Dr Onyx Tonic

Gift Box Set: Negroni, Old Fashioned, Dry Martini

3x 100ml hand made handcrafted mixed cocktails displayed in a silver foil stamped thick black presentation box with foam inserts.

Negroni:
There are many stories about who created the first Negroni. We like to believe it originated in Florence, Italy in 1919 when Count Camillo Negroni asked for a stronger version of his favourite cocktail – the Americano (Campari, Red Vermouth and soda water).  The bartender replaced the traditional soda for gin, and the world-famous aperitif was born.  The definition of sophistication and simplicity – the Negroni is a tonic for those who would rather be sitting in a local bar during what the Italians refer to as ‘aperitivo hour’.

Serving Suggestions:
Serve Dr Onyx Negroni swirled, not shaken in a short glass over ice.  Traditionally garnished with a slice of orange or the preferred blood orange adding a more dramatic fragrance, and a sweet and tart flavour.


Old Fashioned:
The Old Fashioned is said to have been first created at the Pendennis Club, a famous gentlemen’s club in Louisville, Kentucky in 1881 in honour of Colonel James E. Pepper – famed bourbon distiller, who then introduced it to New York high society during his frequent visits to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel bar in New York.  They clearly embraced it, given how the infamous ‘Mad Men’ had such a taste for it 80 years later in the 1960s Manhattan advertising scene. The Old Fashioned has had a makeover or two over its time.  But this smooth, bitter, sweet simplicity of Bulleit Straight Bourbon Whiskey, traditional Angostura Bitters, and sugar cane syrup is a tonic that Don Draper himself would approve of.

Serving Suggestions:
Serve Dr Onyx Old Fashioned gently swirled in a short glass over ice, with a twist of orange zest. Pinch the zest so the oils spray over the drink before dropping it into the glass.


Dry Martini:
Ernest Hemingway described the Martini best “I’ve never tasted anything so cool and clean…They make me feel civilised”.  It was James Bond’s drink of choice where the catchphrase “shaken, not stirred” was introduced in Diamonds Are Forever (1956), and then incorrectly referred to as “stirred, not shaken” in You Only Live Twice (1967), to Bond’s response “Perfect”.  The Martini rose to prominence during the 1950s and 60s when the ‘three-martini lunch’ was widespread.  Whilst the stance on workplace drinking might have changed, our affection for the Martini hasn’t.  An excellent tonic for those wanting to step back to a more sophisticated time.

Serving Suggestions:
To serve, pour Dr Onyx Dry Martini into a mixing glass filled with ice.  Stir, and strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with an olive or citrus zest, squeeze to release the oils over the glass before you dropping it in.