Cocktails in Edinburgh

One of the most common questions we hear at the bar is simple enough: “What’s the best cocktail on the menu?” The honest answer is that there isn’t one. Every cocktail on our menu is designed to stand on its own. No drink is meant to compete with another, and none is intended to be better than the rest. Each cocktail is an individual contribution to the menu, created to express a specific taste, mood, or idea. The real question is not which cocktail is best, but which one is

Edinburgh has no shortage of cocktail bars. Some focus on theatre, some on classics, some on atmosphere. Over the years, working behind bars and visiting many more, I’ve started to notice that the places people remember are rarely defined by one thing alone. When people ask me what makes a great cocktail bar, the answer is never just about the drinks. It’s about how everything comes together. The room, the menu, the service, and the feeling you walk away with at the end of th

At Nectar , cocktails are approached with the same care and intention as food in a serious kitchen. As we take our first steps toward becoming an award-winning cocktail bar in Edinburgh , our focus is simple but demanding:to go beyond mixing ingredients and instead alter spirits, textures, and flavours through technique . Our drinks menu is not built around shortcuts. It is built around preparation, experimentation, and precision. This often happens long before a guest ever s

Nectar has been open on Broughton Street for 6 months now, offering specialised cocktails and greek food.