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August 21, 2026
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Cocktail of the week: Cafe Cùil’s Buckfast bloody Maìri – recipe | The good mixer

The favourite spicy brunch cocktail gets a Scottish twist, complete with Buckfast and a slice of pickle for punch

This is our take on the ultimate brunch cocktail, though of course we had to give it a Gaelic stamp of some kind, so have added a shot of Buckfast and renamed it Maìri. If you’re not familiar, Buckfast is a sweet tonic wine, apparently known for its “healing” properties, made in Devon by Benedictine monks, but that has been adopted by the Scots as our own.

Clare Coghill, chef-owner, Café Cùil, Isle of Skye

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