Mixology Guide

The interplay of their strong funky flavour profiles with the sweet fruity notes in this drink make for a cocktail that is at once complex, refreshingly fruity and moreish

For our alcohol free Georgia Peach Julep we’ve replaced the spirit with Lyre’s American Malt.

For our alcohol free version we’ve replaced tequila with Seedlip Grove 42 and swapped crème de cassis for blackcurrant syrup.

For our alcohol free version we’ve used non-alcoholic triple sec and Lyre’s Dry London Spirit in place of vodka.

The St. Germain spritz is a pared back highball made with a shot of St. Germain elderflower liqueur, served over cubed ice, topped with tonic and a squeeze of lemon.

This Rum Punch is a house creation courtesy of our very own Sasa Ruvidic. This fruit-forward tiki drink pays homage to the Painkiller – a caribbean classic made with rum, orange, pineapple and coconut. Sasa’s punch adds floral hibiscus syrup and overproof rum to finish.

Whilst a Mint Julep with bourbon (or rye) is perhaps the most famous iteration of this cocktail, this Georgia Peach Julep is actually a lot closer to what Juleps may have looked like originally.

The El Diablo is the other, other tequila classic, often overshadowed by its more well-known cousins, the Margarita and the Paloma, the El Diablo is a mid-century classic created by tiki legend Trader Vic in 1946. A balanced, refreshing mixture of earthy tequila, tart lime, spicy ginger and sweet, fruity blackcurrant liqueur.

The Cosmopolitan is a modern classic and like so many cocktails, there are a number of conflicting accounts regarding its inception. As it is essentially a vodka sour with a splash of cranberry, it’s likely that many of its origin stories have an element of truth to them. Whether it’s a spin on a Daisy dating back to the 1930s or an 80s cocktail created to help sell Absolut vodka, the Cosmo has become an essential part of the cocktail canon.

Fix Up Look Sharp is an original drink created for our Cellar Bar menu entitled ‘50 Years of Hip Hop’, paying homage to half a century of this iconic genre.

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) is made using Axia Mastiha, a traditional botanical greek spirit, mixed with Select Aperitivo, Amaro Montenegro and Lemon Juice.

A simple, shaken mixture of just four ingredients, this drink is easy to make at home and can even be pre-batched to serve en-masse at parties or throughout the day while you relax in the sun.

This is a great simple cocktail to make at home thanks to its readily available ingredients and simple method

This drink is just as easy to make and drink as the original, following the same classic sour ratio of 4 strong to 2 sour to 1 sweet, we simply substitute white rum for spiced to create the spiced daiquiri.

Our simple but delicious highball consists of Hennessy cognac, peach bitters and London Essence White Peach & Jasmine Soda served tall with plenty of ice and a slice of grapefruit.

The Buccaneer is a house creation courtesy of our very own Sasa Ruvidic. This banana-based tiki drink is inspired by a cocktail published by The Educated Barfly

The Tommy’s Margarita is perhaps the most famous twist on the classic Tequila cocktail. This alcohol-free version replaces tequila with Lyre’s Agave Blanco.

The Elderflower Julep, a classic combination of summery British ingredients: apple, lemon and elderflower, make for a refreshing and drinkable cocktail.

For this alcohol-free version we’ve replaced bourbon with Lyre’s American Malt, aperitivo with Lyre’s Italian Spritz and amaro with Lyre’s Italian Orange.

The Buccaneer is a house creation courtesy of our very own Sasa Ruvidic. This banana-based tiki drink is inspired by a cocktail published by The Educated Barfly.

The Tommy’s Margarita. Created by Julio Berjemo at his parents’ restaurant in San Francisco – Tommy’s, Julio replaced the traditional triple sec or orange liqueur of a classic Margarita with agave nectar, a syrup derived from the same plant that makes tequila.

The Elderflower Julep is one of our signature drinks and a firm favourite of our team and our guests. The classic combination of summery British ingredients: gin, apple juice, lemon and elderflower liqueur, makes for a deliciously refreshing and drinkable cocktail.

The Paper Plane is a modern Classic and an industry favourite created in 2008, It’s a carefully balanced sour featuring bourbon Italian aperitivo, amaro and lemon juice in equal parts.

