Aperitif
Martini
A real classic cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. vermouth dry (100 cl)
Ideal for
11 servings
How to make Martini
Pour the gin (6 cl) and vermouth (1 cl) in a mixing glass with ice. Mix well. Filter the ice in a small cocktail cup. Garnish with an olive.
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Vermouth di Torino Bianco Superiore Riserva IGP
Carlo Alberto
70.10 €
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Margarita
Mexican taste
You will receive
  • 1 btl. tequila (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (100 cl)
Other ingredients
Salt and lemon juice
Ideal for
20 servings
How to make Margarita
Shake the tequila (3,5 cl), triple sec (2 cl) and lemon juice (1,5 cl) with ice. Filter the ice into a cocktail glass with salted rim.
Tequila Blanco
Buen Vato
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
63.40 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Daiquiri
Hemingway's favourite Caribbean cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. sugar cane syrup (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lemon juice
Ideal for
15 servings
How to make Daiquiri
Shake the white rum (4,5 cl), sugar cane syrup (1,5 cl) and lemon juice (2,5 cl) with ice. Filter in a small cocktail glass.
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
Cane Sugar Syrup Monin
Monin
43.10 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Paloma
Fruity and refreshing
You will receive
  • 1 btl. tequila (70 cl)
  • 12 btl. J. Gasco Sodarosa Evia (20 cl)
Other ingredients
Lime juice
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Paloma
Rim an ice-filled glass with salt. Add the tequila (5 cl), and lime juice (1 cl), and top up with pink grapefruit soda. Garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge.
Tequila Reposado
Espolon
25.30 €
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Bacardi
Daiquiri with a touch of grenadine
You will receive
  • 1 btl. rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. grenadine syrup (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lemon juice
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Bacardi
Shake the white rum (4,5 cl), grenadine syrup (1 cl) and lemon juice (2 cl). Filter in a small iced cocktail cup.
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
Grenadine Syrup Monin
Monin
28.50 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Kir
French aperitif
You will receive
  • 5 btl. white wine (75 cl)
  • 1 btl. crème de cassis (70 cl)
Ideal for
40 servings
How to make Kir
Pour the crème de cassis into a flute glass and top up with white wine (9 cl).
Bolgheri Bianco DOC 2022
Campo al Faro
Crème de Cassis
De Kuyper
112.40 €
-44% 62.40 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Boulevardier
A variation of the classic Negroni
You will receive
  • 1 btl. bourbon whisky (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. red vermouth (100 cl)
  • 1 btl. Campari (100 cl)
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Boulevardier
Pour the same amount of Campari, bourbon and vermouth (3 cl) in an Old-Fashioned glass full of ice. Mix gently. Garnish with orange slice.
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch
Knob Creek
Vermouth di Torino Rosso Superiore Riserva IGP
Carlo Alberto
69.80 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Negroni
The most loved Italian cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Campari (100 cl)
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. vermouth (100 cl)
Ideal for
23 servings
How to make Negroni
Pour the same amount of Campari, gin and vermouth (3 cl) into an Old-Fashioned glass full of ice. Mix gently. Garnish with orange slice.
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Vermouth di Torino Rosso Superiore Riserva IGP
Carlo Alberto
70.10 €
incl. VAT and taxes
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Americano
A great Italian classic
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Campari (100 cl)
  • 1 btl. red vermouth (100 cl)
Ideal for
33 servings
How to make the American
Mix the Campari (3 cl) and vermouth (3 cl) in a glass with ice. Add a splash of soda (2 cl) and garnish with lemon peel.
Vermouth di Torino Rosso Superiore Riserva IGP
Carlo Alberto
29.30 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Aperol Spritz
The king of aperitifs
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Aperol (100 cl)
  • 2 btl. Prosecco (75 cl)
Ideal for
25 servings
How to make Aperol Spritz
Pour the Prosecco (6 cl), Aperol (4 cl) and soda (2 cl) into a wine glass with ice. Garnish with orange slice.
Aperol
Aperol
Prosecco Treviso Extra Dry DOC Avantgarde
Mionetto
27.30 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Long drinks
Caipirinha
Brazil's national cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Cachaça (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lime juice and sugar
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Caipirinha
Pour the juice of half a lemon and 2 teaspoons of sugar in an Old-Fashioned glass. Fill with ice and caçhaca (5 cl).
Cachaça
Yaguara
33.60 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Moscow Mule
Cocktail of the moment
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka (70 cl)
  • 16 small bottles ginger beer (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lime juice
Ideal for
15 servings
How to make Moscow Mule
Pour the vodka (4,5 cl) and ginger beer (12 cl) into a copper or an Old-Fashioned glass. Add lime juice (2 cl) and gently mix. Garnish with lemon wedge.
Absolut Vodka
Absolut
Ginger Beer Fever Tree
Fever-Tree
47.30 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Gin & Tonic
The great English classic
You will receive
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 12 small bottles tonic water (20 cl)
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make Gin & Tonic
Pour the gin (4 cl) and tonic water (10 cl) in a highball glass full of ice cubes. Mix well. Garnish with lemon slice.
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Premium Indian Tonic Water Fentimans
Fentimans
66.30 €
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Mai Tai
Delicious hawaiian taste
You will receive
  • 1 btl. white rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. dark rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. curaçao (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. barley water (70 cl)
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make Mai Tai
Shake the white rum (4 cl), dark rum (2 cl), curaçao (1,5 cl), barley water and lime juice (1 cl) with some ice. Serve in a highball glass. Garnish with pineapple slice, mint leaves and lime peel.
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
Ron de Venezuela DOC Reserva Exclusiva
Diplomatico
Orgeat Syrup Monin
Monin
65.30 €
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Mint Julep
American mojito
You will receive
  • 1 btl. bourbon whisky (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Mint, water and sugar
Ideal for
11 servings
How to make Mint Julep
Crush mint leaves with a teaspoon of sugar and two teaspoons of water in a highball glass. Fill with ice, bourbon (6 cl) and mix. Garnish with mint.
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch
Knob Creek
40.50 €
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Sea Breeze
Refreshing like ocean breeze
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. cranberry syrup (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Grapefruit juice
