I feel like I can speak for everyone when I say it's been a bloody long week and I need a drink. A strong one at that. Fortunately, bars all over London seem to have clocked on to the city-wide urge for a 5 o’clock tipple. Mixologists have been stepping up their game to lift spirits - both physically and metaphorically - with a range of unconventional libations and party packages to be enjoyed at home. We’ve had a little dig through and picked out our top bars delivering cocktails right to your door to tide you over until you can enjoy the sweet taste of freedom.
Mac & Wild
Specialists in all things Scottish, Mac & Wild’s kilt-loving ethos extends into their cocktail menu, making for some truly unique creations. Bag yourself a bottle of Bonnie Spritz, Auld Pal Negroni or, for the real Bravehearts amongst you, try out their Forth Bridge made with Irn Bru liqueur and vodka. Looking for something a little more potent? Bizarre as it sounds, give their smoked salmon-infused gin a go and you might find yourself pleasantly surprised.
Mac & Wild's drinks are some of the most quirky going.
Nightjar
Upgrade your night in with a nightcap from Nightjar - try saying that three times after a few drinks. This Prohibition-themed haunt is sending a limited menu of libations around the UK. Expect first-class tipples made using weird and wonderful ingredients, including orange blossom smoke and avocado leaf.
This spot is using gems like fizzy Muscat candy and freshly squeezed tangerine.
Lyaness
With sharing cocktails, single sips and libations for two on offer, Lyaness has got you and your bubble of all sizes sorted for drinks. On the menu, you'll find strawberry aperitivos, martini and tequila beetle boulevardiers and vegan honey old fashioneds for the plant-based imbibers amongst you, along with burgers if you fancy a bite to eat.
This Southbank gem is keeping you entertained throughout lockdown.
Lost & Found
Lost & Found aren’t about to leave you high and dry. The Balham bar has got you covered with a number of cocktails, beers and wines, as well as mouthwatering nosh. Rally the house together and decide between a range of beers and wines, whisky, gin and tequila concoctions, as well as stone-baked pizzas.
The South London bar is literally bringing the party to you.
MAP Lab
Spend your evening sipping on some of London’s finest cocktails whilst in ultimate comfort, aka your pyjamas (goals), with MAP Lab’s creations. Having tested spirits and recipes from around the world, these guys are connoisseurs in bottled beverages. Try out some of their extensive selection, including the fittingly appropriate Netflicks Original; combining gin, Amaro di Angostura, maraschino and orange bitters.
An alcohol-themed journey around the globe from your sitting room? It's worth a try.
Oriole
Raising the game on cocktail deliveries around London, Oriole is shaking up an array of unusual tipples. Don't believe us? Try a gin and jasmine syrup cocktail with olive and rosemary tonic or, better yet, a rum mix infused with snake fruit puree and Ayurvedic tea and you'll see what we mean.
Jazz up your after-work drinks with a cocktail delivery from Oriole.
Dirty Martini
The glamorous Dirty Martini are adding some style to our evenings in with their fabulous cocktail deliveries. Pick between numerous flavours of their signature tipples, including blood orange and vanilla, passion fruit and lychee and rose, and you'll receive a DIY bundle with enough for six serves.
This London bar is delivering the goods with their tasty DIY sets.
Little Nan's
An eccentric bar nestled in Deptford Market Yard, Little Nan's is offering its weird and wonderful sips for collection and delivery around the country. Choose between one of their party sets, sweet-flavoured candy vodka shots or one of their potent concoctions and expect a boozy treat complete with kitsch decorations, a mystery gift and pic n mix.
These kooky tipples are sure to put a smile on your face.
Cassidy's Pharmacy
A pre-lockdown favourite for their Prohibition-style immersive events, Moonshine Saloon are going above and beyond to smuggle liquor straight to your door. Along with a range of potent swigs and homemade Mason jar liqueurs to choose from - we're talking bitter rose, roasted apple and toffee nut - Cassidy's Pharmacy will also treat you to a number of secret video messages from characters throughout the bootlegging trip.
Relive The Roaring Twenties with a bespoke 'bottle' of Moonshine.
Swift
Elegant aperitifs? They're up for grabs at Soho's award-winning Swift. Packaged within stylish pouches and bottles, sips such as Bajan rums and house negronis can be yours for £15. There's also a medley of vodka martinis, Jamaican rum and Irish whisky, cognac and orange bitter libations.
Swift is bringing you delicious and Insta-worthy drinks.
Callooh Callay
Heavyweights on the cocktail scene, Callooh Callay are serving up award-winning sips to houses within 4 miles of their Shoreditch base every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Thirsty hermits can choose from a number of signature and classic 750 ml bottles, including old fashioneds and negronis, or enjoy a selection of drinks and goodies with one of their hampers.
Get your hands on some of the city's best aperitifs without having to lift a finger.
PartyLab
A dark kitchen operating out of Kentish Town, PartyLab is the North London spot that's serving up food and cocktails. Pair tacos, octopus and arancini with drinks in the form of classic negronis, punchy cosmopolitans and bloody marys served out of kitch soup cans.
Fill up on sips from PartyLab.
Jim and Tonic
Jim and Tonic's selection of flavoured gins are distilled in a sustainable way here in the UK. Usually served at Mercato Metropolitano and Mayfair, you can now enjoy these premium gins in the comfort of your own home - with handy gift boxes that also include a selection of artisanal tonics.
Elevate your G&T game with these handcrafted sips.
