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The official cocktail of New Orleans, and it still only asks for four things. Rye, sugar, Peychaud's, and a glass rinsed with absinthe that you tip straight back out. There is no ice in the finished drink, which is exactly...
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Three ingredients and nowhere to hide. Too much cream and a White Russian turns into a coffee milkshake, which is why the ratio matters more than the brand of vodka. Ninety mils, thirty, sixty. Serves 2Ingredients Vodka - 90ml (3...
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The Brandy Alexander owned the 1970s. Cognac, brown creme de cacao and cream in equal parts, shaken hard and dusted with fresh nutmeg. It tastes like dessert, drinks like a proper cocktail, and it is due back on your bar....
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Swap the gin in a Negroni for bourbon and you land on a Boulevardier. Same bitter backbone, but warmer, rounder and far better suited to a cold night. An American expat invented it in 1920s Paris, and it has been...
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Black Forest cake, poured into a glass. Malibu, white creme de cacao and Chambord shaken with cream until it turns silky, then dusted with nutmeg. Makes two, best drunk by the fire. Serves 2Ingredients Malibu - 90ml (3 Squeezes) White...
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