Optional reference recipes

Advanced comparison study. Cocoa, cognac and rich cream.

Recipe: 30 ml cognac · 30 ml brown crème de cacao · 30 ml fresh dairy cream

Advanced comparison study. Gin, cherry-like maraschino and floral violet.

Recipe: 45 ml gin · 15 ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur · 15 ml fresh lemon juice · 5 ml crème de violette, calibrated house bar spoon

Advanced comparison study. Gin, honey and mixed citrus.

Recipe: 52.5 ml dry gin · 10 ml honey syrup, 2:1 honey to water by mass · 22.5 ml fresh lemon juice · 22.5 ml fresh orange juice

Advanced comparison study. Old Tom gin, maraschino and orange bitters.

Recipe: 40 ml Old Tom gin · 10 ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur · 10 ml fresh lemon juice · 2 dashes orange bitters

Advanced comparison study. Citrus, orange liqueur and a subtle anise note.

Recipe: 30 ml gin · 30 ml Cointreau · 30 ml Lillet Blanc · 30 ml fresh lemon juice · 1 dash absinthe

Advanced comparison study. Intensely herbal-bitter with cola sweetness.

Recipe: 50 ml Fernet-Branca · 150 ml chilled cola, house quantity

Advanced comparison study. Mint-chocolate and creamy.

Recipe: 20 ml white crème de cacao · 20 ml green crème de menthe · 20 ml fresh dairy cream

Advanced comparison study. Pineapple, rum and restrained red-fruit sweetness.

Recipe: 45 ml white rum · 45 ml fresh pineapple juice · 7.5 ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur · 5 ml grenadine syrup

Advanced comparison study. Port richness, brandy and a yolk-rounded texture.

Recipe: 15 ml brandy · 45 ml red tawny port · 10 ml approved pasteurised liquid egg yolk

Advanced comparison study. Blackcurrant, lemon and sparkling wine.

Recipe: 25 ml vodka · 25 ml fresh lemon juice · 15 ml crème de cassis · 10 ml simple syrup, 1:1 by mass · 60 ml chilled sparkling wine, house quantity

Advanced comparison study. Mint, gin and lemon.

Recipe: 60 ml London dry gin · 30 ml fresh lemon juice · 15 ml simple syrup, 1:1 by mass · 6 leaves fresh mint

Advanced comparison study. Vanilla, elderflower, honey and chilli heat.

Recipe: 50 ml vanilla vodka · 15 ml elderflower cordial · 15 ml fresh lime juice · 10 ml Monin honey syrup · 2 thin slices red chilli pepper

Advanced comparison study. Cognac with a clear mint finish.

Recipe: 50 ml cognac · 20 ml white crème de menthe

Advanced comparison study. Two spirit bases, lime and ginger spice.

Recipe: 30 ml cognac or brandy · 30 ml gin · 15 ml fresh lime juice · 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters · 90 ml chilled ginger beer, house top-up

Advanced comparison study. Irish whiskey, sweet vermouth and green herbs.

Recipe: 50 ml Irish whiskey · 25 ml sweet red vermouth · 15 ml Green Chartreuse · 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters

Advanced comparison study. Intense aromatic spice, almond and lemon.

Recipe: 45 ml Angostura aromatic bitters · 30 ml almond orgeat syrup · 22.5 ml fresh lemon juice · 15 ml rye whiskey

Advanced comparison study. Gin and dry vermouth with small cherry and anise accents.

Recipe: 30 ml Old Tom gin · 30 ml dry vermouth · 2.5 ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur, calibrated half bar spoon · 1.25 ml absinthe, calibrated quarter bar spoon · 3 dashes orange bitters

Advanced comparison study. Spirit-forward gin and vodka with a wine-aperitif accent.

Recipe: 45 ml gin · 15 ml vodka · 7.5 ml Lillet Blanc

Advanced comparison study. Layered rum, citrus and spice.

Recipe: 45 ml Jamaican dark rum · 45 ml gold Puerto Rican rum · 30 ml Demerara rum · 20 ml fresh lime juice · 15 ml falernum · 15 ml Donn’s Mix: 2 parts yellow grapefruit juice to 1 part cinnamon syrup · 5 ml grenadine syrup, calibrated house teaspoon · 1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters · 6 drops Pernod · 170 g cracked ice for blending