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Cocktail of the Day
3 July 2026

Today is International Plastic Bag-Free Day, so we are drinking a Fancy Free.

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20 best American Classic Cocktails

There are just so many American classic cocktails that some of the very best are forgotten. While some may say the Long Island Iced Tea and Hurricane should

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Pera Margarita

Margarita-like in style but with delicate notes of pear (in place of the usual orange) and a toning splash of tonic water enhancing agave flavours.

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Pearfect Couple

Delicately pear-flavoured and invigorated by a splash of fizz. Perfect for wedding day celebrations.

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Scotch Old Fashioned

Single malt enhances the structure of this Scotch Old Fashioned with vanilla bitters, subtly adding flavour and complexity.

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White Godmother Sour

A creamy, cream-coloured, almond-flavoured, Vodka Sour served straight-up.

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Caprese Martini

The flavours of a caprese salad served in a Dirty Vodkatini.

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Strawberry Vodkatini

Grainy vodka-laced strawberry fruitiness with dry vermouth adding balance and depth of flavour. Although almost imperceptible, it's the addition of black

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Palermo

This beautifully balanced cocktail combines the strength of rum with the tartness of wine and the richness of pineapple and vanilla.

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Basil & Honey Daiquiri

Basil adds dry vegetal notes to a Canchànchara (honey) Daiquiri.

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Miami Martini

Light, refreshing and all too quaffable. Bitter liqueur adds depth of flavour to a Watermelon Martini.

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Cherry'tini

A spirit-forward Vodka'tini with layers of cherry, subtle herbal and vanilla notes.

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Difford's Bokers Bitters

Our interpretation of what the original 1800s Boker's Bitters may have tasted like. Made with more botanicals than even Bob would normally conceive of

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Ketel One Barcelona Martini Cocktail Route

Throughout July, Ketel One brings its popular Martini Cocktail Route to Barcelona, showcasing the versatility of the iconic cocktail, the cocktail Ketel

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Wimbledon cocktails

When Wimbledon kicks off, the British summer has officially begun. Cue hordes of tennis fans making their annual pilgrimage to sit on Aorangi Terrace in

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Fourth of July Margarita

Use a straw to merge the layers of this tri-coloured Mezcal and Tequila Margarita or enjoy each layer separately, perhaps avoiding the sweet treat at the

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Strucchi Bitter Bianco

As it's name suggests, Strucchi Bitter Bianco is a white bittersweet liqueur. Rather than replicating the flavour of a traditional red bitter but without

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20 best Summer cocktails

When it comes to cocktails, summer screams Sex on the Beach, or at least fruit-forward rather than spirit-forward, more refreshing cocktails, but not necessarily

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Bittersweet Hello

Designed as a low-alcohol welcome drink that's also a palate cleanser.

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Tia Juano

I've tried shaking this cocktail as originally called for and stirring it with various proportions of dry and bianco vermouth. However, it's best when

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Milano '36

Relatively low in alcohol, this bittersweet aperitivo has attractive almond notes. The sambuca adds well-integrated depth of flavour, rather than being

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Sentimental Gentleman

A surprisingly dry, herbal Scotch whisky Old Fashioned.

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Eponine Collins

Gin-laced, grapefruit, bittersweet and sweet 'n' sourness, invigorated by a splash of soda water.

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Bruised Pomegranate

This cocktail sits somewhere in the East River between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn with a splash of Thames Estuary.

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