ALL DAY COCKTAIL SPECIALS
Champagne Cocktail
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Sugar cube, brandy, Angostura bitters, champagne
Some say a man named John Dougherty made this
type of drink famous, adding brandy to a
champagne cocktail and winning a new york
cocktail competition in 1889.
Tom Collins
Gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, Angostura bitters,
soda, slice of lemon
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In Hollywood during 1874, people in New York,
Pennsylvania, and elsewhere in the United States
would start a conversation with “have you seen
Tom Collins?”. After the listener predictably reacts
by explaining, that they did not know “Tom
Collins”, the speaker would assert that “Tom
Collins” was talking about the listener to the others
and that “Tom Collins” “was just around the corner
in a local bar or somewhere else near.
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Kamikaze
Vodka, triple sec, fresh lime juice
The drink's name is from Japanese Kamikaze (神風),
meaning “divine wind”.
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Margarita
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Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice
There is no solid proof who "invented" the
Margarita, the most accepted of all stories is that the
margarita was invented in October 1941 in Mexico
by bartender don Carlos Orozc. Don Carlos was
experimenting with mixing new drinks when a
prestigious visitor arrived: Margarita Henkel, the
daughter of a German ambassador. Don Carlos
offered the drink to Margarita, and named it after
her for being the first person to taste it.
Mojito
Vodka, lime wedges, brown sugar, mint ice
Cuba is the birthplace of the Mojito, although the
exact origin of this classic cocktail is the subject of
debate.
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Dry Martini
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Gin, dry vermouth, olive
James Bond‟s favourite. The exact origin of the
Martini is unclear. Numerous cocktails with names
and ingredients similar to the modern day Martini
were first seen in bartending guides of the late 19th
century.
Cosmopolitan
1250VT
Vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, cranberry juice
The origin of the Cosmopolitan is disputed. It is
widely believed that the drink was created
independently by two different bartenders in the
1970‟s. Generally people have recognized that John
Kane brought the drink to San Francisco around
1987 from Ohio. The same year in Manhattan, the
internationally recognized version of the cocktail
was created by Toby Secchini.
Sea Breeze
1250VT
Vodka, Cointreau, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice,
ice
This cocktail was born in the late 1920‟s, but the
recipe was different from the one used today, as gin
and grenadine were used in the original sea breeze.
Now, thanks to the cranberry growers cooperative,
which evolved into the company ocean spray,
cranberry juice is a main part of this cocktail.
Bloody Mary
Vodka, lemon juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire,
tomato juice, cracked pepper
Fernand Petiot claimed to have invented the drink
in 1921, while working at the new york bar in
Paris, which later became Harry‟s New York Bar, a
frequent Paris hang out for Ernest Hemingway and
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other American ex-patriots. The name Bloody Mary
is associated with Queen Mary the First of England,
whose 16th century persecution of Protestants,
earned her the nickname.
Daiquiri
1150VT
Bacardi, lemon juice, sugar syrup
The name Daiquiri is also the name of a beach
near San Diego, Cuba and an iron mine in that
area and a word of Taino origin. The Daiquiri was
most likely invented by an American mining
engineer, named Jennings Cox, who happened to be
in Cuba at the time of the Spanish/American war.
Mango Daiquiri
Fresh mango, Bacardi, vodka, lime juice, blended
with ice
For description, see “Daquiri”.
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Aquana Colada
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Midori, Malibu, pineapple, coconut cream, blue
curacao
This is Aquana‟s version of the classic Pina Colada.
The Pina Colada was created on august 16th 1954
at the Sarabe Hilton‟s beachcomber bar in San
Juan, Puerto Rico by its alleged creator Ramon
Marrero.
Midori Splice
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Midori, Malibu, pineapple juice, cream
In bartending circles, this drink is known as an
“Alien Secretion”.
Harvey Wallbanger
Vodka, orange juice, Galliano (floated on top), ice
The Harvey Wallbanger is reported to have been
invented in 1952 by three-time world champion
mixologist Donato „Duke‟ Antone (Paolationio). The
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Harvey Wallbanger was brought to international
prominence by then Galliano salesman, George
Bednar. Legend has it, that the drink was named
after a Manhattan Beach surfer who was a regular
patron of Duke‟s „Blackwatch‟ Bar on Sunset
Boulevard.
