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Banana cocktails are the new It drink — plus five more trends to know
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The Sunday Times
Banana bread? Please — 2023 is all about the banana cocktail. But forget sickly sweet McDonald’s milkshakes: cocktail menus across the country are coming up with sophisticated drinks to satisfy the fussiest of palates. Skip dessert at the Silverleaf bar in London and order a Banana Cocoa Butter, an indulgent blend of Michter’s bourbon, cocoa butter, banana and dulce de leche. Meanwhile, at Wacky Wombat in Soho — the highly anticipated new bar from Nico de Soto of Mace in New York and Danico in Paris — order the Wake Up (No More Fables) for a boozy take on your post-dinner espresso. It’s based on de Soto’s travels in Australia and is a mix of coffee-milk-washed cognac, black mustard seed distillate, coffee liqueur and banana
