity, apple brandy-laced cocktail pops. If you can be faffed to make
Amaretto Sour Mocktail
The alcohol-free amaretto contains plenty of protein, so you only need the merest splash of egg white to ensure a thick, foamy head on this tasty sour.
Soyer Au Champagne
Ice cream is integrated, rather than dominating this classic dessert-style cocktail. It's a treat, but it's not that sweet.
Slynx
This late-night, dry Old Fashioned-style cocktail unusually mixes tequila and applejack to great effect, with pleasing pear fruitiness and a wisp of mezcal.
Loop Tonic
A deliciously dry, herbal tequila aperitivo.
Sydenham Sunset
A Blood & Sand variation with sloe gin in place of cherry brandy.
Strange Stirrings
Spirituous spiced pear with bittersweet herbal notes.
Pineapple Mojito No. 2
Rum is classically mixed with lime, pineapple and mint. Here presented in a long, cooling, fruity but dry Mojito.
Negus (Hot)
A warming classic winter's cocktail with rich ruby port and lemon citrusy freshness.
Ponche Caballero Liqueur
A classic Spanish ponche liqueur resplendent in the traditional silvered bottle, and made with Spanish brandy and a maceration of: sweet Andalusian orange
Gabriel Boudier Matcha Liqueur
This innovative Matcha Liqueur, launched in 2025, was developed and is made by Maison Gabriel Boudier in Dijon, France. Matcha powder is infused in a hydroalcoholic
Gabriel Boudier Sweet Woodruff Liqueur
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a commonplace herbaceous plant that's known for its fragrant flowers and foliage, but this is almost certainly the
Brittle Manhattan
A bittersweet, honey and subtly peanut-like Manhattan.
Non-alcoholic cocktails, Mocktails & Temperance Delights
Some cocktails are just better than others, the same goes for those without alcohol. I selected the following after sorting by my own and Discerning Drinker
Il Farnese
Make with rosso vermouth for a tasty low-alcohol cocktail or use a non-alcoholic vermouth alternative for an alcohol-free mocktail.
Dulce Di Lecce
This dessert cocktail, as its name suggests, is reminiscent of dulce de leche.
