Cocktail of the Day
2nd of January 2026
Today is The Second Day of Hogmanay, so we are drinking a Atholl Brose.
Hoop La!
Reminiscent of a tart Sidecar with added depth of flavour.
Odd McIntyre
If you like Sidecars, then this variation with delicate quinine bitterness may be for you.
Pink Pearl
Yes, it's pink. It's also a sour that heroes calvados.
Bonny Scot
Scotch whisky and apple are classic pairings, and here the apple comes in the form of calvados, with the richness of whisky liqueur balanced by tart, fresh
Pink Puff
Mustard yellow with a white head, rather than pink, but there's more than 'puff' of flavour to this bourbon-laced, apricot-flavoured sour.
Bayana
Vibes of a Sidecar but easier, with a balance reminiscent of a Daiquiri made with aged rum.
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
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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 Originally made with equal parts rye whiskey, Bénédictine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.
