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Blind Pig cocktail list inspired by children’s books

Jason Atherton’s London cocktail bar The Blind Pig is set to unveil the second chapter in its ‘Long and Short Great British Tails’ menu – inspired by classic British children’s stories.

Fowl Play is inspired by Jemima Puddle-Duck

The ‘Long and Short Great British Tails’ menu is a “nostalgic celebration” of iconic British literature.

Launching on World Book Day (1 March), the drinks list includes eight new cocktails, with four classics “reworked to include a food element”.

Designed by The Social Company’s group bar manager, Jay Doy, along with the team, the menu continues to draw upon the stories behind some of Britain’s most famous children novels including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Hobbit.

New additions include the ABC Fizz, inspired by Beatrix Potter’s character Peter Rabbit and Atherton’s Social Sweets cookbook. The cocktail incorporates ingredients associated with savoury dishes, including carrot and golden beetroot juice, celery sugar, fennel vermouth, apple soda, egg white and citrus with Remy Martin’s 1738 Cognac.

Meanwhile, 5-A-Day is inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and made with ice from the five fruits from the story (apple, strawberry, pear, orange and plum), with Patrón Tequila, lime cordial and Sekforde Tequila Mixer.

The Blind Pig commissioned illustrator Masha Karpushina to design artwork that “captures the essence” of each story, which is presented in the new menu, itself designed to read like a story book.

Click through the following pages to view cocktails from The Blind Pig’s new cocktail menu, ‘Long and Short Great British Tails’.

ABC Fizz

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Price: £11.00

Ingredients: Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, carrot and golden beetroot juice, celery sugar, fennel vermouth, apple soda, egg white and citrus

Poached Peach Pudding

Mr Benn

Price: £8.00

Ingredients: Champagne poached peach, amaretto ice cream, gin granita, Chambord sauce

Tiger’s Tea for Two

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Price: £28.50

Ingredients: Birds Botanical Riesling distillate, Nikki tiger milk, cilantro falernum, jalapeño, pineapple, Moët Champagne, cakes and treats

Lost and Found

Paddington Bear

Price: £10.50

Ingredients: Ketel One Oranje, toast and marmalade sandwiches, Reisling, triple sec, citrus

Best Bottle Butter Bitter

Harry Potter

Price: £12.00

Ingredients: Monkey Shoulder Scotch, beer, Kamm & Sons, thyme, butterscotch, citrus, bitters

5-A-Day

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Price: £11.00

Ingredients: Patrón Silver, lime cordial, Sekforde Tequila Mixer, apple, pear, plum, strawberry, oranges

Fowl Play

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Price: £10.50

Ingredients: Duck fat-washed Aylesbury Duck Vodka, blood orange, chartreuse, honey, herbs and spices

Shire Brew

Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit)

Price: £11.00

Ingredients: Johnnie Walker Gold Label, cider, meadowsweet, bramble and thicket

Dream Jar

The BFG

Price: £11.00

Ingredients: Hendricks Orbium, Midori, vanilla, citrus, cucumber and watermelon soda, and Snozzcumber meringue foam

Tumnus Tipple Delight

Mr Tumnus (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Price: £11.00

Ingredients: Star of Bombay, Lanique Rose Petal Liqueur, white chocolate, citrus, vanilla, egg white, ice shard

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