Dick Bradsell.

A page dedicated to the cocktail genius of Dick Bradsell:

Bramble, The.

35ml Gin
15ml Fresh Lemon Juice
10ml Sugar Syrup

Build over crushed ice, in a whisky glass. Stir, then pour 15ml Blackberry
Liqueur over the top of the drink, in a circular fashion. Garnish with a lemon
slice, and two Raspberries.

Wibble, The.

"I too [says Dick Bradsell] have recently invented a gin based cocktail, heavily
inspired by one of the reps from Plymouth coming into my bar and asking me to
invent him a drink utilising his product. I surprised myself with how nice the
end result was. We called it the Wibble (it makes you wobble but you won't fall
down). Now [year 2000] Match, the bar that I work in, calls itself "the home of
the Wibble", which is nice."

25ml Plymouth Gin,

25ml Sloe Gin
25ml Grapefruit Juice
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
10ml Blackberry Liqueur
5ml Sugar Syrup.

Shake with ice, and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Lemon
Twist.

Russian Spring Punch.

25ml Vodka
25ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Cassis
10ml Sugar Syrup

"Stir (or shake) the ingredients and top with decent dry Champagne - it can be
flat. Quell any excess fizzing by pouring 25mls vodka over drink. Garnish with a
lemon slice and a blackberry."
Snood Murdekin.

The name is a corruption of "Snusmumriken", which is a character from the

Mumin Troll books written by Tove Jansson.

1/3 Vodka
1/3 Kahlua
1/3 Chambord

Shake with ice, and strain into shot glasses. Float a thin layer of cream on top
of each shot glass.

Cowboy Hoof/ Cowboy Martini.

Apparently Cowboys liked their Martinis shaken with fresh mint.

75ml Gin
5ml sugar syrup
2 dashes of orange bitters
4-5 mint leaves

Shake with Ice, then strain into a Cocktail glass; Garnish with an Orange Twist.

Vodka Espresso.

"when working at the infamous Fred's Bar, in Soho in the eighties. According to
Dick, a rather well known model came into the bar, and asked to mix her a
drink that would "wake me up, and then fuck me up".

50ml Vodka
5ml Sugar syrup
10ml Kahlua
10ml Tia Maria
1 short strong Espresso

Pour all ingredients into a shaker, and then add the ice. Shake hard, and then
strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans, placed into the
centre of the drinks surface, and arranged into a flower petal formation.
Treacle, The.

1. Into a Rocks Glass, add 10ml of Sugar Syrup.

2. Add 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters.
3. Half-fill glass with Ice.
4. Add 25ml of Dark Rum, and Stir thoroughly.
5. Fill Glass with Ice.
6. Add another 25ml of Dark Rum, and Stir thoroughly.
7. Top Glass with Apple Juice.
8. Squeeze Orange Twist over surface of the drink.
9. Serve.

Pink Chihuahua.

(El Camion, 2010)

50ml Altos Blanco Tequila,

25ml Fresh Lime Juice,
20ml Orgeat Syrup,
25ml Freshly Squeezed Pomegranate Juice,
10ml Eggwhite,

Shake with Ice, then strain into a Cocktail glass; Garnish with a lime wedge.

Polish Martini

1/3 Zubrowka, Bison-grass Vodka.

1/3 Krupnik, Honey Vodka Liqueur.
1/3 Apple Juice.

Stir with Ice, and then strain into a Cocktail glass; Garnish with a Lemon Twist.

Dillitini.

50ml Vodka,
25ml Aquavit,
Handful of Fresh Dill.

Shake with Ice, and then strain into a Cocktail glass; Garnish with a sprig of
dill.
Carol Channing.

Named after the American actress who starred in the 1967 film "Thoroughly
Modest Milly"; Carol Channing is seen running around shouting "Raspberries!",
hence the use of raspberry eau de vie, and raspberry liqueur.

12.5ml Framboise Eau de Vie,

15ml Framboise Liqueur,
5ml Gomme Syrup.

Pour ingredients into a champagne glass, and then stir; Top with Champagne;
Garnish with a raspberry.

Rumshack Punch.

Woods 100 Navy Rum,

Wray & Nephew Overproof White Rum,
Peach Puree,
Peach Liqueur,
Fresh Lime Juice,
Pineapple Juice.
??? Syrup.

Hong Kong Phooey

10ml Vodka
10ml Gin
10ml Tequila
10ml Triple Sec (40% abv),
10ml White Rum
20ml Midori
25ml Fresh Lime Juice,
15ml Roses Lime,
5ml Green Chartreuse
20ml lemonade
lemonade

Shake with ice, and then strain into an ice-filled tall glass; Garnish with a
lemon slice, lime wedge and a cherry.
Elderflower Fizz.

10ml Elderflower Syrup/ Cordial,

15ml Fresh Lemon Juice.

Shake with Ice, and then strain into a champagne glass; Top with Champagne.

Rose Petal Martini.

25ml Gin (Bombay Sapphire),

25ml Lanique Rose Petal Liqueur,
25ml Lychee Juice (not puree),
2 dashes of Peychauds Bitters.

Shake with Ice, and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Golden Retriever. (Alfred's Bar, 2002)

25ml White Rum,

25ml Green Chartreuse,
25ml Licor 43.

Shake with Ice, and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass; Garnish with an
Orange Twist.

Earl Grey Fizz.

Vodka, Earl Grey, Champagne.

Quotes:

"IT'S BECOME a style thing, but style with no content," said bartender- supreme
Dick Bradsell, aphoristically dismissing the proliferation of cocktail bars. --- The
Independent, Sunday November 07 1999.

"A good margarita should send you howling into the night" --- Dick Bradsell

"There does seem to be an eternal search for better pay, conditions and
probably more fun and kudos. The problem is there is a cap on the amount of
money a bartender can actually earn serving drinks and running bars. It is not
an occupation which is going to make you rich. " --- Dick Bradsell, July 2003.
"You always have to try and achieve perfection in bartending, it doesn't just
happen; you have to make the effort." --- Dick Bradsell, 2003.

"The secret in making a drink like this [the Russian Spring Punch] that has, in
some ways, stood the test of time, is to trust the original recipe." --- Dick
Bradsell, 2003.

"I don't know where that idea about girly drinks came from. I mean, look at
Dorothy Parker. She wasn't ordering Piña Coladas." --- Dick Bradsell, The
Guardian, 10th May 2002.