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What to drink in London? Top 34 Local Alcoholic Mixed Drinks in London

Last update: Sat Mar 22 2025
Top 34 Local Alcoholic Mixed Drinks in London
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Best London Alcoholic Mixed Drink Types

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Porn Star Martini
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Contrary to its name, this cocktail does not have much in common with a classic Martini. Porn Star is a version that combines vanilla-flavored vodka, passion fruit liqueur, lime juice, and passion fruit purée, while a shot of Champagne (sometimes Prosecco) is served on the side.


To prepare it, all the ingredients, except sparkling wine, are poured in a shaker filled with ice and are shaken, and then strained into a chilled glass. The cocktail was created in the early 2000s by Douglas Ankrah at The Townhouse bar. Ankrah initially named it Maverick but decided to change it as the drink reminded him of something a porn star would drink. 
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Espresso Martini is a rich and creamy cocktail made with a combination of vodka, espresso, sugar syrup, and coffee liqueur. All ingredients are first mixed in a shaker with ice, and then strained into a Martini glass. There should be a nice froth on top, which is usually garnished with a few coffee beans.


This cocktail was invented by Dick Bradsell, a bartending guru, who first named it Vodka Espresso, and then Pharmaceutical Stimulant. He first prepared it at Fred’s Club in the late 1980s for a young model who is now world-famous. 
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Bramble is a spring cocktail that was created by Dick Bradsell in 1984 in London. The cocktail consists of dry gin, lemon juice, sweet blackberry liqueur, sugary syrup, and crushed ice. It is named after blackberry bushes which are commonly referred to as brambles.


This refreshing cocktail has a strong aroma of fresh berries such as blackberries or raspberries. It is prepared by stirring ingredients with crushed ice in an old-fashioned glass, then pouring blackberry liqueur over the combination in order to create a marbling effect. 
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Cocktail

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Tom Collins is a classic cocktail hailing from London. It's made with a combination of gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and soda water poured into an ice-filled glass. It is believed that this refreshing drink was created by the head waiter at a London restaurant, and the drink was named after him.


Although it was originally made with jenever, these days the cocktail should ideally be made with Old Tom Gin, which is a bit sweeter than London Dry Gin used for John Collins. The first recipe for Tom Collins was printed in Jerry Thomas' book The Bartender's Guide in 1876. 
VARIATIONS OF Tom Collins
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Wine Cocktail

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Buck’s Fizz is an English cocktail made with a combination of champagne and orange juice, where the ratio should be 2:1, unlike the Mimosa, which is typically made with equal parts champagne and orange juice. The cocktail is served neat and undiluted in a champagne flute, and it can be garnished with an orange twist.


It was invented in the 1920s by Malachy McGarry at Buck’s Club in London, hence the name. Nowadays, Buck’s Fizz is especially popular at weddings, and it is sometimes used as a hangover cure.

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John Collins is an English cocktail made with a combination of dry gin, sugar, lemon juice, and carbonated water. To prepare it, all ingredients are poured into a highball glass filled with ice, then stirred and garnished with a lemon slice and a maraschino cherry.


However, there are also many references where John Collins is made with bourbon instead of gin. It is believed that the cocktail was invented in the 19th century by a headwaiter at Limmer’s Old House, a popular London hotel at the time.

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White Lady is an English cocktail made with a combination of gin, triple sec, and fresh lemon juice. In order to prepare it, all ingredients should be shaken with ice, then strained into a large cocktail glass. Many people like to add egg whites and sugar syrup when making the cocktail, which can be garnished with a lemon zest twist, if desired.


There are two theories about the origin of White Lady – one says that Harry MacElhone prepared the first version at London’s Ciro’s Club in 1919, when it consisted of equal parts triple sec, crème de menthe, and lemon juice, and the version we know today was also made by MacElhone in 1929 at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, while the other theory says the cocktail was invented in the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London by Harry Craddock, who supposedly named the drink after Zelda Fitzgerald, a platinum blonde.

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Russian Spring Punch is a cocktail made with a combination of vodka, crème de cassis, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling wine. In order to prepare it, all ingredients except sparkling wine should be shaken and poured into an ice-filled highball glass.


The drink is then topped with sparkling wine and garnished with a blackberry and a lemon slice. This complex, refreshing, and well-balanced cocktail was invented in the 1980s by Dick Bradsell in London. He made it for his friend Peter Kent, who was having a cocktail party. 
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Missouri Mule is an English cocktail made with a combination of bourbon, applejack, lemon juice, Campari, and Cointreau. In order to prepare it, all ingredients should be shaken with ice, then strained into a chilled cocktail glass. The cocktail was invented by the legendary bartender Joe Gilmore, who created it for President Harry S.


Truman and his home state of Missouri. The word mule in this case doesn’t refer to ginger beer, but the official animal of the state of Missouri.

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Black Velvet consists of only two ingredients in equal parts - dark lager (traditionally Guinness stout) and sparkling wine (typically champagne). This classic cocktail was created in London in 1861 by a bartender who mourned the death of Prince Albert.


Black Velvet is made either by mixing the ingredients together or by gently layering chilled dark beer on top of champagne, then pouring it over the back of a mixing spoon for the best visual effect. The cocktail is typically served without garnishes.

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