Jamie Stephenson

Serendipity.

35ml Raspberry Vodka,

15ml Raspberry Liqueur,

10ml Vanilla Syrup,

50ml Cranberry Juice,

4 Blackberries.

Muddle the blackberries with the Vanilla syrup, and then add the other ingredients and shake with ice;

Strain into a tall glass filled with crushed ice; Garnish with a Lemon slice and a Blackberry.

Young Chevalier.

35ml Drambuie,

15ml Peach Liqueur,

20ml Fresh Lemon Juice,

15ml Pistachio Syrup,

10ml Absinthe,

2 dashes of Angostura Bitters,

Eggwhite.

Shake with ice, and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass; Garnish with a Star Anise.

French Rock 'n' Roll

30ml La Fée Absinthe Parisienne

20ml Peach Liqueur

20ml Lemon Juice

15ml Pistachio Syrup

Dash of Angostura Bitters

Egg White

Shake with ice, and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass; Garnish with a Star Anise.

Easily Satisfied

10ml Angostura aromatic bitters

40ml Drambuie

25ml John D Taylor’s Velvet Falernum Syrup (non alcoholic)

10ml Lime Juice

Stir with ice and serve in a tumbler filled with cubed ice

Garnish with a wedge of lime and a sprig of mint

Quotes:

"As bars get more competitive, bartenders are adding obscure ingredients for the sheer hell of it with little thought about how the components of the drink work together. A lot of young bartenders are trying to run before they can walk and are unskilled in the blending of basic flavours ... You have to know everything about the products in order to mix them properly."