Ideal for
11 servings
How to make Sea Breeze
Shake the vodka (4 cl), grapefruit juice (8 cl) and cranberry syrup (2,5 cl) with ice. Serve in a highball glass with lime wedge.
Absolut Vodka
Absolut
16.50 €
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Perfect Storm
The new trendy cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. dark rum (70 cl)
  • 12 small bottles ginger beer (70 cl)
Ideal for
12 servings
How to make Perfect Storm
Pour the dark rum (6 cl) and ginger beer (10 cl) into a highball glass full of ice. Garnish with lemon wedge.
Ron de Venezuela DOC Reserva Exclusiva
Diplomatico
Ginger Beer Fever Tree
Fever-Tree
66.70 €
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Cuba Libre
Cuban rum meets the United States
You will receive
  • 1 btl. white rum (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Cola and lime juice
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Cuba Libre
Pour the cola (12 cl), white rum (5 cl) and lime juice (1 cl) in a highball glass full of ice. Garnish with lime slice.
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
17.10 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Sex on the Beach
The sexiest cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. peach liqueur (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. cranberry syrup (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Orange juice
Ideal for
15 servings
How to make Sex on the Beach
Pour the vodka (4cl), peach liqueur (2 cl), cranberry syrup (4 cl) and orange juice (4 cl) into a highball glass full of ice. Garnish with orange slice.
Absolut Vodka
Absolut
16.50 €
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Mojito
Cuban national cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. white rum (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Soda, cane sugar and lime
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make Mojito
Crush mint leaves with two teaspoons of sugar lime juice (3 cl). Add a splash of soda, rum (4 cl) and crushed ice. Decorate with mint leaves and lime. Serve with straw.
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
17.10 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Long Island Ice Tea
The strongest of Long Drinks
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. tequila (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. white rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Cola and lemon juice
Ideal for
47 servings
How to make Long Island Iced Tea
Pour the vodka (1,5 cl), tequila (1,5 cl), white rum (1,5 cl), gin (1,5 cl), triple sec (1,5 cl), sugar syrup (3 cl), lemon juice (2,5 cl) and a splash of cola into a highball glass. Serve with a straw and lemon slice.
Absolut Vodka
Absolut
Tequila Blanco
Buen Vato
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
137.80 €
incl. VAT and taxes
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All day
Cosmopolitan
A contemporary classic
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka lemon (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. cranberry syrup (70 cl)
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make Cosmopolitan
Shake the vodka (4 cl), triple sec (1,5 cl), red cranberry syrup (3 cl) and lime juice (1,5 cl) with ice. Filter the ice and serve in a small cocktail cup. Garnish with lime slice.
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
15.50 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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White lady
Fresh and citrus
You will receive
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lemon juice
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make White Lady
Shake the gin (4 cl), triple sec (3 cl) and lemon juice (2 cl) with the ice. Filter the ice and serve in a small cocktail cup. Garnish with lime slice.
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
56.30 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Aviation
Top Gun's cocktail
You will receive
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. maraschino (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lemon juice
Ideal for
17 servings
How to make Aviation
Shake the gin (4 cl), maraschino (1,5 cl) and lemon juice (1,5 cl) with ice. Filter the ice and serve in a small cocktail glass. Garnish with lime slice.
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
40.80 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Between the Sheets
Sexy and inebriating
You will receive
  • 1 btl. cognac (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. white rum (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. triple sec (70 cl)
Other ingredients
Lemon juice
Ideal for
23 servings
How to make Between the Sheets
Shake the cognac (3 cl), rum (3 cl), triple sec (3 cl) and lemon juice (2 cl) with ice. Filter the ice and serve in a small cocktail glass.
Cognac AOC VS
Hennessy
Ron Dominicano Blanco Supremo
Brugal
Triple Sec
De Kuyper
71.60 €
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French 75
Champagne with a "Sour" touch
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Champagne (75 cl)
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. sugar syrup (70 cl)
Ideal for
12 servings
How to make French 75
Shake the gin (3 cl), lemon juice (1,5 cl) and two teaspoons of sugar with ice. Filter the ice. Add the Champagne (6 cl). Mix gently.
Champagne AOC Brut Grande Réserve
Mademy
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
Cane Sugar Syrup Monin
Monin
75.20 €
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Angel Face
Perfect with dessert
You will receive
  • 1 btl. apricot brandy (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. calvados (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. gin (70 cl)
Ideal for
23 servings
How to make Angel Face
Shake the gin (3 cl), calvados (3 cl) and apricot brandy (3 cl) with ice. Filter the ice and serve in a small cocktail glass.
Calvados Pays d'Auge AOC VSOP
Château du Breuil
London Dry Gin
Sabatini
71.70 €
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After Dinner
Rusty Nail
Frank Sinatra's favourite
You will receive
  • 1 btl. Scotch whisky (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. Drambuie (70 cl)
Ideal for
15 servings
How to make Rusty Nail
Pour Scotch whisky (4,5 cl) and Drambuie (2,5 cl) into an Old-Fashioned glass with ice. Mix gently. Garnish with lemon peel.
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 12 Years
Deveron
39.60 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Black Russian
The most classic after-dinner
You will receive
  • 1 btl. vodka (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. coffee liqueur (70 cl)
Ideal for
14 servings
How to make Black Russian
Pour the vodka (5 cl) and coffee liqueur(2 cl) in an Old-Fashioned glass with ice cubes. Mix gently.
Absolut Vodka
Absolut
Liquore di Caffè Essentiae
Lunae
43 €
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B52
The king of flaming cocktails
You will receive
  • 1 btl. coffee liqueur (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. whisky cream (70 cl)
  • 1 btl. Grand Marnier (70 cl)
Ideal for
35 servings
How to make B52
Pour the first coffee liqueur layer into the glass, to then add whisky cream (2 cl) and Grand Marnier (2 cl) on top. Set fire to last layer. Serve with a straw on the side.
Cordon Rouge
Grand Marnier
Liquore di Caffè Essentiae
Lunae
Baileys Original Irish Cream
Baileys
65.40 €
incl. VAT and taxes
 
