Sharpeners

New York is the spiritual home of steakhouses and stiff drinks. A properly made sharpener before a hunk of seared beef is part of the ritual there. Here are our favourite openers ramped up the only way we know how.

AVALON HIGHBALL12.00
CHIVAS REGAL, APPLE, TARRAGON, SODA
An elegant Scotch highball in the Japanese tradition. Layers of autumnal whisky and apple with an accent of anise.

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL13.75
MARTELL COGNAC, PINEAU DES CHARENTES, CHAMPAGNE, JASMINE
The height of luxury in liquid form. A true celebration of the grape’s finest incarnations.
MANDARIN PALOMA12.50
ALTOS TEQUILA, DANGEROUS DON MEZCAL, MANDARIN SODA, JALAPEÑO
The classic Paloma is taken to spicy and smoky new levels with the added tang of mandarin soda.
NEW YORK SOUR12.75
BULLEIT BOURBON, CHERRY WINE,SENCHA TEA, LEMON
The go-to opener at New York’s hallowed steak houses. We’re not sure they’d approve, but we’ve add a dash of cherry-infused beaujolais to round it all out.
GOLDEN HOUR12.50
BEEFEATER GIN, JASMINE, LEMON, LATE HARVEST WINE, SPARKLING MOSCATO
A gin sour layered with the flavours of grapes ripening on the vine. Honeysuckle, jasmine and rose.
CANTALOUPE BELLINI12.00
CANTALOUPE PUREE, MELON APERITIF, PROSECCO
A delicate variation on the classic Venetian aperitif. Cantaloupe provides the perfect replacement for the more recognised white peach.