MARTINEZ Often named the Father of the Martini, this is an old, old drink with a beautiful, burnt honey colour and a complicated but well- balanced taste. Tis is a perfectly elegant post-dinner cocktail but carries enough spirit to see you through a night of debauchery. Modern Interpretation (adapted from the American Bar at the Savoy) 50ml Gin 20ml Sweet Vermouth 10ml Dry Vermouth 5ml Marachino Liqueur 1 dash of Bokers Bitters Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker, flled halfway with ice. Stir. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist French 75 Te French 75 is a cocktail held in such high esteem that it falls easily, though with the elegance and grace one would expect of a high-society French Madame, into the realm of a classic cocktail. Tis drink is a tapestry of gin and bubbles, gracefully woven together. Te French 75 is one to turn to in times of celebration; to raise your glass and ring in the new year, the new baby, the new job, the new… teapot. It’s also a perfect cocktail to serve as an aperitif as the bubbles will help lift the mood in no time. One of the frst recorded recipes for the French 75 comes from Te Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), but the true nature of its origins is, as often happens with alcohol, slightly muddled. 45ml Gin 15ml lemon juice 7.5ml sugar syrup Champagne Add gin, lemon juice and syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into an empty glass. Top up with champagne. Garnish with lemon peel. .