A Dandy Dram

SPIRIT NOTES

We felt we should dress up to give this rather dandy dram the recognition it deserved. So, we took a floppy handkerchief, antique cufflinks and our beloved panama hat to settle ourselves comfortably on a teak sun lounger to read The Great Gatsby. We then smoked a cigarillo before we were offered a glass of white wine sangria made with moscato, apricot brandy, strawberries, peaches, oranges and limes. Following reduction, we found scones with cream and strawberry jam and a choice of cocktail – one being an old fashioned, the other a Boston tea party: dry vermouth, sencha green tea, white rum, elderflower liqueur, bitters and lime juice.