Hawksmoor Cocktail List.http://www.thehawksmoor.co.ukWe've compiled a library of long out of print cocktail books and have used them toresurrect some great long lost American drinks - from sours, fizzes and daisies tojuleps, tikis and punches. And we've thrown in some of our own creations, inventedby our award-winning bartenders, which deserve to stand next to these classics.They're all lovingly made with the best ingredients which, along with the finestspirits known to man, might include our own bourbon and rum infusions and homemadepomegranate, rhubarb and lemon thyme syrups.We've also gathered together the finest American wines available, along with ourfavourite wines from the rest of the world, and some great American ales andlagers from small microbreweries. JULEPS All @ £6.50Georgia Mint JulepThis is the recipe as described by Frederik Marryat, an English Naval officer andwriter who travelled the United States in the 1830s. Such was his fascination forthe drink that he recorded the exact recipe. Fresh mint muddled with a littlesugar, Peach Brandy and Cognac. Garnished with fresh mint and a pineapple stick.Jerry Thomas?s Mint JulepJerry Thomas is well known for writing the first cocktail book and by the time hedid in 1862, the drink he presents is significantly different. Fresh mint muddledwith a little sugar and Cognac, soused in a dash of Jamaican Rum. Garnished with amint, berries and orange zest.Kentucky Mint Julep (Julep No. 1)This is a hybrid of the recipe in David Embury?s pivotal book ?The Fine Art ofMixing Drinks? and Tom Bullock?s recipe from 1917. It is perhaps the epitome ofwhat is now seen as a classic Mint Julep. Fresh mint is infused in sugar syrup,before being stirred with a healthy measure of Bourbon.Monk Antrim?s Manila Hotel JulepThis delightful variant crops up both in Trader Vic?s ?Bartenders Guide? andCharles H Baker?s ?Jigger, Beaker and Glass.? With such esteemed recommendationsits inclusion was obligatory. Fresh mint muddled with sugar and Bourbon, furtheraromatised with Barbadian Rum and pineapple sticks.Peach ThunderboltThis delightful, summery recipe is from the wonderfully evocative book, ?Jigger,Beaker & Glass? by Charles H Baker. Its name derives from a place just south ofSavannah, Georgia.A ripe peach is muddled with mint, fresh lime, sugar, Cuban Rumand a dash of peach liqueur.St. Regis Mint JulepThis variant was the pride and joy of John Swago, the head batender of the StRegis Bar in New Orleans during the 1930s. We have judiciously substitutedhomemade pomegranate syrup for the grenadine called for in his recipe. Fresh mintmuddled with pomegranate syrup, Rye Whiskey and New Orleans Rum.Hawksmoor JulepThis is our own variation on the Gin Julep or Major Bailey as described in manyold cocktail books. Fresh mint muddled with lemon thyme syrup, gooseberries andGin.Midnight JulepAnother of our own creations based on the Mint Julep, combining the freshness ofmint with rich chocolate. Fresh mint muddled with sugar, Crème de Cacao and Cacaoinfused Bourbon.Pineapple and Sage Mojito
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