The best Platinum Jubilee cocktails to make at home this weekend

Publish date: 2024-08-18
What will you be sipping on over the Platinum Jubilee weekend? Picture: Getty/PH

By Alice Dear

From the Jubilee Mule to the Platinum Jubilee Negroni, these are all the cocktails you need to make over the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday celebrations are well underway with people across the UK marking the Queen's 70-year reign with street parties, BBQs and garden gatherings.

With the sun shining and the country in a period of celebration, there's never been a better time to start experimenting with cocktail making.

Here, we've collected some of the best Platinum Jubilee-themed cocktails to try over the weekend, from the Jubilee Mule to Platinum Jubilee Negroni:

The Cottage Delight Jamtini

Try something a bit different with the Cottage Delight Jamtini. Picture: PH

Ingredients

Method

  • In a large jug, mix special Cottage delight Jubilee Strawberry Jam, mint leaves, strawberries, and ice
  • Stir well until the jam has been evenly distributed and the strawberries and mint leaves are slightly crushed. 3.Add the grenadine, vodka and lemonade, mix together
  • Strain the mixture into ice filled cocktail glasses
  • Garnish with mint or a slice of fruit or both!

    • CleanCo's 'Clean Jubilee Garden Party' Cocktail

    The Clean Jubilee Garden Party Cocktail is perfect for non-alcohol drinkers. Picture: PH

    Ingredients

    Method

  • Add Clean G, a few dashes of bitters and elderflower tonic to a wine glass. Fill the glass with ice and layer cucumber slices throughout the drink, leaving one to go on top.

    • The Jubilee Mule

    The Jubilee Mule is the perfect cocktail for a sunny Bank Holiday. Picture: PH

    Ingredients

    Method

  • Muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker until crushed
  • Add diced cucumber and 2 lime wedges
  • Muddle until cucumber is crushed and limes have been juiced
  • Add more ice and vodka
  • Cover the shaker and shake until the outside has frosted
  • Strain the cocktail into a glass, top with ginger beer
  • Garnish with sliced cucumber

    • A Vodka Sunrise

    Have a toast to the Queen with a Vodka Sunrise. Picture: PH

    Ingredients

    Method

  • Muddle the raspberries, then build all the ingredients in a highball glass over large cubed ice
  • Stir gently while squeezing a wedge of lime
  • Finally, garnish with an additional wedge of lime, fresh raspberries & mint sprig
  • For a real retro throwback, garnish with a cocktail umbrella or glace cherry

    • The Platinum Jubilee Negroni

    The Platinum Jubilee Negroni is the perfect tipple for the Bank Holiday. Picture: PH

    Ingredients

    Method

  • Pour the CAMPARI, Gin and Dubonnet into the glass with ice, stir, add the garnishes, and enjoy!

    • The Tarqueenie

    Try the Tarqueenie this Bank Holiday weekend! Picture: PH

    Ingredients

    Method

  • Build over lots of ice in a large wine glass. Add the gin, dubonnet followed by the soda. Garnish with 3 Fresh Raspberries and a ribbon of cucumber and/or a sprig of mint

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