Cocktail recipes
We’ve got lots of cocktail recipes to get your party started. From the classics – like martini, cosmopolitan or gin fizz – to more contemporary ideas, such as a cucumber cooler and Pimm’s fizz.
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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.
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Cocktail recipes
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.
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Summer cocktail recipes
Classic daiquiri
The classic daiquiri is a combination of rum, lime and sugar. It’s the original sour cocktail – learn how to make it.
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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.
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Spicy cocktail recipes
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.
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Coffee recipes
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.
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Summer cocktail recipes
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.
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Summer cocktail recipes
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.
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July seasonal recipes
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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Non-alcoholic drink recipes
Brazilian-style lemonade
Inspired by Brazilian lemonade, made by whizzing limes with condensed milk, our take has added lemon and mint to keep it really refreshing.
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Santa’s spritz punch
Cranberry spritz makes for a crowdpleasing Christmas punch. The ice ring is studded with garnishes, which gently release into the punch.
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Spicy cocktail recipes
Thai piña colada
We’ve given the piña colada an upgrade, taking inspiration from the aromatics in Thai green curry: lime, lemongrass, and coriander.
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Spicy recipes
Jalapeño mezcal margarita
Are you partial to a margarita? This is the best version of the cocktail we’ve come across. Wait until you try it!
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Canapés and cocktails
Gochujang bloody mary with a soy-pickled quail egg
This fun Bloody Mary cocktail recipe swaps Worcestershire sauce and tabasco for gochujang, a fermented Korean chilli paste.
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Summer cocktail recipes
Strawberry spritz
Our strawberry scorcher is based on a Bicicletta, an Italian spritz with Campari, white wine and soda water. A gorgeous summer cocktail.
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Canapés and cocktails
Spicy martini
Fans of the dirty martini, listen up! Swap the olive for a pickled green chilli to make a spicy martini. It's the perfect summer sundowner.
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