The Cocktails Must Flow

Our third cocktail is the Rum Manhattan. A variant, of unknown origin, of the Manhattan. Being rum heavy, this cocktail benefits from a good quality rum.

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Our second cocktail is the Metropole. The Metropole]/b] first appeared in George J. Kappeler’s Modern American Drinks (1895); it was the signature cocktail of the (now closed and demolished) Hotel Metropole, New York, USA.

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Our first cocktail is the Dandelion & Burdock Negroni. A cocktail of our own making, and a variant of the Negroni[/b], which uses Plymouth Gin, combined with Bitter Bianco Liqueur, Dry Vermouth and Dandelion & Burdock cordial.

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3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 29th November: Four Score

Our third cocktail is the Four Score. Created by Joe Gilmore for Sir Winston Churchill’s eightieth birthday in 1955.

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Our second cocktail is the Lorraine. Created by Joe Gilmore to mark President Charles de Gaulle’s state visit to Britain after the Second World War.

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Our first cocktail is the Grand Negroni. A rich orange Negroni variant which switches Grand Marnier for the usual sweet vermouth.

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Our first cocktail is the History & Nobility. A cocktail which benefits from light dashes of bitters; created by Daniel Bovey at Be At One, Bristol, in 2015. This recipe is Simon Difford’s adaptation.

Our second cocktail is the Golden Lillet Martini. Created by John Gertsen and Misty Kalkofen at the The Edison bar, Los Angeles, during a guest bartending stint.

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Our first cocktail is the Hazelnut Russian. A festive variant of the White Russian, created by the Crafting Gin Club.

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Our third cocktail is the Minnie the Moocher. Pretty much a variant of the , it appeared in Charlie Conolly’s The World Famous Cotton Club: 1939 Book of Mixed Drinks. It takes it’s name from the Minnie the Moocher jazz song, first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra.

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