Chloé’s Mocha Cocktail
1350VT
Baileys, Amaretto, Tia Maria, cream, crushed ice
Sandra‟s own cocktail creation named after her
granddaughter Chloé.
Aquana Sunset
Tequila, orange juice, Grand Marnier, Cointreau,
lime juice, grenadine, ice
Aquana‟s variation of the Tequila Sunrise. The
Tequila Sunrise was originally served at the
Arizona Biltmore hotel, where it was created by
Gene Sulit in the 1930‟s or 1940‟s.
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Pimm’s No.1
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Pimm‟s, slice of orange, lemon, cucumber, apple
and mint, with lemonade or ginger ale (over ice)
Pimm, a farmer's son from Kent, became the owner
of an oyster bar in the city of London, near the
bank of England. He offered the tonic (a gin-based
drink containing a secret mixture of herbs and
liqueurs) as an aid to digestion, serving it in a
small tankard known as a "no. 1 cup”. A Pimm's is
also the standard cocktail at British and American
polo matches. It is also extremely popular at the
summer garden parties of British universities.
Singapore Sling
1450VT
Gin, cherry liquore, cointreau, benedictine,
pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine, dash of
Angostura bitters
The Singapore Sling is a South-East Asian cocktail
that was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam
Tong Boon, a bartender working at the long bar in
Raffles Hotel Singapore.
Mai-Tai
1350VT
White rum, dark rum, orange curacao, fresh lime
juice
It was most likely invented at the Trader Vic's
restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. Trader
Vic's rival, Don the Beachcomber, claimed to have
created it in 1933 at his then-new bar named after
himself (later a famous restaurant) in Hollywood.
Don the Beachcomber's recipe is more complex than
that of Vic's and tastes quite different. "Maita'i" is the
Tahitian word for "good”, but the drink is spelled as
two words, sometimes hyphenated or capitalized.
Pascal’s Passion
Cognac, cream de cacao, fresh cream, sprinkle of
nutmeg
1300VT
Aquana re-named this version of the “Alexander”.
There are many rumours about its origins. It was
supposedly created at the time of the wedding of
Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, in London, in
1922. However, the drama critic and Algonquin
Round Table member Alexander Woollcott claimed,
that it was named after him. Other stories say it was
named after the Russian tsar, Alexander II.
Kir
1150VT
Dry white wine, crème de cassis
Kir is a popular French cocktail. In France it is
usually drunk as an apéritif before a meal or snack.
Originally called Blanc-Cassis, the drink is now
named after Félix Fir (1876–1968), mayor of Dijon
in Burgundy, who as a pioneer of the twinning
movement in the aftermath of the second world war
popularized the drink by offering it at receptions to
visiting delegations.
Long Island Iced Tea
1550VT
Tequila, vodka, white rum, triple sec, gin, fresh lime
juice, dash of Coke
There is some dispute as to the origin of the long
island iced tea. Robert "Rosebud" Butt claims to have
invented the drink as an entry in a contest to create a
new mixed drink including Triple Sec, in 1972
while he worked at the oak beach inn on Long
Island, NY. Various local New York references echo
butt's claims. Local rumors also ascribe the origin to
either butt or another bartender at the Old Beach
Inn, Chris Bendicksen.
Black Russian
Vodka, coffee liqueur
This combination first appeared in 1949, and is
ascribed to gustave tops, a Belgian barman, who
created it at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels in
honour of Perle Mesta, then US Ambassador of
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Luxembourg. The cocktail owes its name to the use of
vodka, a stereotypical Russian spirit, and the
blackness of the coffee liqueur.
Mimosa
1200VT
Champagne, orange juice
It is probably named after the yellow flowers of
Acacia Dealbata. A buck's fizz is a similar cocktail,
but with twice as much orange juice as champagne.
Russian Spring Punch
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Vodka fresh lemon juice, crème de cassis
The Russian Spring Punch was created by Dick
Bradsell. An escapee from the Isle of Right, the land
of the loony, Dick Bradsell has been a benevolent
touter to many of London‟s top bartenders and opened
up many of London‟s top bars such as the Player and
Six Degrees.