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From alcohol-free kir royal at the top to punchy pours toward the bottom, we have all your spring sips covered.
Kir royal
Pour 15ml blackcurrant cordial into a flute, then slowly top with 125ml Real drinks’ sparkling sec. Garnish with orange zest.
Coastal americano
Add ice to a highball, then pour over 20ml FGTTN English bitter aperitif and 20ml Vault coastal vermouth. Stir to chill and dilute, then top with blood orange soda and garnish with a lemon slice.
Paloma
Add 40ml tequila, 10ml lime juice and two drops of hot sauce to a highball and stir. Add ice to the brim of the glass, stir for 10 seconds, then top slowly with grapefruit soda water. Garnish with a sprig or mint and slice of grapefruit.
Dirty, spicy margarita
Garnish a rocks glass with salt or a salt and spice mix. Mix 50ml tequila, 25ml lime juice, 15ml agave syrup and 10ml Perello Picante olive brine in a shaker, and add as much ice as fits. Shake hard for 30 seconds. Add ice to the garnished glass and strain over the liquid. Garnish with an olive skewered on to an orange slice.
Pickled passion fruit iced tea
Mix 5g earl grey tea and 350ml vodka, infuse for 10 minutes, then strain and store. To make the iced tea, pour 35ml of the vodka, 10ml passion fruit liqueur and ½ tsp cider vinegar into a highball over ice, and stir. Top with cold soda water and garnish with a lemon slice.
Old fashioned
Melt 50g salted butter in a small pan, then add 50g honey and ½ tsp Angostura bitters, stirring to dissolve. Pour 300ml bourbon into a freezer-proof container, then stir in the butter-honey mix; freeze overnight. Crack a corner of the container, pour the liquid through a fine sieve, and add 100ml mineral water. Store in the fridge. To serve, pour over ice, and garnish with orange zest.
Max Venning is director of Three Sheets bars in London
