From the Jubilee Mule to the Platinum Jubilee Negroni, these are all the cocktails you need to make over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday celebrations are well underway with people across the UK marking the Queen's 70-year reign with street parties, BBQs and garden gatherings.
With the sun shining and the country in a period of celebration, there's never been a better time to start experimenting with cocktail making.
Here, we've collected some of the best Platinum Jubilee-themed cocktails to try over the weekend, from the Jubilee Mule to Platinum Jubilee Negroni:
The Cottage Delight Jamtini
Ingredients
2 tbsp of Cottage Delight special Jubilee Strawberry Jam
6 strawberries, chopped into small pieces
10 large mint leaves
Ice cubes
50ml grenadine
200ml vodka
500ml lemonade
Method
In a large jug, mix special Cottage delight Jubilee Strawberry Jam, mint leaves, strawberries, and ice
Stir well until the jam has been evenly distributed and the strawberries and mint leaves are slightly crushed. 3.Add the grenadine, vodka and lemonade, mix together
Strain the mixture into ice filled cocktail glasses
Add Clean G, a few dashes of bitters and elderflower tonic to a wine glass. Fill the glass with ice and layer cucumber slices throughout the drink, leaving one to go on top.
The Jubilee Mule
Ingredients
200ml Fentimans Ginger Beer
60ml Vodka
¼ English cucumber, diced
¼ English cucumber, sliced
½ lime, cut into 2 wedges
5 fresh mint leaves
Method
Muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker until crushed
Add diced cucumber and 2 lime wedges
Muddle until cucumber is crushed and limes have been juiced
Add more ice and vodka
Cover the shaker and shake until the outside has frosted
Strain the cocktail into a glass, top with ginger beer
Garnish with sliced cucumber
A Vodka Sunrise
Ingredients
50ml JJ Whitley Artisanal Vodka
15ml Lime Juice
15ml Grenadine
125ml Cloudy Lemonade
Wedge of Lime and 2/3 Raspberries
Method
Muddle the raspberries, then build all the ingredients in a highball glass over large cubed ice
Stir gently while squeezing a wedge of lime
Finally, garnish with an additional wedge of lime, fresh raspberries & mint sprig
For a real retro throwback, garnish with a cocktail umbrella or glace cherry
The Platinum Jubilee Negroni
Ingredients
1 part CAMPARI (25ml)
1 part Gin (25ml)
1 part Dubonnet (25ml)
1 orange slice garnish
1 lemon peel
Method
Pour the CAMPARI, Gin and Dubonnet into the glass with ice, stir, add the garnishes, and enjoy!
The Tarqueenie
Ingredients
50ml Tarquin’s Dry Gin
25ml Dubonnet/Prosecco
150-200ml Fever tree Rose & Raspberry Soda
Method
Build over lots of ice in a large wine glass. Add the gin, dubonnet followed by the soda. Garnish with 3 Fresh Raspberries and a ribbon of cucumber and/or a sprig of mint
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