A larger-than-life character best known for smoking cigars, downing whisky, and saving the world from Nazis, Winston Churchill is as much lore as man at this point. It takes a brave soul to try to encapsulate that spirit in a single cocktail, but Federico Pavan, Director of Mixology at London’s Donovan Bar, embraced the challenged and delivered via The Winston.
A short after dinner drink made with Scotch, Mandarine Liqueur, eucalyptus, peppermint tea, and topped with a smoke bubble, The Winston brings together flavors from across the globe to create a cocktail that’s as powerful as it is refined.

Bar:
The Donovan Bar
Bartender:
Federico Pavan
Cocktail Name:
The Winston
Type of cocktail:
Short after dinner drink
Inspiration:
Winston Churchill preferent flavor and lifestyle
What make it unique:
Unique combination of flavor as whisky and mandarine, with touch of eucalyptus and peppermint tea, finished di a smokey bubble aroma.
Why does it represent the bar?:
A combination of elegance and creativity
Ingredients and measurements:
- 40 ml Dalmore 15 yrs
- 15 ml Mandarine Liqueur
- 50 ml Eucalyptus syrup
- Peppermint tea
- Smoky bubble
Directions:
Pour all the ingredients in the mixing glass, stir, and strain into a bespoke coupette. Than blow a smoking bubble on the top of the glass.
Glassware:
Bespoke Coupette
Garnish:
Bubble aroma
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