What unites us is more common than what divides us. Global approaches to flavour have been created by nature, and the cultures that have inhabited various lands, spaces and ecosystems. But creations often co-exist, or are mirrored across regions.
What repulses and what intrigues can be harmonised when put into new contexts, or interpreted through different forms.
Utilising a global approach to flavour and balance, we’ve explored these forms, and put them through a British lens. Not focussing on geography, technique or ingredients, we’ve looked to flavours that have a global resonance, to bring a new set of directions to some of our favourite cocktails; a deep dive into the variety of flavour balances nature creates. Each are expressed in three forms to reflect their complexity, but they can easily be folded into everyday drinks to give a side step of balance and flavour camps.
Blood Curaçao—
Green Sauce Liqueur—
Malt & Grass Amazake—
Fruit Furikake—
3 cocktail expressions
Showcasing how each ingredient can add nuance and depth to
Mari
—gold Gimlet
£14
Palm Tree—
Daisy
£14.5
Bacardi Ocho, Oyster Honey, white verjus, brioche,
apple blossom
Patron Silver, Oyster Honey, dry grenadine, Martini Bitter, tropical wine
Oyster Honey
Brack
—ish Rickey
£14.5
Martell VSOP, Oyster Honey, smoked passion fruit,
ocean soda Boozeless £7.5:
Aecorn Aromatic
Plum America
—no
£13.5
Lillet Blanc, Blood Curaçao, Empirical Plum, burnt shoyu, Sipello, soda
Blood Curaçao
Blood Brown—
Derby
£14
Master Mc—
Fizz
£14
Maker's Mark, Blood Curaçao, grapefruit honey,
fermented rose
Bombay Sapphire, Blood Curaçao,
crystal dairy, Fierfield 'Barberry',
szechuan
Green
—Rayu Punch
£14.5
21st — Daisy
£14
Toki whisky, Green Sauce Liqueur,
masa, cashew milk rayu,
bubbles
Grey Goose, Green Sauce Liqueur,
white cacao, passion fruit, crystalised verbena
Green Sauce Liqueur
Chest
—nut Rabble
£14.5
Hendrick's Gin, Green Sauce Liqueur,
St. Germain, beeswax, chestnut, pineapple leaf soda
Three Spirit Livener, Grass Amazake, gentian & pine brew
Boozy £14.5:
Porter's Orchard
Malt & Grass Amazake
1— UP
£7.5
Lo-Fi Hard—
shake
£14.5
(Im)—
perfect Martini
£15
Compass Box, Artist's Blend, Grass Amazake, fermented coconut,
lemon Boozeless £7.5:
Three Spirit Nightcap
Discarded Grape Skin Vodka, Grass Amazake,
Fierfield 'Birch', over-ripe 'nectarine'
Duff—
town Manhattan
£15
"Green"
—Spritz
£14
Glenfiddich 15, Fruit Furikake, green peppercorn
vermouth, koseret bitters
Roku Gin, Fruit Furikake, Martini Ambrato, 'green' strawberry kombucha, jasmine,
bubbles
Fruit Furikake
Moon—
walk
£14.5
Tapatio Tequila, Fruit Furikake, pomelo cordial,
buckwheat, melon soda
Drinks—
Menu ←
Ingredient →
—Notes
won't find anywhere else. We're super proud of these ingredients, and all they can help us explore in terms of flavours and combinations.
If you want to try them neat to understand their complexity first hand, tap your nearest member of the team, they'll be able to answer any geeky questions too!
edients ↓
Oyster—
Honey
Flavour profile
Coastal and funky with a maritime fruitiness. Can be pulled into classical forms to balance, but also bring a salinity and depth. Or can be used to brighten giving an underlying funk.
Cocktails (see page 4)
—Marigold Gimlet
—Palm Tree Daisy
—Brackish Rickey
An exploration of seemingly contradictory flavours, and the ability that animals – here, bees and oysters – have to transform elements from their environment into a unique physical form. An expression of biodiversity, of humble ingredients that were often elevated to the heights of luxury Taster
£2—10ml
—
Boozeless
Blood
—Curaçao
Unctuous and warming, with an autumnal warmth that brings body to richer serves, and contrasts zestier ones, bolstering the fruitiness.
Cocktails (see page 6)
—Plum Americano
—Blood Brown Derby
—McMaster Fizz
Blood has often been used to give richness and body to many dishes in cultures around the world. Here in Britain, it was used as part of our historic ‘nose to tail’ approach to avoiding waste. Now it meets as much taboo and repulsion as it does reverence.
However, the fruitier richness and luxurious weight it can bring to dishes is something Taster
£2—10ml
Green Sauce
—Liqueur
richest serves.
Cocktails (see page 8)
—Green Rayu Punch
—21st Daisy
—Chestnut Rabble
A classical form in many cultures, combining local herbs, acidity and umami depth into a green, deep sauce to accompany richer dishes and cut through fattiness. Playing to the flavour profile’s strength, but pulling different herb forms and contrasting with a deeper umami note, creating a chameleon liqueur that brings a similar approach of the Taster
£2—10ml
Malt &
Grass
— Amazake
A lighter sweetness in zestier forms, and a unique depth when paired in richer serves.
Cocktails (see page 10)
—1-UP
—Lo-Fi Hardshake
—(Im)perfect Martini
An exploration of the abundance of resources we have in the world’s most ubiquitous plants, but also examining the way that different cultures have used transformative ingredients – koji in Asia, citrus in South America and malt in Europe – to uncover other flavour forms.
Taster
£2—10ml
—
Boozeless
Fruit
—Furikake
Flavour notes:
Coastal and funky, brightened with fruit. Can be pulled into classical forms to balance, but also bring a salinity and depth. Or can be used to brighten giving an underlying savoury richness.
Cocktails (see page 12)
—Dufftown Manhattan
—"Green" Spritz
—Moonwalk
Taster
£2—10ml
—
Boozeless
Seaweeds have been used by many cultures to convert flavours and also add a unique contrast of sweetness, salinity and richness to dishes. British seaweeds have been used in similar forms over the years, paired with other domestic and international ingredients, they can form a unique seasoning with a very
Light—er
"Green"
—Spritz
Palm Tree—
Daisy
Plum America
—no
Brack
—ish Rickey Chest
—nut Rabble
Blood Brown—
Derby Green
—Rayu Punch 21st—
Daisy
—
A comparative guide
Day
Rich—er
Night
Master Mc—
Fizz
(Im)—
Perfect Martini
Moon—
walk
1— UP
Lo-fi Hard—
shake
Duff—
town Manhattan
boozeless option available
Allergy Information
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For food allergies and intolerances, please speak to a member of our team about your requirements before ordering.
A full list of all allergens contained in each drink is available upon request. We craft our cocktails in house, and use a variety of ingredients to create the complexity of our serves which may mean certain ingredients are not listed.
Prices
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All prices are in £ and inclusive of VAT at the current prevailing rate. Please note that a discretionary service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill.
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