Basil Peach Daiquiri
Basil Peach Daiquiri brings together White rum and Peach syrup, lime, and Basil syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: White rum, Peach syrup, lime, and Basil syrup.
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Savoury and Umami Cocktails cocktails.
Savoury and Umami Cocktails
Not every cocktail needs to lead with fruit or sugar. Savoury and umami flavours can make drinks feel deeper, more grown-up and much more memorable. This collection focuses on active cocktails with miso, sesame, olive leaf, salt, smoke, pepper, herbs, rosemary, thyme, sage, basil and other ingredients that bring structure rather than obvious sweetness. The result is a set of drinks that feel modern, layered and very satisfying.
The key with savoury cocktails is balance. Miso can add richness, sesame brings nuttiness, salt sharpens sweetness, smoke gives drama, and herbs can make a drink feel almost culinary. These cocktails are ideal before dinner, with food, or for drinkers who like the idea of something a bit more complex than a standard fruit serve. They are unusual, but not strange for the sake of it. They are built around flavour logic, and that is what makes them exciting.
Not every cocktail needs to lead with fruit or sugar. Savoury and umami flavours can make drinks feel deeper, more grown-up and much more memorable. This collection focuses on active cocktails with miso, sesame, olive leaf, salt, smoke, pepper, herbs, rosemary, thyme, sage, basil and other ingredients that bring structure rather than obvious sweetness. The result is a set of drinks that feel modern, layered and very satisfying.
The key with savoury cocktails is balance. Miso can add richness, sesame brings nuttiness, salt sharpens sweetness, smoke gives drama, and herbs can make a drink feel almost culinary. These cocktails are ideal before dinner, with food, or for drinkers who like the idea of something a bit more complex than a standard fruit serve. They are unusual, but not strange for the sake of it. They are built around flavour logic, and that is what makes them exciting.
Recipes in this collection
Savoury and Umami Cocktails recipes
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Black Sesame Sour
Black Sesame Sour brings together Vodka and Black sesame syrup, lemon, and Honey syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Vodka, Black sesame syrup, lemon, Honey syrup. Serve well chilled.
Blood Orange Rosemary Spritz
Blood Orange Rosemary Spritz combines Aperitif with Blood Orange Liqueur, Rosemary Cordial, and Sparkling Wine, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Aperitif, Blood Orange Liqueur, Rosemary Cordial, and Sparkling Wine.
Bloody Mary
A savory, spiced cocktail perfect for brunch.
Ingredients: Vodka, tomato juice, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce.
Brown Butter Old Fashioned
A rich but disciplined Old Fashioned with bourbon, brown-butter cordial, bitters and orange oil.
Ingredients: Bourbon, Brown butter cordial, Angostura bitters, Orange bitters.
Caesar
Caesar is bold, tomato-rich and built around seasoning rather than sweetness, with Vodka, Clamato Juice, Hot Sauce and Worcestershire Sauce giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Vodka, Clamato Juice, Hot Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce.
Cherry Pepper Smash
Cherry Pepper Smash brings together Bourbon and Cherry syrup, lime, and Pink pepper syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Bourbon, Cherry syrup, lime, and Pink pepper syrup.
Cinnamon Sunset Sour
Cinnamon Sunset Sour brings together Tequila and Cinnamon syrup, lemon, and Blood orange syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Tequila, Cinnamon syrup, lemon, Blood orange syrup. Serve well chilled.
Coconut Ember Negroni
A smoky, coconut-scented Negroni with gin, mezcal, Campari and sweet vermouth.
Ingredients: Gin, Mezcal, Campari, Sweet vermouth, Toasted coconut syrup.
Coconut Negroni Colada
A tropical bittersweet cocktail that blends Negroni intensity with creamy Piña Colada energy.
Ingredients: Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice, coconut cream and lime. Shake over ice.
Cucumber Elderflower Collins
Cucumber Elderflower Collins combines Gin with Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, and Elderflower cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, Elderflower cordial, and Soda Water.
Dirty Margarita-Tini
A savoury tequila cocktail that fuses a Margarita with the sharp, briny confidence of a dirty Martini.
Ingredients: Blanco tequila, dry vermouth, lime juice, orange liqueur, olive brine and agave. Shake and serve chilled.
Fig Thyme Manhattan
Fig Thyme Manhattan layers Rye whiskey with Fig syrup, Bitters, and Thyme tincture for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Rye whiskey, Fig syrup, bitters, Thyme tincture, Expressed citrus peel. Serve well chilled.
