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Treasure Chest No. 1
Including Guatemalan rum, fruit juices (passion fruit, pineapple, guava, lemon and lime), Dom Perignon. This treasure chest is filled with the rum and juices, topped at your table side with a bottle of Dom Perignon, while dry ice is under the bottom of the chest to create a thick layer of fog. We recommend you drink this out of a two-foot-long straw. You can get this at the Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago, $385 (serves 6-8)
The Midnight Mary
In this version of a Bloody Mary the brilliant mixologist presents a basil foam, frozen with liquid nitrogen which causes a dramatic cascade of smoke to pour from the glass as the cocktail is added. It is also comprised of Aquavit and Benedictine blended with lime, galangal and tomato water. Available at The Aviary, Chicago.
Burlington Social Club, The Royal Academy, 6 Burlington Gardens, London
Looking like a science experiment this Vodka, rocket salad, coconut, lime, almond, passion fruit not only tastes good but is a great conversation piece.
Holy Smoke
Lounge Bohemia, 1e Great Eastern Street, London
Not for the vegetarians this VSOP cognac is infused with untreated cowhide and served with frankincense and myrrh smoke.
The Gunpowder Plot
This one was invented by Grant Collins, who loves using liquid nitrogen, dry ice and jelly to WOW his customers. The cocktail is inspired by Guy Fawkes and is an ingenious mix of gin (infused with gunpowder flavours), Fernet Branca and egg white, shaken to produce a cocktail with a thick frothy head, which is then infused with smoke and served under a clear glass cloche amid smoldering twigs producing an oak-scented fog. You may want to book your trip to Zeta Bar, George St, Sydney because this drink is defiantly a unique experience and will only set you back $20.
Chili Crab Cocktail
Old Town Singapore is Mars Bars’ rendition of an Old Fashioned. Not for lightweights, this cocktail stems from a good dose of Rittenhouse ryw whiskey and Courvoisier VS cognac. They use three varieties of bitters: angostura, Peychaud’s, and house-made bitters of ginger flower, kaffir lime, lemongrass, calamansi and a dab of St. George’s terrior gin. It will cost you $23.
Fiery Empress
This potent mix of chili, curry leaves and Patron silver tequila, the Fiery Empress was created to awaken one’s senses. At first sip, you’ll be able to take in gentle aromas of curry before the warmth of the swirling liquid envelopes your mind.
LE Restaurant and Asian Tapas Bar, Suntec City Mall, $22
Bak Kwa Cocktail
If you are looking for something different the bak kwa cocktail will change the way your pallet absorbes things. Priced at $22 this honey glazed Bee Cheng Hiang bak kwa is fat-washed in Bulleit bourbon before being stirred into orange and cinnamon syrup to enhance its savory sweetness. Leave the drink to settle a little, and enjoy its smokiness; a cocktail with sweet, smoky and savory notes, freshened by a hint of cloves and orange zest.
Coquetier
Served in an eggshell, the ingredients for this drink include rum, chocolate and cinnamon.
Antoine Amédée Peychaud was an apothecary known for the brandy toddies he served out of egg cups at New Orleans Masonic gatherings in the 18th century.
Two hundred years later, the team at Pret a Diner have recreated this historic cocktail.
The key ingredients are rum, chocolate, cinnamon and of course the chicken egg in which the cocktail is served.
Fans of the drink include supermodel Bar Refaeli.
Pret a Diner, Zinnowizerstr.7, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany; Coquetier: $9.30
The Bullshooter
Caipirinha with candy floss.
Caipirinha with candy floss.
Aromatic foams, jelly and candyfloss all appear on OnlyOne's cocktail menu, but the most popular offering is the Bullshooter -- a glass containing three test tubes filled with aromatic pearls of Blue Curacao, ABSOLUT Vodka and Red Bull.
OnlyOne is Dresden's first molecular cocktail bar and its menu also includes edible cocktails such as Caipirinha with candy floss.
OnlyOne, Alaunstraße 83 01099 Dresden, Germany; The Bullshooter: $8.78
Earl Grey caviar martini
Air and caviar are used to give extra flavor and texture to this drink, one of several unusual concoctions served at Hong Kong's Quinary cocktail bar.
Other Quinary cocktails include a Bloody Mary made with wasabi-redistilled vodka.
This spectacular cocktail contains caviar molecules and an Earl Grey-flavored martini, topped with a dollop of Earl Grey-infused air.
"The Earl Grey Caviar Martini is also a refreshing combination of freshly muddled cucumber, lime and lemon juice, with elderflower and apple juice," says Quinary mixologist Antonio.
"These ingredients go especially well with the citron vodka."
Quinary, Ground Floor, 56-58 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong; +852 2851 3223; Earl Grey caviar martini: $15.60
The Mohawk
If you like the taste of nicotine, the Mohawk is a sneaky way to get a quick shot of nicotine without having to light one up. This most unusual cocktail is a heady blend of tobacco syrup (real whole leaf tobacco boiled with water and sugar to form a syrup), Rye Whiskey and a dash of Bonal Gentiane-Quina (a herb-infused aperitif wine), bitters and a lemon twist. You must go to Kenneth Gray, Lafitte, San Francisco if you want to give this cocktail a try.
