Seven drinks · measured properly
Every tee carries its recipe on the back, set small enough that nobody reads it at the bar. Here it is at a size you can actually work from.
No. 01 · IBA
Margarita
The one everyone thinks they know, ruined by a decade of sour mix.
- 50 mlTequila, 100% agave
- 20 mlTriple sec
- 15 mlLime juice, freshly squeezed
MethodShake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Half a salt rim, if you want one — half, so you can choose per sip.
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No. 02 · House pour
Gin & Tonic
Not a cocktail so much as a standard of living.
- 50 mlGin
- 150 mlTonic, cold, opened just now
- —Ice, more than feels reasonable
MethodFill a copa glass with ice, pour the gin, then the tonic down a bar spoon so it keeps its bubbles. Lime wheel and a rosemary sprig, as on the tee. Never stir it hard.
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No. 03 · IBA
Dry Martini
Six to one. Anything wetter is a negotiation.
- 60 mlGin
- 10 mlDry vermouth
MethodStir with ice in a mixing glass — never shake, it bruises nothing but it does cloud the drink. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Squeeze the oil from a lemon peel over the surface, or an olive if you must.
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No. 04 · IBA
Espresso Martini
Invented for someone who wanted waking up and going out in the same glass.
- 50 mlVodka
- 30 mlCoffee liqueur
- 10 mlSugar syrup
- 1 shotEspresso, pulled fresh and hot
MethodShake hard with ice — harder than you think, the foam comes from the espresso and it only appears if you commit. Strain into a chilled glass. Three coffee beans on the crema.
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No. 05 · IBA
Spritz
Three, two, one — the only cocktail with its own countdown.
- 90 mlProsecco
- 60 mlBitter orange aperitivo
- splashSoda water
MethodBuild straight into a wine glass packed with ice — prosecco first, then the aperitivo, then the soda. Stir gently, once. A slice of orange, never a wedge.
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No. 06 · IBA
Porn Star Martini
London, 2002. Still the only drink that arrives with a chaser built in.
- 50 mlVanilla vodka
- 20 mlPassion fruit liqueur
- 50 mlPassion fruit purée
- 2 bar sp.Vanilla sugar
- 50 mlChampagne, served alongside
MethodShake well with ice and double-strain into a large chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a passion fruit cup and sugar. The champagne comes on the side — the point is to alternate, not to pour it in.
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No. 07 · IBA
Negroni
Equal parts: the only maths everyone at the bar agrees on.
- 30 mlGin
- 30 mlRed bitter aperitivo
- 30 mlSweet red vermouth
MethodPour straight into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice and stir gently. Half a slice of orange, or a curl of peel as on the tee.
Wear itOn the measures. Where the International Bartenders Association publishes a specification, we follow it to the millilitre — that covers six of the seven above. The gin & tonic is a highball, not an IBA cocktail: that one is the house pour, and you are welcome to argue with it. We name styles, not brands: use the bottle you like.
Seven recipes here, and a tee for each. See the Cocktail Club →