Category: Spirits

Summer serves: pink punch

In the fourth of our summer-inspired cocktails, Amanda Baxter picks a mouth-watering punch spiked with spiced rum. From the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s if you walked into any drinking establishment you were likely to find a bowl of punch. A sociable practice that engendered friendships, it was considered rude to leave until the “flowing bowl” has […]

Summer serves: the Parlour Collins

A twist on the Collins, this gin-based summer cocktail, presented by Amanda Baxter and created by Michele Mariotti, takes its name from the Parlour at No.3 St James’s. This fresh summer drink is a twist on the classic Collins that combines gin, sugar and lemon juice then is lengthened with something fresh and sparkling. There are many stories […]

Summer serves: Prince of Wales

In the second of our series of light, bright cocktails to match the season’s weather, Amanda Baxter suggests a zesty twist to the classic Champagne cocktail. The Prince of Wales cocktail was actually created by HRH King Edward VII himself. A king with authentic ties to Berry Bros. & Rudd, he awarded us our first royal […]

Summer serves: ginger julep

While a classic G&T never fails, sometimes there is call for something with a little more pizzazz. In the first of our series of summer serves, Amanda Baxter gives the julep a ginger twist. A very basic combination of spirit, water, sugar and mint, the term “julep” – also known as a mint sling or […]