Martinez

glass: Martini

garnish: why bother?

60ml Gin
30ml Red vermouth
2 dashes of maraschino
2 dashes of aromatic bitters

Stir all ingredients in an ice-filled pitcher and serve straight up in the martini glass.

Maximilian Soda

Glass: Highball
Garnish: Cherry

60ml dark rum
15ml Heering Cherry liqueur
2 dashes Grenadine
Dry Ginger Ale

Build all ingredients in an ice-filled highball, top with ginger ale and garnish with a cherry on a toothpick.

Named after the non-alcoholic version my son adores!

Piscolito

Glass: Martini
Garnish: Mandarin segment and a mint leaf

120mls Pisco
60mls cranberry juice
20mls Monin Passionfruit syrup
2 whole peeled mandarins
10 ice cubes

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend for 10 seconds.

Serves 2

Pisco Sour

Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: a dash of bitters or a sprinkle of nutmeg

120mls Pisco
30mls lime juice
30mls simple syrup
one egg white


Put all ingredients except the garnish in the blender with a handful of ice and blend until smooth.

Serves 2.

My Milkshake Brings All the Boys To The Yard

Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: no

60ml Baileys Irish Cream
90ml Milk
One Egg Yolk
A teaspoon of sugar
A dash of lemon juice
A dash of vanilla essence

Shake all ingredients over ice and serve.

"...and they're like, 'it's better than yours'..."

Pisco Jalisco

Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: 3 slices of apple on a toothpick

60mls pisco
60mls apple juice
15mls lemon juice
5mls Monin passionfruit syrup
teaspoon of orange marmalade

shake all ingredients over ice and serve in an old fashioned half full of ice. Fan 3 thin slices of apple, skewer on a toothpick and rail on the edge of the glass. Serve.

Tequila is both the name of Mexico's national drink, and a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Pisco is the national drink of Peru.

The 'Jalisco' is traditionally made with Tequila, but I find Pisco much smoother, hence the 'Pisco Jalisco'

Rosemary Aviation

Glass: Martini
Garnish: Rosemary Sprig

60ml gin
15ml Maraschino liqueur
10ml Lemon Juice
2 Sprigs rosemary
sugar cube
orange bitters

Muddle the rosemary, bitters and sugar in the base of a cocktail shaker. Add all the other ingredients with ice and shake. Garnish simply. Serve in a chilled martini glass.

Ozymandias

Glass: Martini
Garnish: Lemon Twist

45ml Scotch
30ml Red Vermouth
15ml Pomegranate liqueur
15ml Cherry Heering
30ml Cranberry juice

Stir all ingredients vigorously over ice and serve immediately.

Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert...

Rhapsody in Red

Glass: Red wine glass
Garnish: Lime wedge

60ml Vodka
30ml Dry Red Wine
30ml Lime Juice
5ml Monin Passionfruit syrup
teaspoon St Dalfour Raspberry Jam
splash of Chambord

Half fill a Red wine glass with ice and put the lime wedge and straws into it.

Shake all ingredients except the Chambord over ice and pour into the wine glass. Splash the Chambord liberally on top.

I've used a Pepperjack Shiraz as the wine base for a dry, spicy drink. Replace the red wine with a rose' or a sweet white (I've used Happs Late Picked Semillon for sheer deliciousness) and you have a "Rhapsody in Pink" or "Rhapsody in White" respectively.

Inspired by a creation from Kazuki Gato, Hard Rock Cafe mixologist and BARocker 2015 Champion.