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45 ml cognac
20 ml green Chartreuse (or substitute herbal liqueur)
20 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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45 ml vodka
30 ml dark crème de cacao
15 ml fresh cream

Method

Shake all ingredients hard with ice. Double strain into a cocoa-rimmed chilled coupe. Garnish with chocolate shavings.

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45 ml gin
15 ml fresh lemon juice
15 ml raspberry syrup (or 15 ml crème de framboise)
1 egg white

Method

Dry-shake all ingredients without ice. Add ice and shake hard until well chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with three speared raspberries.

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50 ml gin
20 ml fresh lemon juice
15 ml raspberry jam (or 15 ml crème de framboise)

Method

Shake all ingredients hard with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with three speared raspberries.

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45 ml blanco tequila
15 ml crème de cassis
15 ml fresh lime juice
Top with ginger beer (~80 ml)

Method

Build in a chilled highball over fresh ice. Add tequila, lime and cassis. Top with ginger beer and stir gently. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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60 ml white rum
30 ml fresh pineapple juice
20 ml apricot brandy
15 ml fresh lime juice

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

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45 ml elderflower liqueur
90 ml dry sparkling wine (Prosecco-style)
Splash of soda water

Method

Build in a chilled wine glass over fresh ice. Add elderflower, then sparkling wine, then soda. Stir very gently. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and a sprig of mint.

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50 ml vodka
15 ml crème de framboise
60 ml fresh pineapple juice

Method

Shake all ingredients hard with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with three raspberries on a pick.

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60 ml rye whiskey
15 ml yellow Chartreuse (or substitute herbal liqueur)
15 ml sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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30 ml melon liqueur
30 ml triple sec
30 ml fresh lemon juice

Method

Shake all ingredients hard with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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10 ml crème de cassis
Top with chilled Champagne or dry sparkling wine (~120 ml)

Method

Pour the crème de cassis into a chilled flute. Slowly top with sparkling wine. No garnish (or a single blackberry).

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50 ml vodka
25 ml lychee liqueur
15 ml fresh lime juice

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lychee on a pick.

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45 ml melon liqueur
25 ml fresh lemon juice
15 ml sugar syrup
1 egg white (optional)

Method

Dry-shake without ice. Add ice and shake hard. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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50 ml gin
25 ml fresh lemon juice
20 ml crème de framboise
10 ml sugar syrup
Top with soda water (~60 ml)

Method

Shake all but soda with ice. Strain into a chilled Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda. Garnish with three speared raspberries.

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60 ml rye whiskey
20 ml sweet vermouth
10 ml cherry brandy
1 dash absinthe

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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30 ml aged rum
30 ml white rum
15 ml crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur)
15 ml banana liqueur
15 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml grenadine

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a hurricane glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wedge and a maraschino cherry.

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50 ml bourbon
20 ml white crème de cacao (substitute dark)
10 ml sugar syrup

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with a mint sprig.

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20 ml rye whiskey
20 ml green Chartreuse (or substitute herbal liqueur)
20 ml maraschino liqueur
20 ml fresh lemon juice

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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60 ml rye whiskey (or bourbon)
10 ml cherry brandy
5 ml sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with an orange twist and a maraschino cherry.

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30 ml Irish whiskey
30 ml sweet vermouth
30 ml green Chartreuse (or substitute herbal liqueur)

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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45 ml gin
20 ml elderflower liqueur
20 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup

Method

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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45 ml calvados
15 ml yellow Chartreuse (or substitute herbal liqueur)
15 ml Bénédictine (or substitute honey-herbal liqueur)
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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30 ml Henri Bardouin Pastis
10 ml Crème de Cassis
Cold water to top (about 150 ml)
Garnish: none

Method

Pour the pastis into a tumbler. Add the crème de cassis — it pools dark crimson at the bottom. Top slowly with very cold water; the louche shifts purple-grey as it blooms. Serve without ice. Stir once gently.

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30 ml Henri Bardouin Pastis
10 ml Crème de Banane
Cold water to top (about 150 ml)
Garnish: none

Method

Pour the pastis into a tumbler. Add the crème de banane. Top slowly with very cold water — the louche turns a warm pale yellow. Serve without ice. Stir once gently.

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22 ml Mezcal Vago Espadin
22 ml Aperol
22 ml Yellow Chartreuse
22 ml fresh lime juice

Method

Shake all ingredients hard with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish — let the colour do the work.

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60 ml VEDRENNE Blackcurrant Liqueur - 15%
90 ml sparkling wine
30 ml tonic water

Method

Build directly in a large wine glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.