Sourtoe cocktail
The Sour Toe cocktail is served by the Sourtoe Cocktail club. The Sour Toe cocktail is the addition of a real, preserved amputated toe, which is dropped into the glass.
It first appeared in 1973 when drinkers who consumed a glass of Champagne or beer that contained the toe could then declare themselves true "sourtoers."
Today, the toe can be placed in any drink but one rule still applies: "You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow -- but the lips have gotta touch the toe."
Some 60,000 people have reportedly tried the Sourtoe cocktail to date.
Sourtoe Cocktail Club, Downtown Hotel, Dawson City, Yukon; Sourtoe Cocktail: $5.80
Old Castro
Lounge Bohemia, 1e Great Eastern Street, London
They use a high-proof rum infused with a Cuban cigar, candy floss.
Cleverly using candy floss to create a 'smoke' visual effect.
The Rum Blazer
Jerry "The Professor" Thomas was an American bartender who's considered the father of American mixology.
Thomas perfected the technique of lighting whisky and throwing the flaming liquid between two silver tankards.
The late bartender inspired Shaka Zulu's Rum Blazer: a fiery concoction prepared at the customer's table and only served at a temperature below 50°F/10°C.
It contains spiced rum, Grand Marnier Liqueur and cinnamon dust and was inspired by the famous Blue Blazer cocktail.
Shaka Zulu, London, UK; The Rum Blazer: $17
Dukes HRH Baby Cocktail
Inspired by the recent royal birth, the creators of this cocktail made passion fruit puree one of the key ingredients.
It also, thankfully, contains Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut NV, Cointreau and passion fruit -- the perfect drink for summer.
Dukes, St. James's Place, London, UK; Dukes HRH Baby Cocktail: $25
Forever Young
This drink comes in a glass that is hidden behind a mirror, and scented with opium incense – all very sexy and evocative! Composed with Grey Goose Vodka, Martini Extra Dry, eucalyptus, Maraschino and citrus. It is available at The Artesian Bar, The Langham, London.
Russian Breafast
Lounge Bohemia, 1e Great Eastern Street London
This is a dry chocolate spirit with vodka; dark chocolate and dark beer caviar.
The London Cocktail Club, 61 Goodge Street, London
If you are looking for something that reminds you of breakfast this bacon-infused Jack Daniels, egg white, maple syrup, lemon juice, dash of Angostura bitters might be what you need.
Foie Gras and Apples
Mixologist Dave Koh rendered foie gras with French apple brandy calvados in a sous vide for four hours before fat-washing the calvados, grade B maple syrup is then added to the mixture to increase its intensity and bind the flavors together. Top it up with bourbon, angostura bitters, sugar caramelized green apples and Sourz apple liqueur and you’ve got yourself a refreshingly meaty drink.
Bar Stories, 57A Haji Lane, $25
Bone Luges
This drink uses a shank bone, roasted and cracked lengthwise to expose all that delicious, hot, savory marrow. After you’re done eating that, you can wash it all down by shooting your favorite liquor or fortified wine down the shaft of the bone. Cream Sherry seems to be the shot of choice for this one, with tequila and Madeira getting nods as well. Even Anthony Bourdain has tried it.
You can try this at Metrovino in Portland, L'Etoile in Madison, Wisc., Prime Meats in Brooklyn to name a few.
Costing $1,888, the Caviar Motini is the getaway from a traditional cocktail and was created with luxury in mind. Consisting of unusual ingredients black vodka, dry vermouth, lime juice and olives stuffed with Beluga, this unique cocktail is served with caviar (Iranian Beluga as well).
Axis Bar and Lounge, Mandarin Oriental, Marina Square, $1,888
Doug Laming's Margarita
There are apparently only two Cointreau Caviar Spherification Kits in Australia, and the Rabbit Hole Bar has one of them.
This magical piece of kit allows barmen to create pearls of booze that burst in the mouth.
"I love the different reactions you receive from first-time patrons when you bring it to the table," says Matthew Smith, assistant manager at the Rabbit Hole Bar.
Barmen use sodium alginate, calcium lactate and the spherification kit to create balls of Cointreau.
Other cocktails served include a "Jellied G & T" -- a jelly cube of Hendricks' gin.
Rabbit Hole Bar, 82 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000; +61 02 8084 2505; Doug Laming's Margarita: $11
The Jewel of Pangaea. Costs a cool 32 grand, Jewel of Pangaea is the notably the most expensive cocktail in Asia. Exclusively created by award-winning mixologist Ethan Leslie Leong, it contains premium ingredients Richard Hennessy cognac specially infused with edible gold flakes, a hickory smoke-infused raw sugar cube with Jerry Bitters and 1985 vintage Krug champagne, garnished with a one-karat Mouawad triple-X flawless diamond..
Pangaea, Marina Bay Sands, $32,000
It better be flawless
The most expensive drink in the world is named “Flawless.” The cocktail is made with Louis XIII cognac, Cristal Rose champagne, angostura bitters and brown sugar, and 24-karat flakes floating in it. At the bottom of this unique drink is an 11 carat Flawless diamond. This prized drink, served at Movida nightclub in London, comes complete with a $54,426 price tag and two security guards.
