Alpine Apricot Sparkler
A characterful cocktail built around brandy, apricot liqueur and sparkling wine cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Brandy, Apricot liqueur, Sparkling wine cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
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Brunch Cocktails Worth Waking Up For cocktails.
Brunch Cocktails Worth Waking Up For is all about the drinks that make a late morning feel a bit more special. Brunch cocktails should feel bright, sociable, and easy to enjoy. You want something that works with food, suits daylight, and feels indulgent without being too much too early. That is why this kind of collection works so well. It gives you a mix of sparkling, citrusy, savoury, and refreshing drinks that fit the mood of a slow weekend start or a longer afternoon with friends.
There is a good range here, depending on what sort of brunch drink you want. Some lean classic and celebratory, with bubbles, fruit, and that easy elegance that always works on a brunch table. Others bring more freshness through citrus, mint, or a lighter highball style, while the savoury options add something bolder and more brunch-specific. That mix matters, because brunch is never just one thing. Sometimes it is relaxed and quiet, sometimes it turns into day drinking, and sometimes it is somewhere in between.
What ties these drinks together is that they all feel social and daytime-friendly. They are the sort of cocktails that work with good food, long conversations, and the feeling that there is no real rush to go anywhere. Whether you are hosting people at home, going all in on a weekend spread, or just want one good drink to go with a late breakfast, this collection brings together cocktails that suit the moment properly.
There is a good range here, depending on what sort of brunch drink you want. Some lean classic and celebratory, with bubbles, fruit, and that easy elegance that always works on a brunch table. Others bring more freshness through citrus, mint, or a lighter highball style, while the savoury options add something bolder and more brunch-specific. That mix matters, because brunch is never just one thing. Sometimes it is relaxed and quiet, sometimes it turns into day drinking, and sometimes it is somewhere in between.
What ties these drinks together is that they all feel social and daytime-friendly. They are the sort of cocktails that work with good food, long conversations, and the feeling that there is no real rush to go anywhere. Whether you are hosting people at home, going all in on a weekend spread, or just want one good drink to go with a late breakfast, this collection brings together cocktails that suit the moment properly.
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Aperol Spritz
A sparkling, refreshing aperitif with orange bitters.
Ingredients: Aperol, prosecco, soda water. Serve over ice with an orange slice.
Bellini
Bellini is fresh, sparkling and social, with Prosecco and Peach puree giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Prosecco, Peach puree
Blood Orange Rosemary Spritz
A characterful cocktail built around aperitif, blood orange liqueur and rosemary cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Aperitif, Blood orange liqueur, Rosemary cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Bloody Mary
A savory, spiced cocktail perfect for brunch.
Ingredients: Vodka, tomato juice, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce.
Caesar
Caesar is bold, tomato-rich and built around seasoning rather than sweetness, with Vodka, Clamato Juice, Hot Sauce and Worcestershire Sauce giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Vodka, Clamato Juice, Hot Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce.
Champagne Orchard
A characterful cocktail built around calvados, apple liqueur and sparkling wine cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Calvados, Apple liqueur, Sparkling wine cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Citrus Aisle Sparkler
A characterful cocktail built around vodka, mandarin liqueur and champagne cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Mandarin liqueur, Champagne cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Confetti Spritz
A characterful cocktail built around prosecco, blood orange liqueur and berry cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Prosecco, Blood orange liqueur, Berry cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Cosmopolitan
A stylish cocktail with cranberry and lime juice.
Ingredients: Vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, triple sec.
Daiquiri
A crisp cocktail made with lime and rum.
Ingredients: Rum, lime juice, sugar syrup. Shake with ice and serve chilled.
French 75
A classic champagne cocktail with gin and lemon.
Ingredients: Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, champagne. Serve chilled.
Garden Party 75
A characterful cocktail built around gin, elderflower liqueur and lemon cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Lemon cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Harvey Wallbanger
A fun and fruity vodka-based cocktail with orange juice and Galliano, served in a highball glass.
Ingredients: Vodka and orange juice and Galliano.
Lavender Lemon Drop
A characterful cocktail built around vodka, lavender liqueur and lemon modifier, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Lavender liqueur, Lemon modifier. Serve well chilled.
Lemon Silk Highball
A characterful cocktail built around vodka, lemon syrup and citrus juice, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Lemon syrup, citrus juice, Honey cordial, Soda water. Serve well chilled.
Lychee Rose Spritz
A characterful cocktail built around vodka, lychee liqueur and rose cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Lychee liqueur, Rose cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Margarita
A zesty drink featuring lime and tequila.
Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice, triple sec, salt rim. Serve chilled.
Mimosa
Mimosa is bright, bubbly and built for the first round, with Champagne and fresh orange juice giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Champagne and fresh orange juice
Mojito
A refreshing cocktail with mint, lime, and rum.
Ingredients: Mint, lime, rum, sugar, and soda water. Serve over ice.
Moscow Mule
A refreshing cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime, served in a signature copper mug.
Ingredients: Vodka, ginger beer and lime juice.
Paloma
Paloma is sharp, lively and properly structured, with Tequila, Grapefruit soda, Lime juice and Salt giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Tequila, Grapefruit soda, Lime juice, Salt. Serve over ice.
Passionfruit Pepper Spritz
A characterful cocktail built around tequila, passion fruit liqueur and pink pepper cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Passion fruit liqueur, Pink pepper cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Peach Vows Bellini
A characterful cocktail built around prosecco, peach liqueur and vanilla cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Prosecco, Peach liqueur, Vanilla cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Pearl Ginger Highball
A characterful cocktail built around vodka, pear syrup and citrus juice, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Pear syrup, citrus juice, Ginger cordial, Soda water. Serve well chilled.
Peony & Pear Fizz
A characterful cocktail built around gin, pear syrup and citrus juice, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Pear syrup, citrus juice, Peony syrup cordial, Soda water. Serve well chilled.
Rose Petal Fizz
A characterful cocktail built around gin, rose syrup and citrus juice, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Rose syrup, citrus juice, Strawberry cordial, Soda water. Serve well chilled.
Sea Breeze
A light and refreshing vodka cocktail with cranberry and grapefruit juice served in a highball glass over ice.
Ingredients: Vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice.
Strawberry Balsamic Sparkler
A characterful cocktail built around gin, strawberry liqueur and balsamic cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Strawberry liqueur, Balsamic cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.
Tom Collins
A refreshing gin cocktail with lemon juice, sugar, and soda water, served in a Collins glass.
Ingredients: Gin, lemon juice and simple syrup.
White Rose Royale
A characterful cocktail built around gin, rose liqueur and champagne cordial, finished with a clean, memorable lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Rose liqueur, Champagne cordial, sparkling wine. Serve well chilled.