Backyard Cocktails is run by local Cocktail Mixologist, Lucy with support from our local funk and soul DJs.
Inspired by the concept of the Carnivalesque - we produce delightful cocktails using locally sourced and foraged ingredients; creating decadent drinks to bring out your naughty side.
BYC Riffs
BYC XO-presso Martini - £9.50
Silky smooth, cool and delectable. Don't be fooled by the sweetness. This cocktail has the power of Nitro-glycerine. Hold onto your handbag (or man bag) - you're about to blown into another dimension.
Ciroc French Vanilla Vodka, Coffee Heering Liquer, XO Patron, Creme de Caco Blanc, Vanilla Paste and Artemis Cold Brew concentrate.
Slake Sussex Dry G&T - £7/9.50
Slake Gin is produced by our friend, Tom.
Slake Sussex Dry Gin, Franklin & Sons Rosemary and Black Olive Tonic with a Rosemary and Lemon Garnish.
Roman Garden Negroni - £9.50
A crisp dry riff on a Negroni served with Bay and Lemon garnish to accentuate the herbal notes.
Cocchi White Vermouth, Amaro, Roman Garden Gin and Lemon Bay.
BYC Mojito - £9.50
A flavoured cocktail, made the Backyard way. Seasonal fruit can be added upon request.
Kraken Spiced Rum, Velvet Falernum, Lime, Mint, Agave and Ginger Ale.
The Backyard Blues - £10.00
Back by popular demand - this cocktail is a riff on the classic Aviation Cocktail.
Foxhole Gin, Creme de Violet, Lemon Juice, Marasquin, Lavender Bitters, Egg White and Violas.
BYC Craft Cocktails
Queen of His Heart - £9.50
A pretty petit cocktail with an abundance of sass.
Cognac, Vanilla Liqueur, Amaretto, Orange Bitters, Bergamot Oil and a Floral Garnish.
Moondog - £9.00
Quaffing a few of these smokey delights will have you howling like a moondog. Trust me, it feels good!
Mescal, Italicus Liqueur, Rose Liqueur, Moondog Bitters, Lime, Orange Blossom Water, Rose Essence, Orange Zest, all on top of a Rosebud Ice Sphere.
Completely off your Roxy Sling (Lammas riff) - £9.50
Created to remember the greatest Chihuahua x Terrier that ever lived.
La Cava Don Agustin Anjeo Tequila, Malagasy Chocolate Bitters, Creme de Caco Dark, Elderberry Liqueur and Elderberrys.
Jaycee - £9.50
A cocktail named after a classy lady.
Mayfield Gin, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino liqueur, Lemon Agave, Roses and Meadowsweet.
BYC Mocktails and Low Alcohol Cocktails
Seedlip is the world's first distilled drink without alcohol. Using this fantastic base, we present a list of classic cocktails, re-worked with Seedlip - giving our customers a selection of lower alcohol or non-alcoholic cocktails.
Seedlip Spice & Tonic - £7.50
Alcohol free.
Seedlip Spice, Fevertree Tonic and a seasonal garnish.
Seedlip Spice Negroni - £8.50
Lower Alcohol.
Seedlip Spice, Nolly Prat, Campari and Orange Zest.
Seedlip Garden Martini - £8.50
Lower alcohol.
Seedlip Garden, Cocchi White Vermouth and Green Olive.
Revolutionary Cocktails
Wild Thing - £10.00
Wild thing I think I love you! A cocktail to make your heart sing. Groovy baby!
Le Cava Blanco Tequila, Mazcal, BYC Hibiscus Liqueur, Orange Juice, Lime Juice, Orange Bitters, Chilli and Bergamot Oil.
Ya Twisting Ma Melon Man! - £9.00
Happy Monday? Or or two melon cocktails will help you have a Happy Friday or Saturday night. Five or six will step on you and make you forget you're a man, along with your name, hw you got home, and why there's a traffic cone in bed next to you.
Ripe Juicy Melon, Diplimatico Planas Rum, Back Yard Gooseberry Liqueur, Melon Liqueur, Mid Summer Fruit Shrub, Mint Oil, Caradmon Bitter and Lime Juice.
The King Julian - £9.50
King Julian is in da house, sipping on a tall, eccentric yet elegant cocktail with a daisy up his bum!
Reposado Tequila, Lime, Red and White Grapes, Dessert Wine and BYC Grape Jelly.
The Jazzy Fizzle - £10.00
The delicate and sensual fragrance of Jasmine captured in a cocktail.
BYC Jamine Liqeuer, Zuidam Zeer Oude Genever Single Barrel Lavender Bitters, Jasmine Green Tea and Lemon Zest Oil.
Offensively Horny (High Summer Chilled Riff) - £9.00
The thorn is over but the horn is still strong!
Rittenhouse Rye Whisky, BYC Foraged Mint Syrup and Fee Brothers Mint Bitters.
World Turned Upside Down - £9.50
The name and blush colour of this cocktail are dedicated to a certain acrobatic woman who cartwheeled in a summer dress without pants!
BYC High Summer Vodka, Cherry Cordial, Lime Lemon Bitters, Lemon Zest Oil, Bragamot Liqueur, Amaretto, Rose Water, and Strawberries.
Oh! Emmaline - £9.50
Oh! Emmaline you really are a massive plum - the quintessence of humour, confusion and mess in a plummy spiced cocktail.
Wasterhalls No 5 Golden Rule, Plums and Root-beer, Bitters, Lime, Creme de Plum, Ginger Ale.
Georgia's Nectarine Soda - £9.50
The Georgia soda is as smooth as a dolphin with the exotic sting of a stinging thing and a little bit of effervescence.
Brockmans Gin, Thyme Syrup, Nectarines, Peach Bitters, Lime, Chilli, Pink Pepper and Soda.
Wine List
Sparkling
Skinny Fizz, Cava, Valencia, Spain
£24.00
No sugar added with just a naturally occurring 0.2g of sugar and under 57 calories per 125ml glass! Totally vegan and totally delicious!
11.5%
White Wines
Sauvignon Blanc, Isabella Da Silva, Chile
£4.50/5.75/17.00
Refreshing dry white wine from the banks of the Cachapoal River in the Rapel Valley which crosses the Chilean coastal mountain range.
12.5%
Chardonnay, Comtesse de Marion, France
£5.00/6.50/19.50
Fresh, round and complex. A great Chardonnay from the sunny Pays D'Oc.
12.5%
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Ilauri, Italy
£5.50/7.25/21.00
This white wine is grown in volcanic soils and is bursting of apples, peaches, mineral and citrus notes.
12.5%
Rose
Rose Paradis, Domaine Preignes Le Vieux, Italy
£5.50/7.25/22.00
Dare to enter paradise with this light and fruity 'creme de la creme' of roses. A little taste of heaven.
12.5%
Red wines
Tempranillo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
£4.50/5.75/17.00
A great all-rounder from Castilla-La Mancha, so lots of sunshine and from the same grape that Roija.
13%
All wine prices are per 125ml, 175ml and per bottle.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Bajo' Catine Iiauri, Italy
£5.00/6.50/19.00
Slightly smoky with dark brooding woodland fruits and sweet, yet spiced flavours. This has earned a fair few gold medals too!
13%
Malbec, Casa Juanita, Mendoza, Argentina
£5.50/7.25/22.00
Hefty, deep and warm - from vineyards located high in Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes.
13.5%
Beers, Ales & Ciders
Lazy Lizard - £4
ABV 4.8%
BrewDog Punk IPA - £4
ABV 5.6%
Brooklyn Lager - £4
ABV 5.2%
Eden Apple Cider - £4
ABV 5%