Eve Bar 'At Home' Cocktails
Get your cocktail fix while in lockdown with Eve's cocktail delivery service. Simply place your order and they'll bring the 500ml pre-mixed drinks to your door, with signature tipples including the No X in Espresso, Pandan Old Fashioned and the Lemon BonBon. It's sure to help take your Zoom quizzing to the next level...
Eve's new cocktail delivery service is available across the UK.
Hawksmoor
Steak aficionados Hawksmoor are also dipping their toes into the cocktail pool - or should we say diving head-first - with their delivery kits. They are offering imbibers across London a choice of bottled classics and specially-crafted canned concoctions, including a tequila, jalapeno and pineapple soda Back Burner.
Get your paws on some fantastic cocktails, delivered across England and mainland Scotland.
Heads + Tails
Heads + Tails is the sleek cocktail bar based in the heart of West Hampstead. Pivoting their services to become lockdown-friendly, they are now offering a selection of bottled libations. With nationwide delivery and 10 signature sips to choose from it’s the perfect way to perk up a night in, or celebrate a special occasion at home.
With ten bottles to choose from, there is something to suit every taste.
The Sun Tavern
Add some much-needed humour with a Quarantini Kit from The Sun Tavern. Oh yeah, they went there. Complete with two bottles of either old fashioned, negroni, Rob Roy or boulevardier, the cocktail care package has got all the makings for a romantic date night in. Not your kind of thing? They’ve also got a tonne of spirits, beers, wines and kits up for grabs on their online shop.
Grab your alcohol-filled pack from this Bethnal Green pub.
Three Sheets
A sleek Dalston cocktail bar, Three Sheets has taken COVID-19 in its stride. Switching over to a delivery system, Londoners can get their hands on these charmingly packaged drinks. Check out the site for a menu of both classic and unusual pick-me-ups, available in 500ml bottles, magnums or hefty two-litre pouches.
Three Sheets' cocktails come in cute, no-nonsense glass bottles.
Scout
Get your gladrags on and make your kitchen into a classy cocktail haunt with a little help from Scout. The cool Hackney spot, ranked within The World’s 50 Best Bars, is renowned for shaking up sustainable and innovative concoctions, created with seasonal produce - think hemp, unused banana, pineapple weed and fermented rhubarb.
Scout is the place to go for a gorgeous and eco-friendly tipple.
Nine Lives
Nine Lives is seriously setting the scene for a luxurious night of drinking at home. Get yourself one of their curfew cocktail kits and you'll get yourself a bottle of pre-mixed drink alongside garnish, bamboo straws, incense sticks, a playlist and gourmet popcorn all delivered to your door.
Get your glad rags on for this date night in a box.
Hacha
Take a trip to sunnier shores with Hacha’s tequila tipples. If you’re looking for a summery nip, their award-winning Mirror Margarita is a no-brainer, available as a mezcal alternative for those after a smokier taste. Takeaway agave flights are also on offer to really get the house party started.
Be warned: their colourless margarita is a potent one. Not to be confused for water...
Little Mercies
Why stick to traditional tipples when you can opt for something a little different? Little Mercies are putting their twist on all the classics with offerings such as pink lotus martinis, Snickers old fashioneds, strawberry cake sazeracs and grapefruit sours. For those of you that can't decide, they're also selling bundles of booze.
Quirky cocktails in London? They're just a few clicks away.
Top Cuvée
Usually a neighbourhood bar and restaurant, Top Cuvée's new bike courier service means local postcodes can now get their paws on an after-work sup - desperate times and all. Offering up a selection of snifters, including a Palo Santo Gimlet made in collaboration with the Tayēr + Elementary, the Highbury venue is also stocking deli snacks and salami goodies so you can get your fruity fix and weekly shop all at one.
A pack of fusilli with our gin fizz? Don't mind if we do.
Bottle Bar And Shop
Horseradish and wasabi vodka, passionfruit daiquiris and lychee martinis are just some of the handmade infusions being delivered by Bottle Bar And Shop. Get a date in the diary for a virtual catch-up with the gang, pick your poison of choice and prepare for a boozy evening in your bedroom - after all, staying in really is the new going out.
These guys are pros at creating tasty cocktails to go.
Tom Savano Home Delivery Cocktails
Add a dash of international flair to your nights in, courtesy of Tom Savano's cocktail deliveries in London. Taking inspiration from travels around the globe, these unique cocktails make use of only the finest ingredients from artisan suppliers to create their refreshing taste. For maximum enjoyment? Order a load of them in for your next at home bottomless brunch.
Bar-quality mixes are coming to you from Tom Savano Home Delivery Cocktails.
Cocktail Market
If you're missing your favourite cocktails while in lockdown, fear not as Cocktail Market have you covered. They're delivering signature mixes from the UK's best bars, straight to your door. Add extra wow-factor to your next romantic dinner, Sunday lunch or Zoom quiz night with bar-quality serves from the likes of Mark Hix, Revolucion de Cuba and plenty more.
Cocktail Market are delivering cocktails in London from the country's favourite bars.
Original Pornstar Martini by Douglas Ankrah
If you've ever wondered what it takes to make a stellar pornstar martini, here's your chance to get hands-on with a top-quality cocktail kit. Created by Douglas Ankrah, one of the UK's most respected drinks and bar consultants, the kit includes all the ingredients you need and a nifty instruction video.
Enjoy the UK's favourite cocktail with this DIY kit.
Looking to keep the party going? Check out how to make your own DIY pub, here.
