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Mix things up

TWISTS ON A CLASSIC

Owner of London cocktail bar Funkidory Sergio Leanza tells us how to put a new spin on our favourite tipples, as we’ve done with our rosita (opposite)

1 DON’T COCKTAILS HAVE A STRICT FORMULA?

Not all, but many do. For example, a daiquiri is two parts ‘strong’, or rum; one part sweet (sugar) and one part sour (lime). One of my favourite ‘formulas’ is a Barbadian rhyme for rum punch: ‘one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak’. That can be used as a base to make

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