After three years of growth, the newest version of the Hawksmoor cocktail menu is lastly able to see the sunshine of day. The drinks checklist celebrates the second golden age of cocktails (1995-2005), which noticed the revival of blended drinks throughout the globe.
From trendy takes on basic steakhouse cocktails to sub-zero martinis, digestifs and dessert-inspired night time caps, the brand new Hawksmoor cocktail menu combines the consolation of recognisable drinks blended with the tongue in cheek irreverence, artistry, and talent that the bar is thought for.
Head of Bars, Liam Davy, oversaw the creation of the checklist, which options deceptively easy drinks that belie the hours of analysis and approach which have gone into them.
Credited with creating one of many coldest Martinisin the World, Hawksmoor’s Martini Part is devoted to honouring the king of the cocktail, every one chilled to a bracing -12c. The Pink Gibson options a mixture of candy and savoury, with Boatyard Vodka, Audemus Umami Gin, Aperitivo Co. Dry Vermouth, and pink pickled onion. The Final Gin Martini, made with Hepple gin, Aperitivo Co. Dry Vermouth and Filicudi lemon oil, is shiny and punchy, while the Soiled Vodka, utilizing Boatyard Vodka, Fino Sherry, and Kalamata olives, is a briney hit, wealthy with minerality.
Steakhouse Sharpeners dives deep into the basic aperitifs of the American steakhouse, with drinks such because the Traditional Champagne Cocktail made with champagne, cognac, verjus, pineau de charente, all poured over a sugar dice saturated with bitters. The Bloody Mary, a smoky and spicy concoction wealthy with umami, is made with Bloody Mary Paste (chipotle, sherry vinegar, pequillo pepper and Franks Scorching Sauce), lemon juice, vodka, and Tongue in Peat Tomato Juice. The Ranch Water pays homage to a preferred US drink originating from West Texas; mineral and recent with a delicate agave hum, it’s a carbonated mixture of tequila, mezcal, pineapple soda, hopped kombucha, jalapeño sal,t and agave syrup.
Second Golden Age is a tribute to the period that resurrected cocktail craft, with a lot cherished favourites tweaked after lots of of tiny iterations throughout Hawksmoor’s bars. Tommy Verde, which makes use of tequila, mezcal, cucumber agave, olive brine, inexperienced tabasco and inexperienced tomato juice, is complicated and vegetal, with a touch of smoke. The Lychee Martini is a grown up and piquant twist on the unique, with Portobello Street Vanilla vodka, lychee liqueur, Singani, orange wine cordial, and cucumber agave. The Spring Punch, with Solovey Vodka (a Ukrainian vodka that donates income to WarChild), lemon juice, champagne and blackcurrant shrub, is the right mix of fruity and tart.
The Sacred Six part options timeless classics, together with Shaky Pete’s Ginger Brew, the Reformed Pornstar, and the wealthy and buttery Fuller Fats Outdated Original.
Nightcaps are the final word after-dinner drinks, a mixture of candy pudding-style cocktails and sultry darkish and bitter digestifs. For a sweeter deal with, the Praline Mudslide is a celebration of the classically kitsch cocktail, made with hazelnut ice cream, praline paste, Horlicks and white miso, with Eminente rum; it’s a nutty mixture of luxurious and retro cheekiness. The Spiced Plum Sazerac is neat and delicate with a shiny bitterness, with plum distillate, Calvados, plum syrup with star anise and Absinthe.
For these in search of drinks with all of the aptitude and flavour however not one of the alcohol, the Temperates part of the menu has a scrumptious vary of 0% ABV drinks, from non-alcoholic cocktails to a collection of brewed and fermented delights. The menu consists of L.A Brewery Kombucha and Saicho Glowing Teas, and to harness the luxurious of glowing wines and champagnes, attempt Blurred Vines 0% Wine – effervescent and sharp with shiny floral and fruity notes.
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In March, Hawksmoor opened The Lowback, an eco-friendly floating pavilion docked in a brand new neighbourhood in Canary Wharf.
In September 2021, the bar chain opened its first location in New York.
