This winter, Londoners can indulge in cocktails full of festive flavours and Christmas cheer with our pick of seasonal serves from the city’s top bartenders. 

This diverse selection of cocktails caters for all tastes over the festive season

In the colder months, bartenders in the bustling city have opted for traditional festive flavours such as cinnamon, nutmeg and spices.

Hot drinks also feature prominently in our list, making the perfect seasonal sippers on cold and blustery nights.

In this round-up, we take a look at some of the cocktails recommended by London’s top bartenders  – from bold, boozy libations to sweet and creamy serves.

Uncle Barts’ Whiskey Winter Warmer – Barts, Chelsea

Ingredients: 100ml Uncle Barts’ secret recipe mulled wine, 15ml Woodford Reserve Bourbon, 5ml creme de mure.

Jack Frost Tippling As He Goes – Cahoots, Soho

Ingredients: 25ml Gentleman Jack Bourbon Tennessee Whiskey, 25ml Martini Riserva Speciale Bitter Aperitif, 10ml Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Whiskey Liqueur, 35ml mulled wine cordial.

Alpine Spritz – Lobby Bar at The London Edition, Soho

Ingredients: 40ml Grey Goose, 10ml green Chartreuse, 10ml Oakmoss Syrup, 25ml citric acid, soda (to top), two dash absinthe (optional).

The Boodles Cocktail – The Donovan Bar at Brown’s Hotel, Mayfair

Ingredients: 50ml Hoxton Pink Gin, 10ml lemon juice, 10ml cherry blossom homemade sugar, 10ml Cocchi Rosa, soda (to top), absinthe (optional).

Dreich Day Punch – Punch Room at The London Edition, Soho

Ingredients: 40ml Hendricks, 25ml red currant syrup, 2.5ml lemon juice, 125ml of Nepalese and chocolate tea, two dashes of absinthe (or anise), two dashes of chilli bitter.

Belle of St Clement – Mint Gun Club, Stoke Newington

Ingredients: 10ml St-Germain, 5ml mandarin acacia honey syrup, 80ml hot Silver Tip Jasmine Tea, two drops of rosemary droplets/tincture.

Bianco Natale – Quaglinos, St James

Ingredients: Cointreau, cacao white, yellow Chartreuse, lemon juice, egg white, chocolate bitters with a dark chocolate garnish.

Skylight Cobbler – Skylight, Wapping

Ingredients: Bombay Sapphire, 30et40, lemon juice, peach syrup, sugar syrup and topped with plum bitters.

Gingerbread Espresso Martini – The Ivy Chelsea Garden, Chelsea

Ingredients: Wyborowa Vodka, Bepi Tosolini Expre liqueur, espresso shot and gingerbread syrup.

Clementine and Dark Chocolate Martinez – Duck & Waffle

Ingredients: Star of Bombay Gin, Martini Robino, maraschino, distilled clementine, dark chocolate.

Tiffany & Co 23-carat gold cocktails – Searcys Champagne Bar, St Pancras

Ingredients: Cognac, mandarin liqueur, sugar and a dash of bitters, topped with Veuve Clicquot. Garnished with 23 carat gold flakes and fresh mandarin.