Pre-Mixed Drinks Challenge 2015 Winners

A Martini that's been put together by none other than bartending super-whizz Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan) that can be enjoyed straight from the fridge or (better yet) the freezer? And it contains both olive and lemon peel distillates? Where on earth do we sign up?! Well, just above there on the rig

A crisp Summer drink with plenty of pep, Mr. Lyan's Diamond Rickey can be enjoyed chilled, or is absolutely fantastic with a little tonic or even Prosecco. The Diamond Rickey is a blend of Mr Lyan's gin, a lime and almond liqueur and grapefruit distillate. We're pretty sure long evenings in the Summ

Using their skill and cunning in equal measures (they are cocktail makers, so they're good at that measuring lark), the Handmade Cocktail Company have gone ahead and put together an incredible Manhattan cocktail which was left to age in an oak cask before it was bottled. Supremely complex with an as

New for 2014 from The Handmade Cocktail Company, the Vieux Carré Cocktail is like a Southern twist on the Manhattan, first made in the 1930s by the legendary bartender Walter Bergeron at the Monteleone Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans (where the drink takes its name from). The Vieux Carré

So, cask-ageing is a definite awesome thing for drinks other than whisky, and the Handmade Cocktail Company know this as a fact, which is why they allowed this Negroni mature in an oak cask for 12 months before bottling it. The classic recipe they use, featuring premium-strength English copper pot-s

Another stupendous creation from Ryan Chetiyawardana of Dandelyan (and much more!) fame, combining raspberry eau de vie, crisp vermouth and bitter rhubarb liqueur. Enjoy straight from the fridge or - for the perfect serve - mix with soda, white wine, or Prosecco in the style of classic spritz. Delic