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Aquaviva’s style

Signature p3

(Note: this section is subject to change. At Aquaviva’s we are committed to a carefully crafted interconnection between our two heartbeats — the bar and the kitchen. As the seasons change, the chef and bartender work closely together to create an ever-evolving display of this earth’s amazing food and drink combinations.)

Know your classics

Vodka cocktails p5 cocktails p7 Rum cocktails p9

Whisky cocktails p11

Tequila cocktails p13 Brandy cocktails p15 Champagne cocktails p17

People who say the classics are boring couldn’t be further from the truth. They are classics because of their familiar flavour combinations that have been developed and enjoyed in bars around the globe. If you’re afraid that you'll appear unadventurous, we can assure you that won't be the case in the eyes of our bartenders - just ask them! They would be more than happy to share a bit of history whilst whipping you up a classic or or . Trust us, you won’t be disappointed!

Something Different?

Beer & cider p19 Aperitifs p19

Soft drinks p20 Liqueurs p20 Vodka p21 Gin p21 Tequila p21 Rum p22

Whiskey p22

Single malt p22 Bourbon p23 Brandy p23 Port p23 Tea & coffee p24

Signature cocktails

The fresh cup 12 Pimms, cointreau, aperol, lime and lemonade in a coupette with fresh fruits Disaronno 17 Amaretto disaronno, lemon juice, maraschino juice, sugar syrup, brandy, egg white Grapefruit margarita 19 Tequila, cointreau, sugar, lime juice, grapefruit juice, shaken and double

Johnnie boy 19

Gin Mare, lime juice, lemon juice, egg white, sugar syrup

Darlinghurst 16

Vodka, lime juice, cointreau & sugar, shaken then strained over ice and topped with citrus fizz

Peach & passion fruit 19 Rum, lime, mint, peach liqueur, passion fruit purée, crushed ice with a drop of soda water Garden of eden 19 Hendrick’s gin, cucumber, elderflower cordial, lime juice, apple juice PiÑa colada 17 Rum, coconut purée, pineapple juice, cream, orange juice and a dash of sugar syrup 3

FACT: John G. Martin, president of G.F. Heublein Brothers Inc., acquired all rights to Smirnoff Vodka in 1938, marketing it as ‘white whiskey’ in America. Teaming up with ‘Jack’ Morgan, a ginger beer producer, they designed the first known vodka-based cocktail: the . Through popular movies such as James Bond, vodka began to take hold worldwide. Young actor and director, Woody Allen, was hired by Smirnoff to print ads promoting the , the Screwdriver, the Moscow Mule or the Vodkatini. His famous catchphrase at the time was: “Smirnoff… leaves you breathless”. www.aquavivas.com

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Tea Vodka

Cosmopolitan 18 Peppermint 4 Vodka, cointreau, lime juice, cranberry juice, a Chamomile 4 pinch of sugar, served in a glass English breakfast 4 Earl grey 4 Caïpiroska 16 Green 4 Vodka, sugar, lime juice, served in a rocks glass on top of ice Coffee Moscow mule 17 Vodka, lime, angostura bitters, sugar, topped up Short black 3 with ginger beer Long black 3.5 White russian 16 Piccolo latte 3.5 Vodka, kahlua, sugar, cream, served in a rocks Macchiato 3.5 glass on top of ice Latte 4 Bloody mary 19 Flat white 4 Vodka, lemon juice, horseradish sauce, wasabi Cappuccino 4.5 mustard, pepper, celery salt, beef consommé, Mocha 4.5 tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce and tomato juice Hot chocolate Vodka martini 19 Vodka, dry vermouth (shaken or stirred, dry or Hot chocolate 4 dirty, with olives or the zest of a lemon) Golden cobra martini 19 Vodka, kahlua, golden cobra espresso, sugar syrup

