Pioneers and Revolutionaries
6. Menu 2019 – ‘Pioneers & Revolutionaries’
Welcome to Pioneers & Revolutionaries
This is a signature drinks list inspired by a collection of our favourite scientists from various fields and time periods. Some of them you will have heard of, some of them you should have heard of, and all of them were influential in shaping the world we know today. Our menu consists of 14 cocktails, organised with the lighter, taller drinks at the front and the stronger, darker drinks towards the back. Each one has a key to denote its approximate ABV and volume, which looks like this:
Light Option: Some of our cocktails are available alcohol free, replacing the spirit with the ingenious Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits range. We have lovingly attributed these to our favourite scientific liar, Thomas Edison, as he most likely would have claimed they were his idea and promptly patented them. Look for this symbol to see if a cocktail is available alcohol-free.
Mae’r dewislen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg
Archimedes Screwdriver
£9.0
Ingredients
FAIR Vodka, Italicus Rosolio, Clarified Orange, Citric Acid, Pampelle Dust
[ Archimedes of Syracuse ]
“Eureka!”
First person to calculate an accurate value of Pi
Discovered how to determine the volume of an irregular shape
Enjoys a nice bath
Ingredients
Avallen Calvados, Elderflower, Champagne Cordial, Fernet Branca, Soda
[ Isaac Newton ]
“How d’ya like them apples?!”
Wrote Principia, widely regarded as one of the most influential science books of all time
Invented calculus to prove a point to his friend
Never got laid. Not once. Ever.
Ingredients
Star of Bombay Gin, Lemon Verbena, Lavender, Prosecco, Geranium Paint
[ Christopher Merret ]
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends”
The first person to document the process of making sparkling wine
Produced the first lists of British birds and butterflies
Used to call you on your cellphone
Ingredients
Coconut Washed Johnnie Walker Scotch, Spit-roasted Pineapple Gin, Cacao Blanc, Carbonated Pineapple Green Tea
[ James Clerk Maxwell ]
“Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science”
Discovered the laws of electromagnetism
Presented the first ever colour photograph
Laid the foundations for the fields of special relativity and quantum mechanics
Ingredients
Bulliet Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez, Cinnamon Spice Tea, Split Coconut Milk
[ Mae Jemison ]
“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination;
never limit others because of your own limited imagination”
The first black woman to travel in space
Recipient of 10 honorary doctorates
The first real astronaut to appear in Star Trek
Ingredients
Bombay Dry Gin, Rinquinquin Peach, Mint Stem Cordial, Foamer, NO2
[ Ada Lovelace ]
“Forget this world and all its troubles”
Wrote the first ever computer algorithm
Predicted the versatility of digital data 100 years before its time
Is the reason you can look at pictures of cats online
Ingredients
Bacardi Carta Blanca Rum, Rosé Cordial, Strawberry, White Chocolate
[ Rosalind Franklin ]
“Science and everyday life can not and should not be separated”
Produced Photo 51, a critical piece of evidence in determining the helical structure of DNA
First person to identify the micro-structures present in coal and graphite
Hates copycats
Ingredients
Bacardi 4yr Rum, Falernum,, Banana, Hemp Butter, Cream Soda
[ Mary Anning ]
“She sells sea shells on the sea shore”
Discovered the first Icthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus skeletons
Played a key role in shifting scientific thought on prehistoric life
Immune to lightning-type attacks
Ingredients
Porters Tropical Gin, Cardamom, Avocado Pit, Lime Zest
[ Alfred Russel Wallace ]
“I tried to think as little as possible about what might have been, and
to occupy myself with the state of things which actually existed”
Co-discovered natural selection alongside Charles Darwin
Nicknamed ‘The Father of Biogeography’
One of the first biologists to express concern about human impact on the natural world
Ingredients
Patrón Tequila, Strawberry Tea Vermouth, Martini Bitter, Absinthe
[ Kathleen Lonsdale ]
(The only playa who got robbed but kept all her jewellery)
First female president of the Royal Society
First female tenured lecturer at University College, London
Imprisoned for refusing war duties due to her pacifism
Ingredients
Jack Daniels Rye, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Lustau Dry, Fino Sherry, Orange Bitters, Barrel Aged
[ Lise Meitner ]
“Life need not be easy, provided only that it is not empty”
Co-discovered nuclear fission
Initially refused her position on the Manhattan Project on moral grounds
First woman in Germany to become a full professor of physics
Ingredients
Slane Irish Whiskey, Welsh Organic Honey, Chocolate Malt, Hickory Smoke
[ Erwin Schrödinger ]
“The present is the only thing that has no end”
Won the Nobel Prize for Physics for the Schrödinger wave equation
Has a crater on the moon named after him
Questionable cat owner
Ingredients
Zubrowka Vodka, Fig Liqueur, Honey Tonic, Green Apple
[ Marie Curie ]
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less”
First woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win in two separate fields
Discovered the elements polonium and radium
*Each drink donates £5 to Marie Curie Hospice*
Ingredients
Grey Goose Pear, Yuzu, Orgeat, Prosecco, Orange Bitters
[ Isambard Kingdom Brunel ]
“There is no war so brilliant as the war with the wrong”
Chief engineer of the Great Western Railway
Designed iconic structures such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge and London Paddington Station
Popularised the top hat
