The Donovan Bar at Brown’s Resort — lengthy a pillar of Mayfair’s cocktail tradition — proudly unveils its newest menu: Our Approach. Removed from a reinvention, this assortment is a celebration of the bar’s essence, guided by the timeless experience of cocktail maestro Salvatore Calabrese and the modern precision of Director of Mixology Federico Pavan and his gifted workforce.
Rooted in basic mixology custom but re-imagined with fashionable finesse, Our Approach displays the spirit of the Donovan Bar — the place heritage meets creativity not in opposition in good concord.
This new menu isn’t about radical change, however somewhat a refined expression of the bar’s signature fashion and experience: elegant simplicity, constant excellence, and a deep respect for the craft and flavours. Drawing inspiration from essentially the most iconic basic cocktails, every of the 13 new serves reimagines acquainted favourites with meticulous consideration to element. From considerate ingredient choice to express approach, each factor displays a philosophy constructed on care, confidence and consistency. That is mixology not for present, however for substance.
Take the Marimo Martini, a Vesper-inspired serve with a dry, mineral edge and a delicate seaweed infusion — a crisp nod to Bond, however made unmistakably Donovan. Or the Bellini Colada, a Venetian aperitivo with further refreshment in a textural twist completed with frozen cucumber freshness. Flavour leads each determination. Presentation is elegant however understated.
The menu itself, designed to echo a bartender’s pocket book, options sketches and notes that reveal the artistic course of behind every drink — a quiet homage to the considering, testing, and refining that defines the Donovan workforce’s work.
Cocktail names trace at their origins whereas providing a glimpse into their Donovan evolution. The Eau de Martinez blends Seventy One Gin, Don Julio 1942 Tequila, Rinomato Americano Bianco, PX Sherry and a whisper of patchouli for a spirit-forward, herbaceous expertise. The Margarita Blush introduces a magenta hue and a contemporary trio of mezcal, bergamot and purple carrot. In the meantime, the dessert-like Tarte Outdated Usual channels the candy savoury magic of ricotta, pear, and porcini bitters.
As Calabrese himself places it: “This menu is all about refinement, not reinvention. It’s not about being essentially the most extravagant — it’s about being essentially the most constant. At The Donovan Bar, we wish each visitor to know that no matter they order, it is going to be made fantastically, expertly, and with the identical care we put into making their expertise with us impeccable. That’s Our Approach.”
Our Approach is greater than a menu — it’s an announcement. It reaffirms the identification of The Donovan Bar: rooted within the soul of Brown’s Resort, formed by Salvatore’s legacy, and expressed every day by means of the dedication and creativity of Federico and the workforce. Each sip is proof that true innovation lies not in chasing tendencies, however in mastering the timeless.
That is Our Approach. And it all the time has been.