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Cocktail classification

The word cocktail generally refers to a drink obtained from mixing three ingredients, one of which contains alcohol.

A first classification can be made based on quantity and serving glass: shots or shooters in a shot glass (3 - 6 cl), best known in Italy as cicchetti; short drinks in a small cocktail glass (9 - 30 cl) or Martini glass; medium drinks in short tumbler glasses (18 - 30 cl) like the Old Fashioned; long drinks in high tumbler glasses (25 - 40 cl).

Cocktails are also different in their composition. The first cocktails, today known as Ancestrals, appeared at the beginning of the XIX century. These drinks consisted of a base spirit sweetened with sugar, or with some sweet liqueurs such as maraschino and curaçao, bitter and water or ice. Examples from this category are the Old Fashioned and Sazerac.

Towards the end of the XIX century, vermouth and other fortified wines were added to the Ancestrals to soften the alcoholic component and give a more refined taste and flavour. These cocktails are currently known as Spirit-Forward or French-Italian Drinks. Ingredients are always mixed and never shaken. White and dry French vermouths are generally mixed with gin and vodka; whereas red and sweet Italian vermouths match well with aged spirits, such as whisky and rum. They can be served smooth or on the rocks. Fruit is only used as syrup or garnish: lemon slice, orange or spirited cherry. This category includes Martini, Negroni, the Americano and Manhattan.