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Bourbon

Jack daniels 9 Bulleit frontier 10

Woodford reserve 12

FACT: Alongside the very classic Brandy Dry Martini, is the lesser known classic, the . This drink was invented in the late 19th century by Calvados 11 naval surgeon, Sir Thomas O. Hennessy vs 12 Gimlette, in order to encourage British soldiers to imbibe enough Hennessy vsop 13 vitamin C (from the limes or lemon Tariquet vs 10 juice) to avoid scurvy. This resulted in the slang term, ‘limey’, for Janneau vsop 13 British soldiers. This basis of this drink is gin and lime cordial, however, if the drink is made with Port fresh lime juice it is called a Sweet Gin Rickey! Seppestfield tokay 7 Cockburn’s tawny 8 Niepoort ruby 8

Galway pipe 9 Osborne 10 Warre’s warrior 13

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Rum Gin

Mount gay eclipse 9 Dry martini 19 Sailor jerry spiced rum 10 Gin, dry vermouth (shaken or stirred, dry or Cachaça 51 10 dirty, with olives or the zest of a lemon) Appleton v/x 12 Basil gimlet 18 Gin, basil leaves, lime cordial, lime juice, shaken Whiskey and poured over ice in a rocks glass Negroni 17 Canadian club 9 Gin, campari, sweet vermouth, angostura bitters, Monkey shoulder 10 orange peel, stirred and poured over ice Jameson 10 French kiss 17 Johnnie walker black 10 Gin, grand marnier, orange peel, angostura bitters, a pinch of sugar, stirred and poured over ice Single Malt 16 Gin, cointreau, lemon juice, sugar served in a Dalwhinnie 15yo 12 martini glass Glenlivet 12yo 12 South side 16 Yamazaki suntory 14 Gin, lime juice, mint and sugar shaken and served Glenfiddich 15yo 18 in a martini glass Glenfiddich 18yo 22 17 Ardbeg uigeadail 22 Gin, sugar and lemon juice, topped up with soda

water in a tall glass

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SPIRITS

Vodka FACT: The first rum was produced in Barbados and Jamaica, after Colombus introduced sugarcane to Vodka 666 9 the West Indies in 1493, becoming Grey goose 12 the ‘first spirit of the New World’. Prior to the American War of Ciroc 14 Independence, rum was a much-loved drink amongst colonial Americans. The industry quickly collapsed in Gin the US in the aftermath of the war, subsequently slipping into the shadows until the prohibition period where Cuban rum slid its way into Beefeater 9 the American underground Plymouth sloe gin 12 consciousness. Havana became the destination for an array of Hendrick’s 12 pleasure-seekers including Gin mare 14 bohemians, the well heeled, and The botanist 16 particularly the Hollywood elite. The talented bartenders of Cuba were prolific in their rum creations, often naming their drinks after the Tequila stars. The Rum Sling, made of rum, sugar, water and lemon juice is considered the first American Tequila espolon reposado 10 Cocktail. Don julio blanco 14 Patron añejo 20

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Soft drinks Rum

Coke, diet coke 4 Mojito 18 Soda water 4 Rum, lime juice, sugar, mint served with crushed Blood orange fizz 4 ice and topped with a hint of soda water Citrus blend fizz 4 Daïquiri 18 White grapefruit fizz 4 Rum, lime juice, sugar, shaken and double Ginger ale 4 strained in a martini glass. If you fancy the LLB 5 frozen version, please ask! Cranberry juice 5 Maï Taï 19 Orange juice 5 White rum, dark rum, lime juice, orgeat syrup, Pineapple juice 5 cointreau, orange juice, pineapple juice, Lemonade 5 grenadine, served over crushed ice in a tall Ginger beer 5.5 glass Sparkling water (750ml) 8 Caïpirinha 16 Cachaça, lime juice, sugar, served in a rocks Liqueurs glass on top of ice

Baileys 8 Kahlua 8

Cointreau 8

Frangelico 8 Disaronno 8 Grand marnier 10 Drambuie 10 Chartreuse yellow 12

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Something different?

