We’re not ashamed to say that our Instagram posts are still full of cocktails and what we eat – if it looks good, it looks good and seeing as many of London’s mixologists aren’t just creating cocktails but also mini works of art, we can’t help it. So we’ve rounded up 10 of London’s most Instagrammable cocktails.
The Connaught
Globetrotter
Sometimes minimal can be just as striking, take for example the Globetrotter at Connaught Bar; made from Champagne, EDV framboise, orange blossom water, purple carrot, rose petal, blackberry and buckthorn shrub, it’s served in a glass globe, naturally.
Where: Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, W1K 2AL, United Kingdom
Nearest station: Bond Street (0.5 miles)
Website: www.the-connaught.co.uk
Mahiki
Treasure Chest
They say that the old ones are always the best and what better than a Treasure Chest to share at Mahiki? The sharing chest comes with straws for eight suckers and combines ample helpings of brand, peach liqueur, shaken with lime and sugar and topped with a bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne. You’ll be grabbing your phone to immortalise the arrival given it comes lit up by indoor fireworks!
Where: Mahiki, Dover Street, London, United Kingdom
Nearest station: Green Park (0.1 miles)
Website: www.mahiki.com
Brown's Hotel
The Photographer
Focus in on this one, a cocktail masquerading as a camera lens, replete with a reem of photo negative (Instagrammers will have to look up what this is). The Photographer includes Chase Marmalade mixed with Cointreau, fresh lemon juice, mango juice, fresh strawberries, fresh blackberries, homemade raspberry syrup and a few drops of Donovan bar Bitters. Say cheese!
Where: Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BP, United Kingdom
Nearest station: Green Park (0.2 miles)
Website: www.roccofortehotels.com
St James' Bar, Sofitel St James'
Enchanted Rose
The Enchanted Rose is the creation of Sofitel St James’ St James’ Bar Head Bartender Kostas Bardas. Consisting of Belvedere vodka infused with red berries, framboise eau de vie fortified with white tea syrup, St Germain liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters, rose water it’s the theatre when presented that makes this cocktail extra special.
Where: 8 Pall Mall, St James’s, SW1Y 5NG
Website: www.sofitelstjames.com
The Perception at W London
The Hayfever
It comes with Belvedere Vodka, Manzana Verde Liqueur, Cucumber, Coriander, Cumin, Simple Syrup, Lemon but what’s more it looks medicinal and green and comes with actual tablets (nothing pharma!). The spring-like taste doesn’t even taste especially alcholic, making it deadly and delicious!
Where: 10 Wardour Street, Leicester Square, London, W1D 6QF, United Kingdom
Nearest station: Piccadilly Circus (0.2 miles)
Website: www.theperceptionbar.com