Our alcohol free take on the classic Mai Tai uses a blend of Caleño Light & Zesty and Dark & Spicy Tropical Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Lyre’s Orange Sec, orgeat, pineapple juice and lime juice.

This is our autumnal take on a classic julep, the Apple Pie Julep, for our alcohol-free version, we use Lyre’s American Malt with cloudy apple juice, spiced cinnamon syrup and fiery ginger beer.

For the non-alcoholic version of our Sex On The Beach twist, the Mex On The Beach, we use Caleño Light & Zesty Tropical Non-Alcoholic Spirit with peach syrup, pineapple juice and cranberry juice.

This is our alcohol free version of the classic cocktail the Bees Knees. Normally a gin drink, here we use Seedlip Garden 108 in combination with honey syrup, lemon juice and orange juice.

This is our take on the Mai Tai, using a blend of dark and white rum, triple sec, orgeat and lime juice, with the addition of pineapple juice and a final kick of overproof rum.

The Apple Pie Julep is our autumnal twist on a classic julep. Traditionally a summer drink, for this winter julep we’ve paired bourbon with cloudy apple juice, cinnamon syrup and ginger beer.

This our tequila-based twist on the 80s classic a Sex On The Beach.

This is a pre-prohibition cocktail that’s been a favourite of drinkers and drinks makers for over 100 years. The Bees Knees is an elegant blend of gin, honey syrup, lemon juice and orange juice.

The Daisy is a truly classic cocktail and the precursor to many modern sours including the Sidecar and the Margarita. Originally made with Brandy, the Daisy evolved over the years becoming more of a formula than a specific drink.

With the help of Lyres, a burgeoning alcohol-free spirit and liqueur producer, we were able to create an alcohol-free version of this playful cocktail that can be enjoyed by everyone.

This is a drink so vague and nebulous in its preparation and recipe that it’s pretty much up to the server what their Zombie contains.

Our new class menu is populated by crowd-pleasing cocktails and perhaps none more so than the passion fruit martini. We don’t only aim to satisfy the booze drinkers out there though.

This zingy thirst-quencher has enough freshness to stand up to the dry heat of the Mexican desert as well as it does the heady humidity of a packed East London dive bar.

Our twist on an all-time classic of the cocktail canon, featuring an absinthe rinse & Brockman’s distinctive gin.

This is a drink so vague and nebulous in its preparation and recipe that it’s pretty much up to the server what their Zombie contains.

This is a simpler, fresher cousin to the more famous vanilla-and-champagne-featuring behemoth that is the Pornstar Martini.

This widely popular built drink sees the long-awaited return of tequila to our masterclass menu.

This innovative and fun take on a Bakewell Tart comes courtesy of a heavy helping hand from our Bar Manager, Saša.

This sweet but sophisticated cocktail is a recent creation, courtesy of bartender, Tom Byrne, for the now sadly closed, Charlotte’s Bistro, in Chiswick.

We’ve put together this herbaceous martini to evoke the flavours and feel of the outdoors that we’ve all been missing in recent months.

Kicking off our brand-new springtime menu, the Rhubarb Collins is a light, refreshing and beautifully simple fizz.

Chocolate cocktails are the perfect dessert accompaniment, or for those times where you simply want to satisfy your sweet tooth.

This super simple cocktail has its roots in the British navy. Scurvy, caused by a lack of vitamin C, was a real problem for the navy.

This twist on the classic Negroni, retains the characteristic herbaceous, bitterness of the original but adds a rich smoky element by replacing the gin with mezcal.

The original Negroni of Gin, Sweet Vermouth, and Campari was invented in Florence in 1919 at Cafe’Casoni when Count Camillo Negroni asked the bartender for a stronger version of his favourite drink.

This tiki-styled, original cocktail is one of our in-house creations, and our homage to the classic fruity concoctions of Trader Vic and Don The Beachcomber.

The Mint Julep first appears in the 1862 edition of The Bar-Tender’s Guide, where Jerry Thomas describes it as a ‘peculiarly American beverage’. This is our non-alcoholic twist on the classic.

Served short, the Southside is a strong but refreshing gin drink. The sharp, cooling nature of the cocktail make it perfect for summer evenings or lazy afternoons.

