Cocktail recipes
We’ve got lots of cocktail recipes to get your party started. From the classics – like martini, daiquiri, negroni or mimosas – to more contemporary ideas, such as a cucumber cooler and Pimm’s fizz.
Brazilian-style lemonade is a refreshing, zingy option, white sangria brings something different to the table and jalapeño mezcal marg is sure to spice up your life. And don’t get us started on our gochujang bloody mary…
We’re also mixing up the base. Try our infusions like pineapple, cucumber, mint and jalapeño rum, or oyster shell and samphire vodka.
Hosting a party? Pair your cocktails with canapés, too.
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Christmas cocktails
Make-ahead ‘mistletoe’ martini for a crowd
A festive mistletoe-like garnish of samphire (or bay) and cocktail onions adds a pleasing savouriness to this make-ahead cocktail.
Cranberries
Cranberry manhattan ‘Cranhattan’ cocktail
The seriously sophisticated manhattan gets a festive twist in this Cranhattan cocktail. Make ahead ready for Christmas cocktail season.
Canapés and cocktails
Rosemary negroni
Rosemary brings out the herbaceous notes of vermouth and Campari in this festive negroni. The perfect bottled cocktail to store in fridge.
Christmas cocktails
Mince-pie old fashioned
This Christmas cocktail recipe makes a fabulous drink, as well as a flavoured butter for baking and an extra-boozy mincemeat for mince pies.
Redcurrants
Redcurrant margarita
Ideal when you’re pining for a taste of sunshine in winter, this margarita is flavoured and turned bright red by an intense redcurrant syrup.
Canapés and cocktails
Santa’s sidecar cocktail
Like an upside-down Santa hat, this tangy, citrus-forward sidecar cocktail is balanced by the warming complexity of cognac.
Halloween drinks
Corpse Reviver No.2 cocktail
This corpse reviver cocktail is a hangover cure from pre-Prohibition times. Try it as a Halloween cocktail or pleasing aperitif before dinner.
Cocktails
Bicicletta cocktail
Perfect for aperitivo hour in the garden, a bicicletta cocktail is easy to make. The bitter bite from the Campari is delightfully refreshing.
Summer cocktails
Classic daiquiri
The classic daiquiri is a combination of rum, lime and sugar. It’s the original sour cocktail – learn how to make it.
Champagne cocktails
Classic mimosa
We always thought a classic mimosa was a fancy name for buck’s fizz, but there’s a difference. Discover our tips for making the best mimosas.
Spicy cocktails
Spicy margarita ice lollies
The zingy, fresh flavour of a margarita is always enhanced by a prickle of chilli heat – and these lollies are the perfect way to cool off.
Coffee
Espresso martini ice lollies
An espresso martini is always a good idea. Turn the cocktail into summery ice lollies, with a dash of double cream for extra indulgence.
Summer cocktails
Aperol spritz ice lollies
The Aperol spritz is Italy's gift to the world of summer cocktails. Guess what? It tastes even better frozen into ice lollies.
Summer cocktails
Sex on the beach
The sex on the beach cocktail was hugely popular in the 1980s for its pleasing two-tone appearance. Learn the secrets to this sweet favourite.
July seasonal
White sangria
This white sangria is a refreshing take on the more common red-wine based Spanish sharing drink, made for sunny days in the garden.
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