Julia
Kitchen

Behind the bar

What's on the shelf, and what I've used it for (or plan to).

On the shelf

Base spirits

gin

Any gin: Bijou, Gimlet, Jasmine, Negroni, Wild Berry Gin

mezcal

Any mezcal: Mezcal Margarita, Mezcal Negroni, Naked & Famous

  • Don Ramón Mezcal - Joven

whisky

Any whisky: Squash Sour, Whisky Sidecar, Whisky Sour

  • Grappa out

Liqueurs and amari

Vermouth

Wine

sparkling wine

Any sparkling wine: Aperol Spritz, Negroni Sbagliato

  • Parés Baltà Brut (Cava)

Bitters

House preps

Used up: Brown Butter Washed Crown Royal, Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, Sous-vide Pasteurised Egg Whites, Wild Berry Gin

Cocktails

One bottle away

Next time

  • Jasmine Practise lemon twists: this one kept falling into the glass
  • Squash Sour A dash of Peychaud's in the drink, more squash, lighter on the nutmeg
  • Whisky Sidecar Remake with cognac to compare.

Log

2026

October

    • Creamy beige sour in an etched coupe with a thick foam cap, grated nutmeg and Peychaud's hearts, on a wooden table
    • Overhead of the foam: a scattering of grated nutmeg and three coral-pink Peychaud's hearts
    Squash Sour v1
    • A pale pink sour in an etched coupe on a wooden table, a lemon twist hooked over the rim, with a vase of red and yellow dahlias and a patterned napkin holder behind
    Jasmine v1
    • A red cocktail in a rocks glass with a dried citrus garnish
    Mezcal Negroni v1

June

    • Hand holding a pale green sour in a coupe, garnished with a blue borage flower and a cucumber ribbon on a pick, the foam flecked with lime zest
    Cucumber Gin Sour v1

May

    • Hand holding a pale green sour in a coupe against a white curtain, a cucumber ribbon on a pick, the foam flecked with lime zest
    Cucumber Gin Sour v1
    • Frothy sour in a coupe, scattered with dried rose petals
    Elderflower Sour v1
    • Martini in a cut-glass coupe with an olive on a pick, bottles behind it
    • The martini beside a bottle of vermouth
    Martini v1
    • Two golden sours in stemmed glasses with lemon twists
    Whisky Sidecar v1

April

    • Layered orange and red drink in a cut-glass tumbler, topped with an orange slice
    Garibaldi v1

2025

  1. Wild berry gin and tonics, probably. The gin had set to a jelly, which gave them a lovely mouthfeel.

    • Two red drinks in cut-glass tumblers, each topped with a blackberry and lemon
    Wild Berry Gin v1
    • Overhead view of a pink drink with a lime wheel and a hibiscus flower on a pick
    • The pink hibiscus drink beside a bottle of tequila
    Hibiscus Margarita v1