Lyre's Manhattan The Manhattan is the Midnight Cowboy of cocktails (minus poor Dustin Hoffman kicking the bucket in the back of a Greyhound). Start with a big pour of American Malt - that's the country boy trying to make his way in the Big Apple. Throw in some fru... View Recipe
Lyre's Mai Tai Created at Trader Vic's, the Great Granddaddy of Tiki Bars - the Mai Tai is the rum-based, fruity favourite of hornswogglers, deck swabbers and scurvy dogs from all four corners of the globe. View Recipe
Lyre's Dark 'n Spicy With cane spirit, lime and spices aplenty, this concoction would tempt Davy Jones himself to leave his locker and join you in the Officers Mess for a swashbuckling soiree. Hoist the mizzen mast Captain Pugwash and set sail for the Isles of Mouth D... View Recipe
Lyre's Daiquiri This classic Daiquiri offers a perfect balance of sweet and sour. In fact, when one achieves the correct combination of white cane spirit to lime, the result is one of the freshest beverages in the known universe. View Recipe
Lyre's Bianco Spritz Delightfully refreshing with a hint of orange and a slice of cucumber, legend has it that the Bianco Spritz was the favoured beverage of the 1st Cavalry Regiment. This was before horses had been invented, so they had plenty of spare time on their ... View Recipe
Lyre's Amaretti Sour This is a concoction for those who like things a little sweet and a little sour, but always with a cherry on top. It's also a tad almondy and egg whitey, which rather throws out the whole sweet and sour analogy. Bother. Oh well. Onwards and upward... View Recipe
Lyre's Mojito Pitcher Mojito, si Grande! Lyre's White Cane Spirit, muddled mint and hints of sugar cane, a true mojito should be stirred using the bill of a giant marlin and enjoyed with a Montecristo rolled by Blackbeard himself. View Recipe
Lyre's Orchard Fizz This cocktail is the essence of Summer. The splendid combination of London Dry Spirit, Amaretti and Lyre's Aperitif Dry is like biting into a fresh, crisp Granny Smith. Delicious! View Recipe
Lyre's London Dry Collins This refreshing, lemony cocktail has been imbibed on the beaches, the seas and the fields of Britain and its far-flung colonies since Winston was in short pants. View Recipe
Lyre's Jungle Bird Like the Dove I met in Florence with dreams of seeing America. He made it as far as Portugal before his life was cut wistfully short by a particularly spotless window. A toast to my favourite aperitif and my would be Americano. View Recipe
Lyre's Clover Club Like many of the pre-Prohibition stalwarts, the Clover Club was rediscovered, and is rightfully considered a classic, with the combination of egg whites, raspberry syrup and fresh raspberries making for a delightfully fruity treat. View Recipe
Lyre's Cuba Libre When Capt. John Russell, an American soldier stationed in Havana in 1900 ordered a rum and cola, little did he know he had just invented what is now the most popular cocktail in the entire world. Way to make history. View Recipe
Lyre's Dark Cane & Cola Whether you've been proudly captaining a misbegotten crew on the high seas or riding a wave of personal bests at the gym - this here is a beverage to slake any man, woman or bird's thirst. Settle up for a quiet tipple or two. View Recipe
Lyre's Absinthe & Lemonade One night I imbibed an excess of Absinthe, hallucinated I was a toad and would not stop licking myself. These days I enjoy a Lyre's Absinthe & lemonade (wormwood free of course). It's a superb pre-dinner pick me up: All the fun, without the fairies. View Recipe
Lyre's Sazerac Born in New Orleans from the union of American Malt and Absinthe, the Sazerac is stiff like a voodoo skeleton and as dense as a sultry Southern night. Pray you find one on your doorstep after midnight, rather than a scattering of chicken bones. View Recipe
