Manhattan
Rye whisky, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters
Quite simply a classic. Warming and light whisky shaken with a touch of sweet herbal vermouth, and a couple of drops of bitters to give it a nice mellow aftertaste. One for the boys?
Now for the fun bit. Choosing your cocktail menu! You may have already read that we generally run with a cocktail menu of 5+2 : that’s a choice of 5 cocktails and 2 non-alchoholic mocktails. Some customers opt for a menu of 6 cocktails instead.
We will put together a menu for you to suit your guests. Over the years, we’ve learned what people like. We’ll ask you for the age profile of your guests and the female : male split. We’ll put together a suggested menu to fit. A hen party menu for a group of hens will look very different for a gentleman’s 70th birthday party for instance.
On the next few pages you will find mention of some of the cocktails we supply. Hopefully, it’ll whet your appetite. And if anything in particular stands out as a must have, let us know. We’d encourage you to try some new cocktails from our list alongside your favourites. Who knows? We may just introduce you to your new favourite cocktail. In the meantime, we’ll work on coming up with a suggested menu for you all.
Rye whisky, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters
Quite simply a classic. Warming and light whisky shaken with a touch of sweet herbal vermouth, and a couple of drops of bitters to give it a nice mellow aftertaste. One for the boys?
Golden rum, dark rum, orange curacao, Amaretto, lime juice & grenadine
Double lots of fully flavoured rum, combined with a little orange and di Saronno, balanced out with a little lime and grenadine to give a ruby colour.
Brandy, dry vermouth, Galliano, Mandarine Napoleon, champagne
This is a nice albeit with a slightly complex flavour. A little brandy combines with French vermouth, and mandarin liqueur, with a dash of the distinctive Italian Galliano liqueur. Topped with champagne. Gorgeous.
Vodka, Gin, Tequila, White Rum, Cointreau, lemon juice, Coca-Cola
One spirity, ‘take your head off’ cocktail. Modern, trendy and it just looks like plain old coke. But it’s really the wayward brother! You’ve been warned!!
Vanilla vodka, Noilly Prat dry vermouth, lavender syrup
A proper Martini style cocktail, combining subtle vanilla vodka with the classy Noilly Prat dry vermouth. Our twist is that we then add some fragrant lavender syrup to take this humble Martini to another level. Try it, see if you agree.
Gin, apricot brandy, stem ginger syrup, Prosecco
A sparkly but fragrant long cocktail. Apricot brandy combines well with the heat of stem ginger. Gin as a base and sparkles to top. A little-known classic
Lemon vodka, creme de cassis, Prosecco
Our twist on one of the world’s famous cocktails. The standard mix is to add a shot of creme de cassis blackcurrant liqueur to your shot of Prosecco. We make ours a little drier with the addition of some lemon vodka too. Try it.
Vodka, Raspberry vodka, crème de framboise, raspberry syrup
A great new cocktail based around the unctuous taste of raspberry. A double dose of vodka, set off with a classic French raspberry liqueur gives this cocktail bite. All underlined with a further dash of sweet raspberry syrup.
Gin, lychee juice, grapefruit
A sharp cocktail and fairly light, so a great one to slow the pace slightly. We mix quality gin with a winning combination of fruit juices. The floral sweetness of exotic lychee combines superbly with the zing of a little grapefruit.
Gin, Sourz apple liqueur, apple syrup, pressed apple juice
One we adapted from Nigella. A sharp blend of distinctive gin, mixed with apply Apple Sourz. And as if that wasn’t enough we then mix in some super zingy apple syrup ! Lengthened with apple juice. How apples should really taste !