We know better than to mess with a classic cocktail (we’re looking at you, Jack and Cola), but that doesn’t mean we can’t stray from the usual playbook every now and then.
And the ingredients bartenders have been experimenting with when it comes to exciting and unusual cocktail flavour combinations will keep you on your toes – and may even surprise you.
From putting fats like butter into your drink to the addition of shrubs and vinegars and even fermented ingredients like kombucha, cocktail flavours are constantly evolving in unexpected directions.
Keen to branch out and try some unusual combinations the next time you head to the bar (or have a go at cocktail-mixing at home)? We can help.
We chatted to cocktail-making dynamo Danny Whelan, Jack Daniel’s brand ambassador for Scotland and Northern Ireland, about his favourite flavour combinations to try now. Shakers at the ready…