The Bar
This holiday season, Lane Crawford introduces The Bar, the ultimate destination for connoisseurs of top-class tipples, offering an expertly curated selection of hard-to-find whiskies from Japan and Taiwan, as well as rare and artisanal gins, tequilas, sakes, rums and champagnes.
Celebrate the festive season with our top holiday cocktail recipes and have a complimentary drink on us at one of our drink tastings at The Bar.
- Photography
- Laurent Segretier
Rum Rum Reindeer
by Dave Jony
Base spirit: Diplomático Rum
Ingredients
- 500ml water
- 500g caster sugar
- 4 sticks cinnamon
- 5 cloves
- 5 star anise
- 10 pieces of whole spice (optional)
- 50ml Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva rum
- 15ml pineapple juice
- 25ml lime juice, freshly squeezed
- Cinnamon sticks, star anise and lime wedges to garnish
Method
- To make the Christmas syrup, put 1 part of water (500 ml) and 1 part of caster sugar (500g) into a saucepan on a low heat, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add 4 sticks of cinnamon, 5 cloves, 5 star anise and 10 pieces of whole spice (optional). Cover the pan or pot with a lid and simmer on a low heat for about 30 minutes, being careful not to boil. Remove it from the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Strain, bottle and keep refrigerated.
- Pour this mixture, together with the rum, pineapple juice and lime juice into a shaker.
- Add hard (not watery) ice cubes and shake.
- Strain and serve in a white porcelain cup on the rocks.
- Garnish with stick of cinnamon and star anise on the top or simply with wedge of lime.
Meri Kurisumasu
by Arkadiusz Rybak
Base spirit: Casamigos Blanco tequila
Ingredients
- 1/4 Japanese pear (leave on skin to add tartness to the flavour)
- 3 shiso leaves
- 35ml Casamigos Blanco
- 35ml Mancino Bianco (sweet vermouth)
- Homemade cinnamon incense and shiso flower garnish to serve
Method
- Muddle the pear and shiso in a shaker.
- Add four pieces of ice and the Casamigos Blanco and Mancino.
- Shake and serve in any glass
- Decorate with homemade cinnamon incense and shiso flower garnish.
Ginger Bells
by Pierre Dos Santos
Base spirit: Hanson of Sonoma Organic Ginger Vodka
Ingredients
- 15ml Hanson of Sonoma Organic Ginger Vodka
- 25ml lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 20ml pineapple juice, freshly pressed
- 25ml pear juice, freshly pressed
- 12.5ml simple syrup
- Splash of soda water
- Minced spring and slivers of ginger to garnish
Method
- Place all the ingredients except the soda water, mince sprig and ginger into a shaker.
- Add ice to the shaker, put on the lid and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Pour the mixture into a highball glass and add ice.
- Fill the remaining inch or so of the glass with soda water and pop in your mince sprig and slivers of ginger to garnish.
Let It Sloe! Let It Sloe! Let It Sloe!
by Tunny Alexander Grattidge
Base spirit: Sipsmith Sloe Gin
Ingredients
- 25ml manuka honey
- 25ml coffee
- 250ml sweet vermouth
- 12.5ml Sipsmith London Dry Gin
- 12.5ml Sipsmith Sloe Gin
- 25ml Campari
- Coffee beans for garnish
Method
- Add the manuka honey and coffee to the sweet vermouth.
- Leave in the fridge overnight. Then strain it through a coffee filter.
- Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass with lots of cold ice.
- Stir for approximately 20 seconds.
- Strain into a latte glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with chocolate-covered coffee beans
TIPPLE TIME
This festive season, have a complimentary drink at one of our drink tastings at The Bar from 4-7pm, every Saturday at Lane Crawford ifc mall / 4-7pm, every Sunday at Lane Crawford Canton Road.