Toast to the holidays with these deliciously fancy cocktails. Here’s what you should be ordering:
1. Boys and Their Toys, The Cufflink Club
Whisky, Bitters, Cognac, Sugar and Orange Oil. ($28)
2. East Coast Park by Bar Stories
Maracatu cachaca, cold pressed pineapple, St Germain, sour plum, grapefruit, lime, rose and lemongrass. ($28)
3. The No. 5, Vanity
Scotch, Mince Pie Syrup, Apple Juice. ($20)
5. The Gibson from Gibson
Hendrick’s, Monkey 47’s, Dolin vermouth ($24)
6. Thank You for Smoking, The Powder Room
Whisky infused with cigars and coffee, with port, chocolate bitters and cherry ($21)
7. Lavender Caviar from Fort by Maison Ikkoku
The “caviar”, made using spherication, which uses sodium alginate or calcium chlorate, is dripped into the prosecco to form the spheres ($18)
8. The Final Gift from Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall
Infused Chrysanthemum No.3 London Dry Gin, Dried Tangerine and Wolfberry infused Lillet, Dom Bendictine and homemade Luo Han Guo tincture ($22)
9. Sheikh on the Level from The Spiffy Dapper
Gin, Turkish black tea, cardamom, lemon juice and Turkish delight ($20)
10. Playing with Fire, The Powder Room
Martell Cordon Bleu, grapes and dates ($21)
11. The Maitai from Sugarhall
Rhum-Rhum Blanc Agricole and Myers Dark Rum, with orgeat, almond, lime and spiced apricot brandy ($22)
12. Mauna Loa, Fresh! from Aloha Poke
Gin, aperol, honey spiced syrup, peyshaud bitters, cinnamon, lime and grapefruit ($18)
13. The Vincent from Bar Vagabond
Blood Orange Pu-erh, Mancino Chinato Vermouth, red Barbera D’Asti DOCG wine, quinine bark Calissaja, Maker’s Mark Bourbon and Campar ($22)
14. Mad Dog, Manhattan
Ferrand Dry orange curaçao Greenore 8-year-old Irish whiskey, Drambuie, Luxardo Maraschino, bitters and absinthe ($24)
15. Bird Machine, 28 Hong Kong Street
Four Roses Bourbon, Hum Botanical, Rod’s Freak of Nature Oolong, pineapple, mint and lime ($22)
