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Tequila · ★ 4.7MargaritaTequila, orange liqueur and fresh lime, shaken hard and served with a salt rim: the world's favorite tequila cocktail.
Sparkling wine · ★ 4.2Aperol SpritzProsecco, Aperol and a splash of soda over plenty of ice: the bittersweet orange aperitivo of the Veneto.
Rum · ★ 4.6MojitoWhite rum, lime, cane sugar and fresh mint topped with soda: Havana's great summer highball.
Gin · ★ 4.8MartiniGin and a little dry vermouth, stirred until ice cold and served up: the most iconic cocktail of them all.
Gin · ★ 4.8NegroniEqual parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth: bitter, bold and endlessly balanced.
Bourbon · ★ 4.8Old FashionedWhiskey, sugar, bitters and water stirred over ice: the original cocktail, and still one of the best.
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Brandy Manhattan
The Manhattan made with brandy: softer, fruitier and rounder than the rye original.
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