2 Claridge’s Cocktail Recipes to Try Now

Crafting almost 36,000 cocktails every year, Claridge’s knows a thing or two about good tipples. Starting out as a single ‘drinking parlour’ in 1856, the Mayfair stalwart is now home to four bars, including new powder-pink hideaway The Painter’s Room. And now the hotel is sharing its wisdom with its first-ever cocktail book, Claridges: The Cocktail Book.

This features over 400 recipes – from the classic Martini and Negroni to the revived milk punch. Alongside this, the book weaves in stories from the hotel’s 150-year history, fun facts from behind-the-scenes (did you know the most expensive ever cocktail sold at Claridge’s came in at a whopping £1,000?), and tips from the hotel’s acclaimed team of bartenders. Below we share two recipes from the book for you to try at home this weekend.

2 Claridge’s Cocktail Recipes to Try Now

The Flapper

This signature Champagne cocktail was created for the opening of Claridge’s Bar in 1998

Makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 15ml Briottet Creme de Cassis
• 15ml Boiron strawberry puree
• Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee NV
• Champagne, to top up
• A strawberry, to garnish

Method:

In a cocktail shaker, stir the crème de cassis and strawberry purée together, then fine-strain into a flute. Top up with the Champagne and garnish with half a strawberry on the rim of the glass.

Smoky Dream

A fruity tequila-based cocktail made with watermelon and lime

Makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 40ml Tapatio Blanco Tequila
• 10ml Ilegal Mezcal
• 25ml Watermelon Cordial
• 15ml lime juice

Method:

In a cocktail shaker, shake all the ingredients with ice cubes. Fine-strain into a chilled rocks glass over an ice block.

Claridge’s: The Cocktail Book is edited by Denis Broci and Nathan McCarley-O’ Neill, photographed by John Carey and printed by Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley. £25, shop.claridges.co.uk

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