The London Cocktail Collection: Recent Episodes
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This version of El Presidente comes courtesy of Craft Rum Club. It is a twist on a recipe from Two Drifters Signature English Rum using our No.3 S.E. Dry instead of the traditional bianco giving a drier finish.
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This version of Rome With A View comes courtesy of London Vermouth fans @married.to.mixology on Instagram To make add 30ml No.3 S.E. Dry vermouth, 30ml Campari, 30ml Lime juice & 15ml sugar syrup to your shaker with plenty of ice. Shake hard for 12-15s, then double strain into a highball glass
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The myth that this was invented for Churchill's mum in Nov 1874 at the Manhattan Club is fake news as that was when Winston was born at Blenheim Palace. We credit barman ‘Black’ at the infamous Hoffman House. It reached us in the 1900s. Our version uses syrup from cherries to sweeten the drink, nami
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For International Sushi Day, we celebrated with a Special Edition of the Saketini. The original was rumored to have been invented by Chef Matsuda San for the 1964 World's Fair as a mix of vodka & Sake. Overlooked for years, it returned in the global sushi boom of the 1990s. Our version elevate
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The Mango Chill combines mango sorbet or ice cream, London Vermouth Company's Amber Vermouth & prosecco to make an adult spritzy float. In this cocktail, our No.1 Amber Limon vermouth complements the mango ice cream with additional body, while the prosecco gives it a foamy cold topping..
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The Spritz dates back to 19th century Venice, when it was part of the Austrian empire. Austrian soldiers diluted wines with soda water to achieve a lighter & similar taste to the beer they used to drink & called it 'Spritz' from the German ‘spritzen’ to ‘spray’. The popular, current form, Ap
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Dark & Stormy is Bermuda’s unofficial cocktail, fave of seafarers combining rum, ginger beer & lime. Red & Stormy is our lighter version reminiscent of the original, for riverside consumption with the bonfire toffee from our No.2 Camille's Red vermouth giving the smokey rum like note, w
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This cocktail demonstrates that Aperol has life beyond the ubiquitous spritz. Invented by Adam from the Michelin starred Restaurant Tristan in Horsham, this has the body & refreshment of the original Americano, but without the bitter Campari finish. Simply mix equal parts No.1 Amber Limon vermou
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Red Vermouth Cocktail: The Mulled Negroni. This ‘hot’ Negroni is perfect to warm the soul on cold evenings and is a great warm up for Halloween, Bonfire Night & Christmas parties.. The heat of the drink highlights the punch of the alcohol, so it tastes strong, when actually it isn’t. If you want to go for something even lighter, top with boiling water & serve in teacups.
Amber Vermouth Cocktail: Amber Negroni.
The Amber Negroni was invented by Camille Hobby Limon , who also created our No.1 Amber Limon vermouth. This riff on a classic Negroni is her husband’s favourite & pays homage to her French roots by substituting Suze for Campari.
Red Vermouth Cocktails: Negroni Sbagliato – The Nigella.
In 1972, Mirko Stocchetto at the Bar Basso in Milan accidently grabbed a bottle of prosecco instead of the gin and the Negroni Sbagliato was born. It’s all in the name as "sbagliato" in Italian means mistaken or broken. Unlike the many stories about Negroni, the origin of this cocktail is not contested
Red Vermouth Cocktail: Blood & Sand
The 1st record of the Blood & Sand is in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail book, named after the 1922 movie starring Rudolph Valentino as a love torn matador. This is our version
Red Vermouth Cocktails: London Negroni
It is well known that the Negroni is named after Count Camillo Negroni, who asked his barman to stiffen his Americano.. What they don’t say is that the Count told barman, Fosco Scarselli to fortify his drink with gin in honour of London.
Dry Vermouth Cocktails: London Fitty Fitty Dry Martini
You can argue all you like about Martinis, and plenty might, but when a drink only has two (ish) ingredients it’s important to be precise. The 50/50 was how the first Dry Martinis were served early in the last century and over the years, as the quality of vermouth diminished, the proportion of spirits increased. This century, the original formula was revived and renamed, with a knowing wink and quality vermouth, as a Fitty-Fitty Martini by New York’s never to be forgotten Pegu Club.
The Manhattan was once an essential cocktail for all to try to master, created by Mr Black of Hoffman House (NYC) back in the mid-to-late 1800’s (a haunt where famously night turned into day before they closed). However vermouth in modern Manhattans is often little more than, at best, a supporting act, whilst liquor historians argue that vermouth was originally the dominant flavour. If more vermouth and less rye is the message then history is urging you to reverse your Manhattan
Red Vermouth Cocktails: The London Americano
The name Americano is said to come from US tourists seeking ‘la dolce vita’ in Italy in the 1900s. It was born out of the Milano-Torino, a mix of Milan Campari & Turin vermouth, which with the addition of soda created the Americano. It is related to the Negroni, which was invented when Count Negroni asked his barmen to fortify his Americano with gin to honour London. For those, who find Negronis too strong, our London Americano is a refreshingly alternative way to honour the great city.
Red Vermouth Cocktails: Americano Shandy This spritzy cocktail comes from the idiosyncratic mind of Kate Hawkings, who went from a waitress as a student in London to become Chair of the Guild of Food Writers having written for the Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Sunday Times, and Elle Deco and published the vermouth-tastic book: Aperitif: A Spirited Guide to the Drinks, History and Culture of the Aperitif.
Red Vermouth Cocktails: The Pepito Spritz Our Pepito is based on Tom Finnon’s Oloroso Spritz from the legendary Hedonist bar in Leeds. As a Sbaliati Negroni inspired variation on Aperol Spritz, it is designed to be a sunshine drink with alternative bitter flavours.
Negroni Stories - The Histories of Negroni
There is an alternative to the classic Count Camillo story, where the Negroni was invented when said count asked his barman to fortify his Americano..
For a perfect London Bronx: Add 30ml The London Vermouth Company No.1 Amber Limon,30ml Little Bird London Dry Gin, 40ml Orange juice to a cocktail shaker, and shake vigorously Serve in chilled coupe glasses .Remember to smile as you pour, cocktails are meant to be fun.Twist orange to release oils t