Where To Go For Christmas Cocktails In London
Amidst the office Christmas parties and Christmas present wishlist-ing, we have a hunch you’ll also find time to get rather merry with your mates during the holiday period. And what better way to do this than with some equally festive beverages. This dossier of London’s best bars for Christmas cocktails is all you need for a stupendous night out .What starts as one will likely result in several seasonal concoctions, they’re that good. ‘Christmas cocktails so jolly scrumptious I won’t care about whatever havoc they reap the next day?’ You got it, sister. These romcoms will help the hangover.
But if you’re adamant about remaining on Santa’s Good list, if you can only try one Christmas cocktail, make it the following:
EAST LONDON
Where: Dishoom
Go for: The Mulled Bramble – Dishoom’s own mulled wine reduction, Old Tom gin, syrup, lemon, dusted with five sugar-spices.
Where: Duck & Waffle
Go for: The Woodland Negroni – ‘Damp gin,’ Campari, sweet vermouth, formica rufa infusion.
Where: NOLA
Go for: The Barrel Aged Vieux Carré – Courvoisier Exclusif Cognac, Bulleit rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine.
Where: Bread Street Kitchen
Go for: The Truffle Martini – Cambridge truffle gin, Noilly Prat, truffle.
Where: Sagar + Wilde
Go for: The Burnt Milk – Burnt clarified milk, bay leaf, mescal, caramel, cassia, clarified lemon
Where: The Alchemist
Go for: The Malt-Teaser – Appleton Signature Rum, Briottet white chocolate, apple, chocolate.
WEST LONDON
Where: Bodo’s Schloss
Go for: The Snow Angel – Cîroc vodka shaken with elderflower and passionfruit, topped with Scavi & Ray prosecco.
Where: Beach Blanket Babylon
Go for: The Mountain Sounds – Hakushu Japanese whiskey, apple, vanilla, sweet vermouth, cacao.
Where: Artesian Bar
Go for: The Seconds Before Awakening – Mortlach Old Rare, Aquavit, ylang ylang, jasmine, cypress.
CENTRAL LONDON
Where: Archer Street Piste Winter Bar
Go for: The Après-Ski – Red Berry Cîroc vodka with grand Marnier, lemon, winter grenadine, and cranberry juice topped with soda and served over ice.
Where: Basement Sate
Go for: The Winter in America – Cardamom infused pisco, almond orgeat syrup, blackcurrant purré, lemon juice.
Where: Claridge’s Bar
Go for: The Northern Soul – Ketel One vodka, Aperol, lime, rhubarb, bitters, topped with ginger beer.
Where: Mr Fogg’s Tavern Gin Parlour
Go for: The Classic Panto-rye-me – Bulleit Rye whiskey, pummel, saffron syrup, lemon juice, liquorice bitters, egg white.
NORTH LONDON
Where: York & Albany Gingerbread Cabin
Go for: The Gingerbread Espresso – Gingerbread-infused Grey Goose l’Orange vodka, Kahlua, Amaretto, espresso.
Where: Drake & Morgan at King’s Cross
Go for: A Fine Pear – Snow Queen vodka, xante pear liqueur, lemon.
