Cocktails

Cocktail of the week: Lady Libertine’s the fields fizz – recipe | The good mixer

A zippy, sparkling wine cocktail with a strawberry vermouth and citrus edge

Douglas Murray

12, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

Rock cakes in a shed, underground art and conceptual cocktails: a Brummie insiders’ guide to Birmingham

‘Brummie legends’ chosen by Joe Lycett on the city’s best venues for music, food, art, comedy and cocktails

Interviews by Kathryn Bromwich

12, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM

Debunking the myth that women prefer sweeter drinks | Letter

Letter: Emma Joliffe takes exception to the assumption that women are buying newer versions of stout because they are less bitter

08, Apr, 2024 @4:45 PM

Cocktail of the week: Torrish’s Smoky Ness – recipe | The good mixer

An old-fashioned, Inverness-style: with single malt, apple bitters, a wee bit of caramel and a spritz of another peaty dram to finish things off

Tomi Calsson

23, Feb, 2024 @4:00 PM

Light and floral or intensely orange-y? 10 summer spritzes beyond the obvious

From a grown-up take on cola to a rich and savoury sparkling red wine cocktail, making a spritz to suit your palate is about following the rule of 1-2-3

Thomas Carr

26, Jan, 2024 @11:00 PM

Cocktail of the week: Opheem’s makrut oolong spritz – recipe | The good mixer

A lime and coconut iced tea with a bubbly finish

Andrew Frost, Nandini Barnes

05, Jan, 2024 @4:00 PM

How to make candied chocolate orange peel (and an orange old fashioned) – recipe

Chocolate-coated candied citrus peel always goes down well at this time of year. Why not add a cocktail with the same flavours?

Tom Hunt

16, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM

Cocktails at home for Christmas? Go for a premix

Fuelled by the rise of the espresso martini, readymade cocktails are booming. For a small gathering, a premix could save you both time and money

Fiona Beckett

08, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM

From mulled cider to festive punch: Mark Diacono’s Christmas drinks recipes

Special cheer for all the family: a negroni made with infused gin, nutmeg and cinnamon fizz, lemon gingerade, mulled cider, cranberry mojito, and – of course – a festive punch

Mark Diacono

02, Dec, 2023 @1:00 PM

Tea? Cocktail? Here are eight delicious ways to enjoy both

From the Earl Grey Collins to the Breakfast Martini, this lot will get you through teatime – and beyond

Tim Dowling

16, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

Baileys, egg nog, cream sherry: which drink’s your old favourite?

Many of us have a drink – alcoholic or not – that stirs the memory or the simple comfort of familiarity

Fiona Beckett

29, Sep, 2023 @5:00 PM

Lagerita time! Six delicious, thoroughly tested beer cocktails to make at home

It’s amazing what you unleash when you mix lager with vermouth, or tequila, or Aperol. Here are some of 2023’s most exciting combinations