Botanical cocktail infusions · Made for better drinks
The Cocktail Botanist

Recipes & experiments

The Field
Notes

Experiments, serves & other curious discoveries.

Every specimen behaves differently in the glass.

Here you'll find tried-and-tested serves, unexpected combinations and occasional experiments that probably shouldn't work — but do.

Choose an infusion. Pick a spirit. Start experimenting.

A Victorian botanical engraving of an open field notebook with a coupe cocktail, elderflower, citrus, ginger, a hummingbird and a moth

The recipe library

Tried & tested

Field Note No. 01 · Electric Berry

Electric Berry & Elderflower

London Dry Gin / Elderflower tonic

The signature serve.

15 min

Field Note No. 02 · Electric Berry

Electric Berry French 75

Gin / Sparkling wine

Bright, botanical and dangerously easy to drink.

20 min

Field Note No. 03 · Electric Berry

Berry & Elderflower Fizz

No alcohol / Sparkling elderflower

A sparkling botanical alternative.

15 min

Field Note No. 04 · Sun Thief

Sun Thief & Ginger

Spiced Rum / Ginger ale

Warm spice meets bright citrus.

15 min

Field Note No. 05 · Sun Thief

Sun Thief Spritz

Spiced Rum / Sparkling wine & soda

A lighter, longer serve.

15 min

Field Note No. 06 · Sun Thief

Orange & Ginger Sparkler

No alcohol / Ginger ale or sparkling water

Citrus, spice and plenty of fizz.

15 min

Field Note No. 07 · Golden Remedy

Golden Remedy & Ginger Beer

Dark Rum / Ginger beer

Warm, spicy and wonderfully simple.

15 min

Field Note No. 08 · Golden Remedy

Golden Remedy Hot Toddy

Dark Rum / Hot water

For colder experiments.

10 min

Field Note No. 09 · Golden Remedy

Golden Ginger Fizz

No alcohol / Sparkling water

Ginger, citrus and warming botanicals.

15 min

Field Note No. 10 · Citrus Paradox

Citrus Paradox & Tonic

London Dry Gin / Premium tonic

Clean, sharp and botanical.

15 min

Field Note No. 11 · Citrus Paradox

Citrus Paradox Collins

Gin / Soda water

Long, bright and refreshing.

20 min

Field Note No. 12 · Citrus Paradox

Green Citrus Cooler

No alcohol / Sparkling water

Green tea, citrus and sparkling water.

15 min

Field Note No. 13 · Black Orchard

Black Orchard & Ginger

Bourbon / Ginger ale

Dark fruit, spice and bourbon warmth.

15 min

Field Note No. 14 · Black Orchard

Black Orchard Old Fashioned

Bourbon / Bitters

A darker botanical take on the classic.

20 min

Field Note No. 15 · Black Orchard

Spiced Orchard Fizz

No alcohol / Sparkling apple

Apple, spice and bubbles.

15 min

Field Note No. 16 · Scarlet Compass

Scarlet Compass & Lemonade

Vodka / Sparkling lemonade

Bright, fruity and ridiculously easy.

15 min

Field Note No. 17 · Scarlet Compass

Scarlet Compass Spritz

Vodka / Sparkling wine & soda

A lighter garden-party serve.

15 min

Field Note No. 18 · Scarlet Compass

Strawberry & Kiwi Cooler

No alcohol / Sparkling water

Fresh, bright and summery.

15 min

Ideas & experiments

From the Notebook

01

One infusion. Three spirits.

What happens when Citrus Paradox meets gin, vodka and tequila?

Entry in preparation

02

Does longer really mean stronger?

Electric Berry at 5, 10, 20 and 30 minutes.

Entry in preparation

03

The unexpected experiment

Pairings that sound questionable but somehow work.

Entry in preparation

04

Cocktails for people who can't be bothered making cocktails

Six excellent serves requiring almost no effort.

Entry in preparation

05

Beyond the spirit cabinet

Six alcohol-free ways to use your botanical infusions.

Entry in preparation

06

Dinner party alchemy

Six infusions. Six cocktails. One very good evening.

Entry in preparation

The Curious Spirits Society

For those who prefer their drinks with a little experimentation.