FACT: Really smoky scotches, like Beer & Cider the Islay malts, are the hardest of all the whiskies to find a home for in a cocktail, but it’s not impossible: Cintra pilsner 6.5 Gary Regan’s Debonair Cocktail, matching Ginger flavour with smoky Fat yak pale ale 8 scotch, is both popular and Lord nelson three sheets 8.5 delicious. Blended scotch is a lot easier to integrate into a cocktail Grolsch lager swing top 450ml 9.5 and there are many classics that employ it successfully—the Rob Roy, the Blood and Sand, and the Montheits crushed apple cider 8.5 Bobbie Burns. American blended Forbidden fruit pear cider 12 and straight whiskies are much more cocktail-friendly and are found in sours, juleps, toddies, smashes, nogs Aperitifs and punches.

Campari 8 Aperol 8 Pimm’s 8

Ricard 8

Sweet vermouth 8 Dry vermouth 8

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Old fashioned 18 Whisky, sugar, angostura bitters, orange peel, stirred and served over cubed ice

Manhattan 19 Bourbon, angostura bitters, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange peel, maraschino juice (you can have it dry or sweet if you just ask!)

Lynchburg lemonade 18

Jack Daniels, lemon juice, sugar, topped with lemonade and served in a tall glass

Godfather 17

Bourbon, amaretto disaronno, stirred and served

over cubed ice

Whiskey sour 18 Whiskey, lemon juice, sugar syrup, maraschino juice, egg white, shaken and strained over ice

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Champagne

The red dress 19 Gin, raspberry purée, lemon juice, shaken and

FACT (…maybe): There are many mixed with champagne served in a flute claims to the invention of the margarita, but the prevailing Boring bubbles 19 credit goes to Margaret ‘margarita’ Sames, a wealthy Dallas socialite. As Cognac, caster sugar, angostura bitters, the story goes, the cocktail was champagne born over the Christmas holiday in 1948, during her visit to Acapulco. royale 18 The idea was to come up with a Crème de cassis, champagne served in a flute refreshing drink that could be enjoyed poolside before lunch (Now you know when to ask for a Margarita—just before food!). Tequila is very mixable, combining easily with citrus and other fruit juices or with just tonic and ice. The vegetal character of tequila works well in savoury drinks like the Bloody Mary and the traditional Tequila con .

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Tequila

Aguamiel 16 Tequila, honey, lime juice, shaken and served in a

martini glass

Agave julep 17

Tequila, lime juice, agave nectar and mint, mixed together and served over ice FACT: An ancient entity in the history of American mixology, the T.n.t. 16 appeared Tequila, lime juice, sugar, mixed together and sometime between the invention of the cocktail (whenever that was) and topped with tonic water 1862, when the first cocktail book was published. Amazingly, unlike the El mexicano 18 majority of other cocktails Tequila, lime juice, cointreau, cranberry juice, collected by ‘Professor’ Jerry berry coulis, honey, mixed together and poured Thomas in his Bon Vivant's Companion, the champagne cocktail over crushed ice has come down to us virtually unchanged. If age, authority, and Margarita 18 persistence are the signature traits Tequila, cointreau, lime juice, sugar syrup, of royalty, it is the king of cocktails. shaken, double strained and served in a martini glass (with or without salt rim)

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Brandy

Between the sheets 19 Cognac, rum, lemon juice, sugar syrup, cointreau shaken and served in a martini glass FACT: The Brandy Daisy is a cocktail that gained popularity in 17 th the late 19 century. One of the earliest known recipes was Cognac, cointreau, lime juice, sugar syrup published in 1876 in the second East India 17 edition of Jerry Thomas’s The Bartenders Guide or How to mix Cognac, cointreau, angostura bitters, sugar, drinks: the Bon-Vivants companion. It pineapple juice, shaken and served in a martini involves curaçao, gum syrup, the juice of half a small lemon, a small glass wine-glass of brandy and two dashes of Jamaican rum. The daisy was the Brandy & tonic 16 forerunner to other popular Cognac, lime juice, sugar syrup, shaken and cocktails, notably the sidecar, from topped with tonic water in a tall glass around the end of World War I, and

the Margarita, during the late 1930’s and early 40’s.

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