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Cocktail of the Day
31st of July 2025

Today is Black Tot Day, so we are drinking a Grog.

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Nardini Acqua di Cedro

Acqua di Cedro is a liqueur made with Cedro lemons and is not dissimilar to limoncello but with a crystalline appearance. Despite being made by Nardini

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Aperitivo Mazzura

Mazzura is made by the Cappelletti family using botanicals sourced from Dolomite hills and valleys in Italy's Triveneto region, the birthplace of the spritz.

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Alpeggio Hay Liqueur

Alpeggio is a mountain pasture or hay meadow, so it's an appropriate name for this liqueur, which captures the aromas of high alpine meadows.

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Renais Grand Cru Cask-Aged Gin

Matured for over a year in a single Grand Cru Chablis cask, Renais Grand Cru Cask-Aged Gin is only available in limited quantities.

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Sevez Honey Lavender Liqueur

Made by famous vermouth producers, Dolin & Cie in France's Savoie region, Sevez Honey Lavender Liqueur combines the natural sweetness of Savoie honey with

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Sherry Cocktails

Sherry has been a staple cocktail since the 1800s, appearing in many punch recipes from the period. Today, sherry plays a key role in the world's leading

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Nestor's Cup

Freshening gin-laced cherry. Enjoy as an aperitivo or cleansing late-night tipple.

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Gold Negroni

A variation on the contemporary classic White Negroni that, while still challengingly bittersweet, is more rounded. (If using the metric system and you

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DuBois

Arguably with Manhattan-on-the-rocks foundations, this simple three-ingredient cocktail stands out as being spirit-forward yet approachable. (I know it's

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Growing Old and Dying Happy Is a Hope...

Amaro and lemon oils manage to overwhelm muscular absinthe and rye whiskey in this full-flavoured, harmonious cocktail.

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Stout Fella

Sherry and stout beer are a great match, helped by crème de cacao and chocolate bitters.

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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, vinous and almost toasted buttery notes from the sherry. A palate cleansing aperitivo or digestivo.

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Sherry Sazerac (Jerezerac)

Starting with frozen serving and stirring glasses 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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