Cocktail of the Day
22 May 2026
Today is National Craft Distillery Day, so we are drinking a Dry Martini 'Preferred' (5:1 ratio).
Belafonte (by Charlie Aisbury)
A delicious fizz invigorated sour, with fino sherry and Navy-strength gin interacting brilliantly.
Elk's Own
A port and whiskey sour, which works when you use a good tawny port, but doesn't work with a ruby port. The use of both bourbon and rye ensures a touch
Amaryllis
The classic combination of gin and vermouth with stone fruit flavour and aromatics.
Amaryllis Negroni
A balanced Negroni with amplified bittersweetness.
Bicycle Thief
Bittersweet and sour with gin-laced botanicals, cleansing zesty citrus and an enlivening splash of soda.
King Kong
A banana and rum-influenced bourbon Old Fashioned.
Californian Martini
A medium dry, fragrant, orange Martini
Reggae Rum Punch
Jamaicans have a sweet tooth and love their rum. This drink combines sweetness, potent rum, and generous fruit.
Dunderstruck
Fruity in every sense of the word – not to mention estery with namesake dundery rum notes taking centre stage. (Flavours are somewhat reminiscent of
Roxanne
What to call a red, bittersweet strawberry-influenced aperitivo created while the soundtrack playing is The Police singing Roxanne (Put on the red light),
Siesta
This bittersweet aperitif has become a contemporary classic and is described as a cross between Hemingway Daiquiri, Paloma and Margarita. (Some may prefer
Altamura Vodka
Altamura Distilleries Vodka is made with fermented and distilled Italian durum wheat, grown in the Altamura region of Puglia in southern Italy, an area
Adriatico Amaretto Cocktail Competition
Rise to the challenge of creating a new amaretto cocktail to share with the rest of our community of Discerning Drinkers.
San Martin
Anisette sets this equal parts mix of gin, dry and sweet vermouths apart.
Limoncello Cream
Creamy but not sweet, with intense lemon freshness, delicate grappa notes, and a cleansing spirituous finish.
Miel de Abeja
A bittersweet honey Margarita.
Pink Phink
Tequila and pomegranate is a classic Mexican combination, here with bittersweet herbal notes and faint fragrant rose blossom.
Black Jack No. 1
More burgundy than black, but dark fruits of the forest dominate this medium-dry cocktail.
Scotch Kilt
A Rusty Nail served straight-up.
Marginal Margarita
A low alcohol Margarita with much of the character and flavour of a classic Margarita, but with a light vinegar bite in the finish in place of full-blown
Amoretto
Easy-drinking, alcohol-free, almond-and-cherry soda, freshened with lime.
Parcel Paper
A riff on a Paper Plane named for its colour. This rye whisky-laced cocktail is bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour, with lemon and orange zestiness.
Totally Tropical Mai Tai
Rum-laced tropical flavours, gently enlivened with Caribbean all-spice pimento dram.
