Cable Car Cocktail
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Cable Car

The Cable Car is a simple variation on a classic Sidecar. Spiced rum is used in place of cognac and the drink is finished with a cinnamon sugar rim for some warming spice.…

Brandy Crusta
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Brandy Crusta

The Brandy Crusta was created by Joseph Santini, an Italian bartender in New Orleans, during the 1850s.…

Watermelon Margarita
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Watermelon Margarita

  This margarita recipe comes from Uncle Pete's Cocktail Shop on YouTube. It features mezcal for more smoky character and acid-modified watermelon juice, rather than using both watermelon juice AND lime juice. The acid-modified juice has the flavour of…

Tia Mia Recipe
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Tia Mia

The Tia Mia is Mexican Mai Tai by Ivy Mix, author of Spirits of Latin America. Ivy loved floating a splash of mezcal on a number of drinks and the Mai Tai was a favourite.…

Bitter Mai Tai
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Bitter Mai Tai

From the creator of several modern classics including the Artichoke Hold and Brancolada. A Mai Tai variation that calls for Campari and Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum.…

Chambord SIdecar
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Chambord Sidecar

Chambord Black Raspberry liqueur can be used in place of the existing sweetener in many classic cocktails and the Sidecar is an excellent example of this.…

Pegu Club Cocktail
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Pegu Club

The Pegu Club was created in the 1920s at the expat gentlemen's club of the same name (in Burma). Featured in ABC of Mixing Cocktails and the Savoy Cocktail Book.…

After Supper Cocktail
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After Supper

The After Supper cocktail can be found in The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock. It's an ideal cocktail to showcase a particular orange liqueur.…

Yellow Smash Cocktail
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Yellow Smash

The Yellow Smash was created Munich by Klaus St. Rainer of the “Goldene Bar”. It is a typical smash cocktail - a sour made with fresh herbs to impart more flavour, depth, colour and aroma.…

Claridge Cocktail Recipe
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Claridge

The Claridge cocktail was featured in both Barflies and Cocktails and Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book. It could be considered a distant variation on a classic martini - with the additions of apricot brandy and orange liqueurs.…