THE ALICE

Question 1

Through the Looking Glass

Answer 1

Beefeater Gin
Madeira Wine
Lemon
Peach
Soda

Beefeater/
Named after guards of the Tower of London, 1863 distillery

Question 2

Ceour de Lion

Answer 2

Sapling Vodka
Dry Vermouth
Apricot
Pineapple
Ginger

Ceour de Lion/
Famous for fighting in the crusades

Sapling Vodka/
Made in the Cotswolds, local ingredients, Organic

Question 3

Pool of Tears

Answer 3

Belstar Prosecco
Beefeater Gin
Cointreau
Lemon
Rhubarb Bitters

Pool of Tears/
After she grew she cried since she couldn’t fit out the door into the garden

Belstar Prosecco/
Fresh light style of Prosecco, melon, pears, citrus

Question 4

Down the Rabbit Hole

Answer 4

Ocho Blanco
Lime
Peach
Passionfruit

Ocho Blanco/
Sample 8 out of 12 T
The agave takes 8 years to mature
8 kilos of agave needed for 1 litre of tequila
Ocho Blanco takes 8 days from Jima to distillation
Ocho Reposado aged for 8 weeks 8 days

Question 5

Rum Fixer

Answer 5

Mount Gay Eclipse
Banana
Punt e Mes
Coffee
Maple

Mount Gay Eclipse/
Est. 1703, oldest rum distillery
Coral filtered water Barbados coral based island
Open air yeast interacts with the breeze of the island

Punt e Mes/
Italian vermouth, halfway between rosso vermouth [sweet] and Campari [bitter]
Point and a half, it’s one part vermouth and half a part intensely herbal-bitter quina liqueur

Question 6

Randolph Gimlet

Answer 6

Havana 3yr
Blanc Vermouth
Rhubarb Bitters

Havana 3yr/
Two competing Havana Club brands. Semi state-owned Corporación Cuba Ron; Bacardi
Havana capital of Cuba

Question 7

Wexford Strawberry Festival

Answer 7

Bushmills Irish Whiskey
Lemon
Strawberry
Ginger Ale

Bushmills/
Est. 1606 oldest distillery in ireland
Water drawn from the River Bush

Question 8

Old Sport

Answer 8

Buffalo Trace
Suze
Blanc Vermouth
Rinquinquin a la Peche

Buffalo Trace/
Oldest operating distillery in America 200 years

Suze/
Aperitif [bitter], named after river Suze in Switzerland

Rinquinquin/
Means to cheer up or refreshing drink in local dialect

Question 9

The Hatter’s Cobbler

Answer 9

Havana 3yr
El Gobernador Pisco
Lime
Lemon Verbena
Elderflower

Question 10

Endeavour

Answer 10

Ocho Blanco
Cointreau
Lime
Lemon Verbena
Almond
Soda

Question 11

The Mock Turtle

Answer 11

Old Tom Gin
Green Chartreuse
Lime
Suze
Pear

Question 12

Ashmolean Highball

Answer 12

Belstar Prosecco
Remy Martini 1738
Mount Gay Eclipse
Fino Sherry
Lemon
Passionfruit

Question 13

Dreaming Spires Punch

Answer 13

Baron de Sigognac
Lemon
Apricot
Apple
Maple
Oat Milk

Question 14

Golden Afternoon

Answer 14

Jasmine Infused el Gobernador
Pere Magloire VS
Blanc Vermouth