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Daiquiri

  • 5cl white rum
  • 2cl fresh lime juice
  • 2 to 3 dashes gomme syrup

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Daiquiri Blossom

  • 6cl white rum
  • 3cl fresh orange juice
  • dash maraschino liqueur

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange.

Daisy

  • 5cl whisky
  • 2cl fresh lemon juice
  • 2cl clear apple juice
  • 2cl crème de framboise (raspberry liqueur)
  • dash gomme syrup

Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass with ice. Stir. Garnish with a slice of apple.

Dark Gray Goose

  • 2cl vodka
  • 3cl black cherry purée
  • dash cherry liqueur
  • champagne

Pour the vodka, cherry purée, and cherry liqueur into a champagne flute. Stir. Top up with champagne. Stir.

Debut d'Eté

  • 5cl cognac
  • 2cl maraschino liqueur
  • 3cl cranberry juice
  • 3cl fresh lime juice
  • 1cl passionfruit liqueur

Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a wedge of lime and a stem of red currants.

Derby Smash

  • 4cl bourbon
  • 2cl Pimm's No. 1 Cup
  • 1cl crème de framboise (raspberry liqueur)
  • 3cl watermelon juice
  • ginger ale

Pour all ingredients, except ginger ale, into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a highball filled with ice. Top up with ginger ale. Garnish with two raspberries and a sprig of mint.

Desirable

  • 5cl lemon vodka
  • 1.5cl peach schnapps
  • 1.5cl cognac
  • 5cl cranberry juice
  • 5cl passionfruit juice
  • half teaspoon clear honey

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well to let the honey infuse. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange spiral on the rim.

Detroit Martini

  • 6cl vodka
  • 2cl gomme syrup
  • 6 fresh mint leaves

Place all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake sharply to break up the mint leaves. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Devil's Advocate

  • 6cl gin
  • 3cl crème de framboise (raspberry liqueur)
  • 2 dashes dry vermouth

Pour the gin and vermouth into a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add the liqueur- it sinks to the bottom.

Dirty Martini

  • 8cl gin
  • 2cl brine from cocktail olives
  • 1cl extra dry vermouth

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an olive on a cocktail stick.

Dirty Mother

  • 4cl brandy
  • 3cl Kahlua

Pour the brandy into an old-fashioned glass with ice. Add the Kahlua. Stir.

Diva

  • 4cl whisky
  • 1.5cl lychee liqueur
  • 3cl fresh lemon juice
  • 5cl cranberry juice
  • dash gomme syrup
  • ginger ale

Pour all ingredients, except ginger ale, into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a highball filled with ice. Top up with ginger ale

Dobbs

  • 5cl white crème de menthe
  • 2cl Fernet Branca

Fill an old-fashioned glass with crushed ice and pour in the crème de menthe. Gently float the Fernet Branca on top. Serve with a straw.

Dorado

  • 5cl tequila
  • 2cl fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons honey

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well to combine. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Dot's Spicy Spot

  • 3cl dark rum
  • 3cl calvados
  • 6cl white grape juice
  • 6cl cider
  • 1 teaspoon clear honey
  • stick cinnamon
  • dash fresh lemon juice

Gently heat all ingredients in a saucepan. Pour into a heatproof toddy glass. Add a slice of lemon stuck with cloves.

Double Vision

  • 3cl lemon vodka
  • 3cl blackcurrant vodka
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 4cl apple juice

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Dragon Fly

  • 5cl vodka
  • 2cl melon liqueur
  • 1cl fresh lime juice
  • 2cl apple juice

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Cape Gooseberry.

Dream Cocktail

  • 6cl brandy
  • 3cl triple sec/Cointreau
  • dash anisette liqueur

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Dream 2 Cocktail

  • 3cl Dubonnet
  • 1.5cl triple sec/Cointreau
  • 1.5cl grapefruit juice
  • champagne

Pour all ingredients, except champagne, into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a champagne flute and top up with champagne. Stir.

Drugstore

  • 3cl Fernet Branca
  • 1.5cl sweet vermouth
  • 1.5cl white crème de menthe

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir well. Strain into a liqueur glass.

Dyemarion

  • 6cl vanilla vodka
  • dash brown crème de cacao
  • dash orange bitters

Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Stir.