Brighten your Bank Holiday with our favourite cocktail recipes

Come rain or shine this Bank Holiday weekend, it’s great to catch up with friends and family and spend some quality time together. What better way to bond than over a delicious cocktail. We have teamed up with our expert mixologists in our Twilight Bar to guide you in making the perfect cocktail for this long weekend.

Espresso Martini

The Espresso Martini has become popular in recent years due to the uplifting combination of coffee & vodka, it’s great for an after dinner drink.

Ingredients

37.5ml Smirnoff Black Vodka

25ml espresso

12.5ml coffee liqueur

12.5ml sugar syrup

Method

Add all of the above ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice

Shake well then

Fine strain into a martini glass

Garnish with 3 coffee beans on top

Rhubarb Negroni

A twist on the classic Negroni, this cocktail gives a more aromatic taste by including rhubarb liqueur. Perfect for those who enjoy a less sweet cocktail.

Ingredients

25ml Tanqueray Gin

25ml sweet vermouth

12.5ml Aperol

25ml rhubarb liqueur

Method

Add all of the above ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and stir

Strain into desired glass with ice cubes

Garnish with orange peel

Top Tip: By swapping out the Aperol and rhubarb liqueur for Campari,

you will make a Classic Negroni

Raspberry Mint Julep

The Raspberry Mint Julep is the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby and offers an updated fruity twist on an old favourite.

Ingredients

60ml Bulleit Bourbon

25ml lime juice

25ml sugar syrup

5 raspberries

10 mint leaves

Method

Add all of the above ingredients into a cocktail shaker

Shake well then double strain

Serve over crushed ice in your desired glass

Garnish with raspberries and mint sprigs to finish

Top Tip: This recipe makes a refreshing mocktail by switching Bulleit Bourbon for ginger beer.