Cobbler Is Whipping Up a Whole Menu of Die Hard-Themed Cocktails for Autumn
Wearing a white singlet smeared with grime and crawling around in air ducts is optional.
If savouring a cocktail from Cobbler's new autumn menu doesn't make you exclaim yippee ki-yay!, well, you're doing it wrong. Fans of '80s action movies — and lovers of possibly the best Christmas film ever made — will know exactly what we're talking about.
West End might not boast its own Nakatomi Plaza, but all things Die Hard are taking over a certain boutique Browning Street bar for the next few months' worth of drinking fun. This isn't Cobbler's first stint of themed beverages, as anyone who knocked back a Top Gun-oriented tipple over summer will know, but it is their most explosive. Wearing a white singlet smeared with grime from crawling around in air ducts is optional.
While you're pretending to be Bruce Willis circa 1988, you'll need a drink to match — and there's 25 gracing Cobbler's new lineup. Who can go past a John McClane (made with Talisker 10 smoky whisky, Delord Fine Armagnac, peppermint tea, rosemary syrup, lavender bitters and a lemon twist) or a Hans Gruber made with a mix of Monkey Shoulder whisky, crème de noyaux (an almond-flavoured cream liqueur), cinnamon and caraway, red gum honey and orange bitters? Plus, the latter doesn't just pay tribute to one of the greatest bad guys to grace the big screen, but to the late, great Alan Rickman, who actually made his film debut playing the German terrorist everyone loves to hate.
Everything from the No Shit Lady! Does it Sound Like I'm Ordering a Pizza (of mandarin, Beefeater gin, quandong bitters, cinnamon and caraway, red gum honey and lemon juice) to the Ho Ho Ho, Now I Have a Machine Gun (Espolón tequila, yellow chartreuse, apple and tarragon syrup, pineapple juice, lime juice and fresh grapes) are also on the menu, meaning that you'd best turn your next Cobbler trip into a lengthy one because you're going to want to try them all. And yes, the Yippee Ki-yay Motherfucker (Appleton Estate VX rum, lemon juice, pineapple, rose and jasmine orgeat, and orange blossom water) features on the list too. Now that's going to be the most enjoyable drink you've ever ordered. Just don't destroy the building afterwards.
Cobbler's Die Hard menu will run for the length of autumn. Find them at 7 Browning Street, West End, or check out their Facebook page for more information.
