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Cosmonaut
A Cosmonaut is 60ml of London Dry gin, 22.5ml of fresh lemon juice and a barspoon of raspberry preserve, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a
Daiquiri
A Daiquiri is 60ml white rum, 20ml fresh lime juice and two bar spoons of caster sugar. Stir the sugar into the rum and lime in the shaker until it dissolves, then add ice, shake
Division Bell
A Division Bell is 30ml of mezcal, 22.5ml of Aperol, 15ml of maraschino liqueur and 22.5ml of fresh lime juice, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a chilled
Earl Grey MarTEAni
An Earl Grey MarTEAni is 50ml of gin infused with Earl Grey tea, 20ml of fresh lemon juice, 20ml of sugar syrup and, if you like, 15ml of egg white, dry shaken, shaken hard with
Eastern Standard
An Eastern Standard is 50ml London Dry gin or vodka, 25ml fresh lime juice, 15ml simple syrup, three slices of cucumber and three mint leaves. The cucumber is muddled hard and the
Eastside
An Eastside is 60ml of gin, 25ml of fresh lime juice and 20ml of simple syrup, with three slices of cucumber and six mint leaves pressed gently in the shaker first. It is shaken
El Floridita Daiquiri
An El Floridita Daiquiri is 60ml of white rum, 15ml of fresh lime juice, 5ml of maraschino and 10ml of sugar syrup, flash blended with fine crushed ice for five to ten seconds and
Enzoni
An Enzoni is 45ml of London Dry gin, 22.5ml of Campari, 15ml of fresh lemon juice and 10ml of sugar syrup, shaken hard with five muddled seedless green grapes and double strained
Explorers Gold
Explorers Gold is 50ml of Expedition Spiced Rum, 25ml of honey syrup, 25ml of fresh lemon juice and one egg white, dry shaken for 15 seconds, shaken hard with ice for 12 more and
Fitzgerald
A Fitzgerald is 60ml of London Dry gin, 25ml of fresh lemon juice, 20ml of sugar syrup and two dashes of Angostura, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds and strained over
Gimlet
A Gimlet is 60ml of gin and 22.5ml of lime cordial, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with a lime wheel. About 2.4 UK units. Gin and cordial
Gin Sour
A Gin Sour is 60ml of London Dry gin, 25ml of fresh lemon juice and 20ml of sugar syrup, shaken hard with ice for 10 to 12 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a rocks glass,
Gold Rush
A Gold Rush is 60ml bourbon, 22.5ml fresh lemon juice and 22.5ml honey syrup, made with twice as much honey as warm water. Shake it hard for 10 to 12 seconds, strain it onto a
Grand Margarita
A Grand Margarita is 45ml blanco tequila, 30ml Grand Marnier and 15ml fresh lime juice, shaken hard and strained over fresh ice in a rocks glass rimmed with sea salt, with a lime
Hemingway Daiquiri
A Hemingway Daiquiri is 60ml white rum, 40ml fresh grapefruit juice, 15ml fresh lime juice and 15ml maraschino liqueur, shaken hard and double strained into a chilled coupe, with
Honey Sour
A Honey Sour is a Whiskey Sour sweetened with honey: 60ml bourbon, 25ml fresh lemon juice and 15ml honey syrup mixed at two parts honey to one of warm water, shaken hard and
Honeysuckle
A Honeysuckle is 60ml of white rum, 22.5ml of fresh lime juice and 22.5ml of honey syrup (two parts honey, one part warm water), shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double
Hotel Nacional
A Hotel Nacional is 45ml of white rum, 30ml of fresh pineapple juice, 15ml of fresh lime juice, 10ml of apricot brandy and 5ml of simple syrup, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds
Illegal
The Illegal is 30ml of espadín mezcal, 15ml of Jamaican overproof white rum, 15ml of falernum, a bar spoon of maraschino, 22.5ml of fresh lime juice and 15ml of simple syrup, with
Jack Rose
A Jack Rose is 60ml applejack, 22.5ml fresh lemon juice and 22.5ml grenadine, shaken hard and double strained into a chilled coupe, with lemon peel expressed over the top. About
Jasmine
A Jasmine is 45ml of London Dry gin, 22.5ml of fresh lemon juice, 7.5ml of Cointreau or another triple sec and 7.5ml of Campari, shaken hard and double strained into a chilled
Kamikaze
A Kamikaze is 45ml vodka, 22.5ml triple sec and 22.5ml fresh lime juice, shaken hard and strained into a chilled coupe with a lime wheel. It is a vodka sour sweetened with orange
Knickerbocker
A Knickerbocker is 60ml of aged rum, 20ml of fresh lime juice, 15ml of raspberry syrup and 5ml of orange curaçao, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and strained over fresh ice in a
Lemon Drop Martini
A Lemon Drop Martini is 30ml of vodka, 20ml of triple sec and 15ml of fresh lemon juice, shaken hard for 10 to 12 seconds and double strained into a chilled coupe with sugar on