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Circus cocktail
This brandy and blackberry spiked cocktail is the perfect autumn aperitif
witching hour cocktail
This silky cocktail features tequila, chai tea and velvety espresso
dragonfly cocktail
This dragonfly cocktail, provided by Will Barker of The Dark Horse in Bath, is an aromatic infusion of brandy, lemon, apricot and syrupy demerara - delish
Blackberry
Roo Allison, landlady and cocktail connoisseur at The Catherine Wheel in Marshfield, shares her blackberry beauty recipe
Knightor negroni
Raise a glass to the weekend with this Cornish negroni recipe
Mulled wine
Costas Kkolos shares his traditional mulled wine recipe
Pineapple Agua Fresca
This zesty mocktail from Frobishers is the perfect softy to enjoy all summer long, and you can always add a dash of rum if you’re feeling fruity
Breakfast martini
Matt Terry of the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth shares his breakfast martini recipe
Doogh
Salma Hage shares her cooling doogh recipe
Mulled Cider
We're adding a shot of rum to our mulled cider this year. It is Christmas after all ...
Festive cocktails Santa's Stocking
Start the festive break off in style by welcoming your guests with this cocktail from Southernhay House mixologists McBar and Paulie
Willie Harcourt-Cooze shares his recipe for Aztec hot chocolate
Vanilla and cinnamon hot chocolate recipe
Chris Tanner shares his indulgent vanilla and cinnamon hot chocolate recipe
Festive Negroni
Get the party started with this festive Negroni recipe
Spiced hot cider cup recipe image
Drinks pro Susy Atkins shares her recipe for spiced hot cider cup
Sloe gin recipe
Make the Christmas classic yourself this year
English summer cup poptails recipe
Laura Fyfe shares her recipe for adults-only Pimms's popsicles
Cardamom poptails recipe
Laura Fyfe shares her recipe for boozy cardamom poptails
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