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Cocktail of the Day
17th of October 2025
Today is World Calvados Day, so we are drinking a Harvest Cocktail.
Scorpion Reef
A delicious modern-day mezcal and rum-laced cocktail from the modern bartending age that could be a Tiki classic.
Lustau Sherry Cocktail Competition
Like us, our friends at Lustau are passionate advocates of the exceptional qualities of sherry as a cocktail ingredient. They are keen to encourage the
Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week
Elijah Craig Bourbon is hosting its sixth annual Old Fashioned Week, a ten-day celebration from 10-19 October 2025 that invites you to raise a glass to
Daisy Buchanan
Described as a summertime Manhattan, this attractive socialite is dangerous.
Daisy Buchanan No. 2
I've tried this recipe with both white and dark crème de cacao, and I prefer it with the heavier chocolatey notes the dark version brings to this herbal
Capri Sour
Mezcal-laced bittersweet, sweet 'n' sour herbal and citrus with delicate almond.
Iron Horse
A delicious riff on a Manhattan made special by the distinctive notes of ferro china.
Pool
Spirit-forward with herbal aromatised wine. Best enjoyed immediately after a substantial dinner or during the hours that follow.
Pool (by J. E. Clapham)
A tasty, spirit-forward digestif with herbal complexity. Some will prefer this with the dilution afforded by serving over ice in an old-fashioned glass.
Gypsy Light
A floral riff on a Last Word following 2:1:1:1 proportions.
Hasty/Piccadilly
A two-to-one Dry Martini set apart by a splash of grenadine and a dash of absinthe.
Naked Ape
Adapted from a recipe created by Martin Cate at his Smuggler's Cove bar in San Francisco, California. A local exotica band called Ape were performing in
Scotch Sour
This delicious cocktail is sadly often overlooked in favour of the bourbon-based Whiskey Sour. Depending on the peatiness of the whisky, bitters aren't
Dirty Martini
With the right olive brine, this is a delicious, salty, gin-laced, herbal delight. As with all Martinis, striking a perfect level of dilution and achieving
White Negroni
Wayne Collins, this cocktail's creator, originally used equal parts as is usual for a classic Negroni, and after trying various other formulations, I've
20 best Vodka cocktails
Vodka's success is partly due to its being marketed from the 1940s as a clear, pure, clean spirit that will mix with anything. Accordingly, some regard
Bob's Tonka Bitters
These bitters harness the aromatic and complex flavours of the tonka bean, the seed of a South American Dipteryx odorata tree, long prized by pastry chefs