The Breakfast Martini is a delicious and simple drink full of citrus and sweet orange flavours, with a hint of bitterness. We’ve created this non-alcoholic serve, perhaps better suited to morning drinking

This fruity twist on the classic is created by simply adding a splash of strawberry puree to a standard Daiquiri and lowering the sugar a little to balance the sweetness.

Chocolate cocktails are the perfect dessert accompaniment, or for those times where you simply want to satisfy your sweet tooth.

The Empress is a refreshing spin on a classic Lychee Martini, combining equal parts vodka, and elderflower liqueur with lychee and lime juice.

The Empress Fizz is a beautifully floral long drink, that features the unique flavour of lychee, paired with herbaceous elderflower and zesty lime, topped with soda.

This bartender favourite is one of those strangely perfect combinations of complex herbal notes, fresh citrus and the delicate sweetness of a classic liqueur, without any syrup or sugar.

The Tom Collins is one of the oldest and most classic highball cocktails, a simple combination of gin, lemon and sugar, topped with a generous splash of soda.

It might only be a simple mixed drink but the Vodka Tonic is such perfected simplicity that it stands firmly amongst the cocktail canon.

The Watermelon Martini is another spin on the classic drink, that utilises fresh, muddled watermelon to lend a light, fruity exoticism to the finished product.

The White Lady is a citrus-led cocktail made using fresh lemon juice, with herbaceous notes from the gin and triple sec.

This particular incarnation of a Pineapple Smash is our own recipe, but the drink belongs to a broad family of cocktails closely related to the Julep. Our smash combines pineapple, lemon, rosemary, vodka and sugar to create a sweet but complex drink which is fruity and refreshing.

The Mint Julep first appears in the 1862 edition of The Bar-Tender’s Guide, where Jerry Thomas describes it as a ‘peculiarly American beverage’. This is our twist on the classic.

Our non-alcoholic version of the bitter Italian aperitif.

The name Piña Colada literally translates from Spanish as ‘Strained Pineapple’, referring to the way fresh pineapple juice is made.

Our non-alcoholic version of the tiki classic, you’re not missing out with one of these in hand.

Fresh mint mixed with sugar syrup and rich caramel-y bourbon, served long over crushed ice, the Mint Julep is great all year round.

A classic dry, sour, citrusy Daiquiri with an extra layer of richness from dark rum, and a hit of dryness thanks to a splash of Maraschino liqueur.

The classic rum smash and everyone’s favourite minty cocktail, the Mojito is made from fresh mint, muddled limes, sugar syrup and white rum, which is combined and mixed using crushed ice to form a long, refreshing, summery cocktail.

This hugely popular cocktail has been an Italian favourite for decades, the rich, bitter complexity of this drink makes it a unique and moreish cocktail.

The Paloma is a long tequila drink that has won itself fans all over the world. It combines tequila with Grapefruit juice, lime, and soda to make for a zesty, fruity, citrus forward, tequila cocktail.

Containing white rum, peach puree, peach liqueur, coconut cream and orange juice, garnished with nutmeg, this tiki cocktail is a gorgeous tropical drink.

This twist on the classic sidecar uses pear brandy in place of the usual cognac and pear liqueur in place of triple sec to make for a deliciously dry and crisp, sour-style cocktail.

This delicious house creation, consists of dry vodka, nutty, floral apricot liqueur, lemon juice, pink grapefruit juice and soda.

The ultimate summer cup, Pimms and Lemonade is a british summertime staple, the unique, fruity liqueur is mixed with lemonade, fresh fruit and sometimes a splash of gin, to make a refreshing and moreish long drink, perfect for a warm, sunny evening.

This Mixology Events creation combines cachaça with lime juice, grenadine and guava juice to make a bright and beautiful tropical cocktail.

The Rose Hipster is a floral fizz created especially to incorporate Sacred’s rosehip liqueur. We mix the rosehip flavoured spirit with rhubarb syrup, lemon juice and a dash of rhubarb bitters before topping it all off with a healthy splash of prosecco to make this elegant bellini style cocktail.

This is our twist on the often abused original. The classic being bright, sharp, tangy and salty, this is a slightly fruitier, herbaceous version.

This classic Parisian cocktail combines Chambord, gin and orange bitters to create a sweet, spicy, dry tasting cocktail.

The Sex on the Beach is a long fruity mixture of vodka, peach schnapps, orange and cranberry juice, this is a summer classic and a firm favourite with guests of all kinds.