A cocktail with only an alcoholic base and a filler is also called Highball. One of the most common fillers is soda, so much so that Whisky & Soda was probably one of the first Highballs, while Gin Tonic and Cuba Libre are among the most famous. Highballs including ginger ale, ginger beer and lemon juice or lime are called Bucks. The most famous is the Moscow Mule, previously known as Vodka Buck. Another Highball sub-category includes cocktails made with vodka and cranberry juice, which are named after Cape Codder, the US region that is best known for growing the fruit. Also Sea Breeze, Madras, Sex on the Beach and Cosmopolitan belong to this group. Even Exotic, Tropical or Tiki cocktails can be Highballs. They indeed evoke exotic atmospheres (Caribbean, Hawaiian, Polynesian etc.) and their main characteristic is the presence of syrup or fruit juice. Even the Bloodies, whose filler is tomato juice, fall into this category. Bloody Mary is the most famous one.

Sours are made with an alcoholic base, lime juice or lemon and a third sweetener, like sugar, grenadine, triple sec or pineapple juice, to balance acidity level. Daiquiri, Caipirinha, Sidecar and Margarita are classic examples of Sours. This category can include Fizzes and Collins, both with soda as a filler. The difference between the two is that Collins are served with ice in the homonymous glass and are mixed, whereas Fizzes are shaken. The John Collins and Gin Fizz are made using the same ingredients but the making is different.

According to Gary Reagan's (The Joy of Mixology) definition, when a cocktail contains a spirit and a liqueur, it is a Duo, while a Trio has one more ingredient like sugar, honey, milk, cream or aromatic herbs. Some of the most famous Duos are the Black Russian, Godfather and Rusty Nail, whereas Alexander is the most famous Trio. In this category, we can also find the so-called Dark Drinks, whose main ingredient is coffee, and the Gangsters, whose base can be whisky, amaretto or cognac.

Juleps and Crushed form another category, whose main ingredient is mint leaves, often crushed in the glass with sugar and lime. Mojito, with a white rum base, and Mint Julep, made with bourbon, are part of this group.

ByHard Drinks we mean those cocktails with a high alcohol content, such as the Long Island Iced Tea, which started a subcategory of Iced Teas, where the various ingredients are replaced with other spirits, liqueurs or fillers. Among Hard Drinks there are also the Pousse-cafés or Layered Drinks, in which the different consistency of various liqueurs is used to create a multi-layered drink with two to seven layers. B52 is the most classic example, with three layers of coffee liqueur, whisky cream and Grand Marnier.

Champagne Cocktails are made with Champagne or sparkling wine, such as French 75, Mimosa, Bellini, Kir Royale.

Flip and Nog are made with egg, which is shaken with other ingredients. While the egg white can be found in other Fizzes, in this case the egg yolk is used too. The only cocktail from this category recognized by IBA (International Bartenders Association) is Porto Flip, although the most popular is certainly Eggnog, with milk, egg, nutmeg, typical of the Christmas period in the UK.

And then there are Punches. This term refers to alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, served both hot and cold and with fruit or fruit juice. What also makes Punches special is that they are served in a big bowl (punch bowl), which makes them ideal for parties. Originally from India, it seems the name derives from the Sanskrit word pañca, which means five, like the number of ingredients used to make them: alcohol, sugar, lemon, tea and spices.

Mixing techniques

Every cocktail has a specific mixing technique for blending ingredients based on its composition.

Shaking is vigorously agitating ingredients for 10-20 seconds in an ice-filled shaker. This method is used when a cocktail is made with ingredients with different consistencies, which need to be blended thoroughly, as is the case with fruit juices, syrups, liqueurs, milk, egg. The mix can then be served straight up, which means in a glass with no ice, or on the rocks, in a short tumbler glass with some more ice. After shaking, straining may come, which consists of filtering the ice and other remains: in this case we have shake and strain; if the cocktail is served with shaken ice instead, we talk about shake and pour.

The process of pouring ingredients into the glass and mixing them with a stirrer or bar spoon is called stirring. Less vigorous than shaking, stirring is used when the cocktail is made with ingredients that need to be blended and diluted with ice.

If the ingredients are poured one over the other in the glass, we call it building. This technique is used for Layered Drinks, where ingredients need to be layered. This method allows for the making of flaming cocktails, in which the last layer, made out of strong alcoholic spirits, is set on fire.

Muddling is about crushing ingredients like mint leaves, lime and sugar in a mortar so they release their aroma. This method is used for Juleps and crushed cocktails.

The last mixing technique is blending, used for frozen cocktails, which is about blending ingredients in a blender until you get a soft granita.

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