Summer food: The perfect mix

Earlier this month, a team from the cocktail bar at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast took over the Soho Garden bar in Dubai. Their creations will feature in the hotel’s new cocktail book, which launches soon, but you can get a sneak preview here

The Tipperary

The Tipperary

Ingredients

45ml Redbreast Lustau

22.5ml Lustau Vermut Rojo

15ml green chartreuse

2 dashes orange bitters

Orange peel

Method

1. Build the contents in a mixing glass and stir over ice for 15-20 seconds.

2. Strain into a 5oz coupette.

3. Hold the orange peel over the glass, then express the oils from it into the drink – expressing means twisting the rind, and it’s a great way of getting those lovely ...