World Cocktail Day Recipes 10 April 2024

The Bunkers

This is a cocktail dedicated to the air raid shelters that are located next to the Walled Garden. The bunkers were built during World War II to accommodate the likes of Sir Winston Churchill when he frequented the property. With Johnnie Walker whisky, honey Scotch liqueur and smoke bitters, the cocktail is our twist on the Old Fashioned, whilst paying homage to our wartime prime minister, combining his love of both whisky and cigars.

Cocktail Ingredients

•  37.5ml Johnnie Walker whiskey
• 12.5ml Drambuie
• 15ml honey Scotch liqueur
• 3 dashes of smoke bitters
• Cinnamon bark
• Ice

Cocktail Method

1. Take a chilled tumbler and fill it with ice.
2. Pour in the whiskey, Drambuie and honey Scotch liqueur and stir until combined, then add the dashes of bitters.
3. Set alight the cinnamon bark for a few seconds and then when cooled, pop it in the glass to garnish.

Project X 

Project X was the wartime code name for The Grove. In 1939 the estate accommodated 3000 government employees who moved out of London to avoid the German bombing raids. While at The Grove these residents became self-sufficient utilising the land to cultivate their own vegetables. This cocktail is a take on a Bloody Mary, using bacon-infused vodka, dry sherry and Walled Garden tomatoes.

Cocktail Ingredients

• 37.5ml bacon-infused vodka
• 12.5ml dry sherry
• 100ml tomato juice
• 12 dashes of Tabasco
• 15 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
• 3 dashes of lemon juice
• 10ml agave syrup
• 3 dashes celery bitters
• Salt (a pinch)
• Black pepper (a pinch)
• 1 celery stick

Cocktail Method

1. Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, give it a good shake and then strain into a tall glass, adding the celery stick to garnish.

Horse Shoe

This seasonal cocktail bursts with flavours of peach, agave, citrus, and Herradura ‘Horse Shoe’ tequila, and is a tribute to the stables that were once in use here during the 18^th century.

Cocktail Ingredients

• 25ml Tequila Herradura
• 25ml Kraken spice rum
• 15ml lime juice
• 12.5ml peach syrup
• 12.5ml peach purée
• 50ml mango juice

Cocktail Method

1. Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, give it a good shake and then strain into a tall glass.

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The stables bar

Pop by The Stables on your next visit and let our bartenders shake you up a tasty cocktail or two!

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