Manchester's signature serves revealed
Take a journey through the ages of the cocktail with Manchester's finest bars at New Century Hall on November 2nd - 3rd.
Here's a sneak peak of some of the drinks available to enjoy at the UK's leading festival of cocktails.
Rhubarb & Cinnamon Martini - 20 Stories
25ml Campari, 50ml Apple Juice, 15ml Cinnamon Syrup, 15ml Rhubarb Puree, 1 bar spoon Citric Acid
A modern day cocktail using conventional flavours with the addition of an
Peachberry Cream - The Alchemist
30ml Disaronno, 7.5ml Woodford Reserve, Cream soda
The customer then has their choice of:1 pippet of strawberry syrup with ruby metallic powder or 1 pippet of peach syrup with gold metalli
Charcola Floss - The Anthologist
35ml Glenmorangie, 10ml Monin vanilla syrup, Fentiman's Curious Cola, Charcoal cola sugar (for candy floss)
A retro cool drink, a reimagined take on the old school whisky and
Red Ribbon - Arcane Bar
30 ml Grand Marnier, 15ml Bulldog Gin, 10ml Cinzano Bianco, 3.5ml Absinthe, 3 dashes Peychauds Bitters
A semi dry and boozy rift on the classic Martinez and balanced with the richness
The Wise Monkey - Cottonopolis
35ml Monkey 47 Gin, 20ml sour element, 15ml sweet element, 4 dashes bitter element, 50ml soda water
Patrons will pick their cocktail based on the three wise monkeys:
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Stop on a Diam - Fika
37.5ml Koskenkorva Sauna Barrel Vodka, 12.5ml chocolate liqueur, 25ml lemon juice, 20 honeycomb syrup, 2 dashes chocolate bitters, topped with lemonade
A retro style drink inspired by the classi
The Green Light - The Fitzgerald
Ketel One Oranje, Elderflower Syrup, Lemon, Marmalade, Basil, Sugar Syrup
A drink created in the prohibitionists lab this is a smokey, bitter, sweet drink with a herbal twist
Fruity Mare - Flight Club
40ml Ciroc, 20ml Kwai Fee liqueur, 15ml Lime, 15ml Rhubarb and rosehip, 30ml Cranberry, 15ml Strawberry pure
A modern day feel good drink served straight from the slushie machine
Vimto Gardens - Grafene
35ml Sipsmith's Gin, 15ml lemon, 5ml gomme, 50ml Grafene's homemeade vimto puree, dry ice
Manchester's Bramble - sweet dark forest berries with a refreshing finish
The Greyhound - Guilty By Association
50ml Absolut vodka, 20ml Pamplemousse, 25ml lemon juice, topped with grapefruit soda
Simple, refreshing with a nice sweet and sour balance
Moulin Rouge - Harvey Nichols Second Floor Bar
25ml St-Germain, 25ml Grey Goose Vodka, 12.5ml Vin de Pays d'Oc Rouge reduction, 12.5ml Blackberry and wild thyme gastrique
A cocktail that defines everything Belle Époqu
Caramel Banana Pina Colada - Hula
Don Q rum, Banana puree, Caramel Syrup, Coco Lopez, Pineapple Juice
An 80's classic sweet , naughty and moorish!
Mon-Tea Bru - Lost in Tokyo
50ml Amaro Montenegro, 25ml lemon juice, 20ml matcha syrup, Lemonade top
Garnished with it's own temporary tattoo and glowstick this drink is out of the back streets of Tokyo with an Amaro
Empress's New Clothes - Manahatta
50ml Empress 1908 Gin, 25ml fresh lemon, 25ml egg white, 15ml gomme, 2 dashes of peychaud bitters, Topped with prosecco
A classic gin sour given the Manahatta New York makeover with p
Nipa Martini - School for Scandal
50ml Tom of Finland Vodka, 15ml white wine vinegar infused with dill, mustard seed and bell pepper, 10ml Martini Riserva
A modern rift on the classic Gibson Martini
Cure for All - Science & Industry
Take your pick from these three restorative revivers:
Cure-All – Old Forester / Barley Sugar / Aromatic Bitters
Antibiotic – Old Forester / Islay Malt / Ginger / Honey
Escalavit - Tast
40ml Gin Mare, 25ml charcoaled red pepper cordial, 10ml rosemary Ratafia, 15ml Lemon, 5ml Chartreuse, Arbequina Olive Distilate
A perfect combination of modern culinary and cocktail techniques this drink
Waste Not Want Not - Tattu
30ml Beefeater 24, 50ml Lychee Juice, 10ml Sake, 10ml Lemon Juice, Hibiscus and Raspberry Foam
A very modern cocktail the drink is about two things coming together to find a perfect balance
Wibble Highball - Vesper Bar
25ml Haymans Sloe Gin, 25ml Haymans London Dry Gin, 25ml Pink grapefruit, 25ml Fresh Lemon, 20ml gomme, topped with lemonade
A take on a classic Dick Bradsell drink this is long, refreshin
Ananas de Guignol - The Washhouse
40ml Hennessy VS, 5ml Kings Ginger, 40ml Veuve Cliquot, 40ml Ginger and Black Tea, 20ml Charred Pineapple + Geranium Syrup
A pineapple punch paying tribute to the decadent Belle Epoqu
All these drinks and a lot more can be enjoyed in the warehouse and ballroom at Cocktails in the City on November 2nd and 3rd.