Kimchi Bloody Mary Mule
A spicy savoury long drink crossing a Bloody Mary with a ginger beer mule.
Ingredients: Vodka, tomato juice, lime juice, kimchi brine, hot sauce and ginger beer. Build over ice.
London Calling
A crisp modern gin sour sharpened by fino sherry, lemon, rich syrup and orange bitters.
Ingredients: 50 ml London dry gin; 15 ml fino sherry; 15 ml fresh lemon juice; 15 ml rich sugar syrup; 2 dashes orange bitters.
Mezcal Margarita
Mezcal Margarita is sharp, lively and properly structured, with Mezcal, lime juice, triple sec and and optional salt rim giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Mezcal, lime juice, triple sec, ice, and optional salt rim. Shake and strain.
Miso Caramel Old Fashioned
Miso Caramel Old Fashioned layers Bourbon with Miso caramel syrup, Bitters, and Bitters tincture for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Bourbon, Miso caramel syrup, bitters, Bitters tincture, Expressed citrus peel. Serve well chilled.
Miso Espresso Old Fashioned
A dark, glossy whisky cocktail with espresso bitterness and a subtle miso-salted finish.
Ingredients: Bourbon, espresso, maple syrup, white miso and chocolate bitters. Stir until cold.
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
A smoky agave twist on the Old Fashioned.
Ingredients: Reposado tequila, mezcal, agave syrup, bitters, and ice. Stir and serve over ice.
Olive Leaf Martini
Olive Leaf Martini layers Gin with Olive leaf liqueur and Vermouth modifier for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Gin, Olive leaf liqueur, Vermouth modifier. Serve well chilled.
Picante de la Casa
Picante de la Casa is crisp, expressive and easy to come back to, with Tequila blanco, lime juice, agave syrup and coriander giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Tequila blanco, lime juice, agave syrup, coriander, chilli, and ice. Shake and strain.
Pickleback Mojito
A sharp, herby long drink that gives the Mojito a pickleback kick.
Ingredients: White rum, lime juice, pickle brine, sugar syrup, mint and soda water. Build over ice.
Pineapple Sage Smash
Pineapple Sage Smash brings together Gin and Pineapple syrup, lime, and Sage syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Gin, Pineapple syrup, lime, and Sage syrup.
Pink Pepper Paloma
Pink Pepper Paloma combines Tequila with Pink pepper syrup, lime juice, and Grapefruit Cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Pink pepper syrup, lime juice, Grapefruit Cordial, and Grapefruit Soda.
Roasted Sesame Whisky Sour
A silky Japanese-whisky sour with toasted sesame, fresh lemon and a restrained nutty sweetness.
Ingredients: Japanese whisky, Fresh lemon juice, Toasted sesame syrup, Egg white, Angostura bitters.
Saffron Citrus Sour
Saffron Citrus Sour brings together Gin and Saffron syrup, lemon, and Mandarin syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Gin, Saffron syrup, lemon, Mandarin syrup. Serve well chilled.
Sesame Matcha Martini
A creamy green Martini-style cocktail with vodka, matcha and toasted sesame.
Ingredients: Vodka, matcha syrup, white chocolate liqueur, toasted sesame syrup and cream. Shake and serve chilled.
Smoky Orchard Highball
Smoky Orchard Highball combines Scotch with Apple syrup, lemon juice, and ginger cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Scotch, Apple syrup, lemon juice, ginger cordial, and Soda Water.
Tamarind Sunset
Tamarind Sunset combines Tequila with Tamarind syrup, lime juice, and Orange cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Tamarind syrup, lime juice, Orange cordial, and Soda Water.
Toasted Coconut Negroni
Toasted Coconut Negroni layers Gin with Toasted coconut syrup, Bitters, and Bitter aperitif tincture for a deeper, aromatic cocktail built for slower sipping.
Ingredients: Gin, Toasted coconut syrup, bitters, Bitter aperitif tincture, Expressed citrus peel. Serve well chilled.
Wasabi Watermelon Margarita
A bright watermelon Margarita with a clean wasabi heat.
Ingredients: Blanco tequila, watermelon juice, lime, orange liqueur, agave and wasabi. Shake and serve over ice.
Yuzu Garden Martini
Yuzu Garden Martini brings together Gin and yuzu liqueur and Shiso modifier in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Gin, Yuzu liqueur, Shiso modifier. Serve well chilled.