Cocktail of the Day
13th of February 2026
Today is Palentine's Day, so we are drinking a A Rose By Any Other Name.
20 best Valentine's Cocktails
Valentine's Day cocktail names tend to be as corny as the Valentine's cards, and due to strawberries being uncannily heart-shaped, many Valentine's cocktails
Chevalier
Aromatic bitters add their distinctive flavour to a classic Sidecar.
Queen Elizabeth No. 1
A Chelsea Sidecar with absinthe.
Queen Elizabeth No. 2
An orange curaçao-influenced Sweet Manhattan.
Grand Stand
No one ingredient is grandstanding in this classic brandy and gin-based, maraschino-influenced sour.
Tinton
Equal parts calvados and rosso vermouth prove surprisingly tasty and better balanced than the original two parts apple brandy to one part port. I've tried
Tetra Tinton
An apple-influenced, easy-drinking alternative to a Sweet Manhattan.
Vanilla Old Fashioned
Bourbon's classic vanilla notes are amplified and rounded in this simple but tasty Old Fashioned.
Banana Daiquiri
Good banana flavour without being overly sweet. Indeed, this Banana Daiquiri is more sophisticated than the uninitiated might expect.
Macbeth
Herbal, peppermint and vanilla Scotch whisky.
Sherry
Sherry is a fortified wine from the province of Cádiz in southwest Spain, and is particularly identified with the town of Jerez de la Frontera, where
Lustau
Lustau organises its wines into several range categories (or gamas) beyond just by style: Solera Familiar (Family Solera) - the core, house range Almacenistas
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
Rabbit's Foot
A spirituous sour with apple brandy, rum, grenadine and orange fruitiness.
Eclipse No. 2
If you like a Last Word, you'll like this.
Green Goddess
This deep olive-green, minty, bittersweet herbal cocktail is perhaps the ultimate digestivo. If you're stuffed/flagging after an overly indulgent, multi-course
End of the Road
Originally designed to be served straight-up, but I prefer this punchy, Negroni-esque cocktail over ice, mellowed by a little additional dilution.
Crown Prince
A tequila and white port-laced Tiki-style cocktail with sour lime balanced by rich almond syrup.
Havana Club
This equal parts Rum Manhattan is ridiculously simple but simply delicious. As befits the name, it also suits the character of a well-aged Cuban rum.
Poet's Dream
Honeyed and herbal with an assertive dry gin backbone. I find the original equal-parts formula a little overly rich, so I cut back the liqueur to as little
Yellow Negroni
As the name suggests, this pisco-based, five equal parts, vivid yellow, bittersweet aperitif was inspired by the classic Negroni, along with three of the
Argentina Cocktail
A Wet Martini softened by liqueur and given a hint of citrus and spice.
Champs-Elysees
A great after-dinner cocktail for lovers of brandy and Chartreuse. The sweet elements in this sour are cranked up but balanced by spiritous alcohol. Achieving
