The ready-bottled Vintage Cocktail range from The Handmade Cocktail Company is now available (£29.95/70cl) from on-line retailer Master of Malts. The cocktails are pre-mixed and bottled entirely by hand in ultra-small batches of fewer than 50 bottles.
Each bottle comes with simple mixing instructions and guides for garnish and glassware, plus a subtle set of roman numerals in the top right-hand corner of the label indicating the year that the cocktail was created.
Several top cocktail bars have served their own versions of Vintage Manhattans and Rob Roys for many years, even going as far as to offer cocktails bottled in different years, as the flavour profile changes and develops with age. Consumers can now enjoy top quality cocktails professionally made with premium ingredients in the comfort of their own home.
The range includes: Manhattan, Rob Roy, Sazerac, Negroni, and Gin Martini
1 April 2011 - Felicity Murray