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ON WORLD COCKTAIL DAY TODAY, LAURA MILLAR REVEALS THE VERY BEST WAYS TO GET YOUR FIX
Bringing together drinks from three of London’s best bars – Nightjar, Swift and Oriole (below) – the innovative, monthly-changing recipes include Nightjar’s Etruscan Negroni (with Ginepraio gin and Masso Delle Fate vermouth) and Oriole’s Kagoshima Sling (with Haku vodka, cherry liqueur and mulberry wine).
From £15 for 220ml (serves two) or £30
for 500ml (serves five), subscriptions from £40 a month, speakeasyathome.co.uk
BAR 31 AT THE SHANGRI-LA
Craving an Aperol Spritz fix? London’s Bar 31 has transformed its groundfloor outdoor space into an Aperol Terrazza, offering seven varieties of the chic Italian aperitif. These include fruity Aperol Al Mango or Aperol Con Pompelmo (grapefruit), £11
each. Saluti! bar31.com
REGAL ROGUE X BREWDOG
Booze supremo Brewdog has teamed up with fashionable vermouth brand Regal Rogue to create a limitededition series of ready-to-drink cocktails. Brewdog’s own LoneWolf gin (below left) features in the likes of its Bold Wolf Negroni and Paw Star Martini, delivered in a beautifully illustrated box.
£20.95 for four pouches, brewdog.co.uk
TWO KEYS
This summer’s hottest drink is set to be the Paloma, a Mexican tequila and grapefruit-based cocktail. Mixer brand Two Keys has created the perfect party box, which includes eight bottles of its pink grapefruit mixer, a bottle of Patrón
Silver, crisps and a Paloma Pong game. £64.95, twokeysldn.co.uk
THOMAS TIPPLE
Specialising in cocktails in a can, Thomas Tipple’s range of premixed drinks covers classics with a twist, like raspberry bellinis. The company has launched a new Aperitif Spritz, an Italianstyle beverage containing wine, vermouth, mandarin and grapefruit peel (no-alcohol version also available).
Pack of four x 250ml £25, thomastipple.com or from £3.50 at select independent retailers