What I just said, Whiskey (we use Maker’s), bitters, and sugar.
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Somewhere along the line some clever dick thought he’d fancy up his Old Fashioned, so he added a dash of Luxardo Maraschino and some Triple Sec. Just a little different from our Maker’s Mark old fashioned but worth the trip.
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The Old Fashioned’s cooler, younger more New Orleansie brother. Using Lot 40, the drink gets a healthy dash of Peychaud’s bitters and an Absinthe rinse. Traditionally served without ice, either get it down quick or give it some time to open up.
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You’ll never guess what’s different about this one. It’s… Scotch whiskey! It’s Naked Malt, an all malt blend, that’s married in sherry casks, and it’s banging. We also throw some peach bitters in there to make it even better.
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Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Campari, and Sweet Vermouth.
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Take a negroni, remove the gin, add Maker’s Mark. TADAA! You’ve made a Boulevardier. A little more complex, a little richer. Still noticeably a Negroni.
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A modern classic composed of Tequila, an Amaro, and sweet vermouth. More vegetal, and more sharp, equally fantastic.
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Like a Kingston Negroni, but we prefer Plantation O.F.T.D to the more traditional Smith and Cross, so we have rechristened it as our own. Big Jamaican rum funk in an Italian Aperitivo. Careful, it’s a kicker.
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Allegedly a bartender picked up prosecco instead of gin one time while making a Negroni, and this was born. No, I don’t think a gin bottle and a Prosecco bottle are anything alike either. Ah well, It’s fittingly named with the Italian word for “mistake”.
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So we’ve made a lot of Negroni, and we’ve forgotten about it… sort of. We batched a load of Negroni (6 bottles of Sipsmiths, 6 of Campari, 6 of sweet vermouth), and laid it to rest in a wooden cask for 1-3 months (depending on when it tells us it’s ready). Then we pull it out, stick it in a bottle, and throw it on our wall of OTT optics. Stirred down to order, and garnished with a twist of grapefruit to really let the cocktail sing.
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Read the page before and add Sipsmith London Dry Gin
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Read the page before and add Sipsmith Vodka
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Now we’re straying from the path some. This has olive brine (Perello Gordial Olives, or as we know them, the best olives in the world) so it is meaty and salty.
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A little known variation on the classic. Like the dirty, it is augmented by a preserved product. A humble pickled onion. It’s one of our favourites, but can be abrasive to some. *Contains pickled onion* you have been warned.
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The one that James Bond actually drank, at least in the first book. A mix of Sipsmith Vodka, Sipsmith London Dry Gin and a
not quite vermouth called Cocchi Americano. This one will be shaken, in the spirit of canon to the book.
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Quite possibly the greatest cocktail. That is all. Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Maraschino, Green Chartreuse, Lime.
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The Cat’s Meow, Crackerjack, a Humdinger, a Ripsnorter, a Knockout, a Doozy, The Dogs’… All describe how good the drink is. But this one references the honey, so I suppose it’s rather fitting.
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A rather unlikely combination of ingredients. We use a smokier scotch than the regular and add lemon juice, Bowmore 12, Cherry Heering, Cocchi Torino, Orange, Lemon.
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A French 75 was an Artillery gun from the 1st world war. This is not that. Just a refreshing light, citrussy gin drink. Just as deadly given how drinkable it is. Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Lemon, Prosecco.
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There were corpse reviver cocktails all over the place in the late 1800s. It was just a popular name. This is more or less the only one still about. It’s the nicest as well. Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Cointreau, Cocchi Americano, Lemon.
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Just a delightful pairing of Brandy and Orange. It really needs no other introduction. Seven Tails XO Brandy, Triple Sec, Lemon.
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Not quite a gimlet, not quite a mojito. Somewhere in between. Technically the original prohibition one was topped with soda, but this one’s nicer. Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Lime, Mint.
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The ideal drink. Ron Santiago, Lime, Sugar.
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And so the tale goes. Trader Vic gave a Tahitian friend this drink when he first made it, and they took one sip, and exclaimed “maita’i”, meaning “excellent”. True story? Who knows. It is excellent though. Plantation O.F.T.D, Triple Sec, Lime, Almond.
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I will say this once and only once. This is the only drink we’ll give you with a little paper umbrella. Why? Because it’s called a hurricane, and to garnish that a tiny blown out umbrella is funny to me.
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A lesser known Tiki classic. Sharing many ingredients and flavours with the famous Mojito. This is its more grown up (literally it has older rum) and complex version. Ron Santiago 8, Plantation Dark, Lime, Mint, Bitters.
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No one really knows the original recipe from the Raffles hotel as it is a closely guarded secret of its creator. This is a generally accepted version, which is great might I add. Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Cointreau, Cherry Heering, Benedictine, Lemon, Pineapple.
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Standing shoulder to shoulder with a Mai Tai as the best drink to come from the Tiki era. A dash of the bright red Italian bitter
creates a more grown up, refined drink. Plantation Dark, Campari, Pineapple, Lime.
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Ever wanted a Pina Colada that just has more punch? Enter Eric Castro’s absurd creation. Take the rum, throw it to the curb, and add a 55% French liqueur. Green Chartruese, Pineapple, Coconut, Lime.
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Just equal parts Yellow Chartreuse (hence the name) Absinthe, and Apricot liqueur. It’s rich, and sweet, and creamy. It’s also got a load of Absinthe in, so it kicks like a mule. Or perhaps bites like a parrot… Yellow Chartruese, Apricot, Absinthe.
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Take a Last Word, swap gin for bourbon and lime for lemon. What you’ve ended up with is a richer, more vanilla and caramel forward drink from Phil Ward of Death and Co, NY. Maker’s Mark, Green Chartreuse, Luxardo Maraschino, Lemon
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What’s this? Another Last Word variation? Also coming out of NYC’s Death and Co? Must be something in the water. Described as a Oaxacan love child of a Last Word and a Paper Plane. Bahnez Mezcal, Aperol, Yellow Chartreuse, Lime.
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What more do you want from me?? It’s Chartreuse and Soda. It’s delicious.
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A little different as a ‘perfect serve’. Yellow Chartreuse, paired with an elderflower tonic. The mild floral bitterness is just so good with the honeyed herbs of the Yellow. So much better than a G’n’T.
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This is absolutely the only hot drink we serve in Arcane. The ultra-simple, yet oddly delicious combination of Espresso (black) and Yellow Chartreuse (yellow). The best way to get coffee in your system since Ethiopian goats ate a funny looking cherry. Yellow Chartreuse, Espresso.
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