Author: The Cocktails Must Flow

Our first cocktail is the Jabroni. Thought to be created for tequila brand, Teremana, the Jabroni uses one of the brands owners, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s favourite insults.

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Our third cocktail is the Borderline. A bourbon cocktail, created by James Mellor in 2004 at Mint Leaf, London, England, which is oddly reminiscent of cola.

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Our second cocktail is the Platinum Blonde. A sophisticated cream cocktail of unknown origin.

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Our first cocktail is the Perfect Negroni. A “perfect” cocktail is one which uses equal proportions of sweet and dry vermouth; the Perfect Negroni is a variant of the classic Negroni which replaces half of the usual sweet vermouth with dry.

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Our third cocktail is the Pink Gin & Tonic. A tall variant of the Pink Gin, ideal for lazy summer days in the garden.

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Our second cocktail is the Ruby Porto Tonico, a variant of the Porto Tonico which replaces white port with the ruby variety.

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Our first cocktail is the Rosita. The Rosita is a Negroni variant of unknown origin, but it first appeared in print in the 1974 edition of the Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide; the recipe we used is an adaptation by Gary “Gaz” Regan who upped the tequila and added bitters.

Blanco or reposado tequila are both acceptable for this cocktail; blanco will give more up-front brighter notes, while reposado will give an added oak depth which leans the drink more to the Boulevardier than the Negroni.

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Our third cocktail is the Red Apple Manhattan. A variant of the Red Hook created by Simon Difford in 2022 when he accidentally picked up a bottle of applejack instead of rye whiskey (later changing the applejack to calvados).

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Our second cocktail is the Praecocia Cocktail, which was created by Jamie Boudreau at Vessel, Seattle, USA, in 2010.

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Our first cocktail is the Norman Negroni, which is inspired by the French Negroni, which is, in turn, a variant of the Negroni.

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