If there’s one thing I love – it’s cocktails. There’s so much variety and they always look delicious. Its a drink I order at the start of every meal and when friends come over it’s what we serve. With that in mind I wanted to share with you some of my favourites, the inspirational love behind them and most importantly – how to make them!

Pimm’s No1  & Lemonade in the Suffolk Countryside

Ahh, the classic Pimm’s No1 & Lemonade. When Summer arrives it’s the first cocktail of choice and has some very nostalgic memories for me going back to my first flat, university days and family home in the Suffolk countryside. BBQ’s in the garden, cocktail making in the kitchen and the desperate chilling of lemonade after everyone turns up hours too early than they’re supposed to. As well as all its deliciousness, it also makes me feel rather patriotic, Pimm’s is and has been a very British drink for years, spawning its life from a family in Kent who then became an owner of an oyster bar in the centre of London. It also serves as to aid digestion (any excuse).

Piña Colada’s in Tropical Jersey

“If you like Pina Colada’s, and getting caught in the rain” – famous words by Rupert Holmes to a very famous song. If you were born in the 70/80’s this will most certainly be your Summer theme tune and it’s most certainly mine. I may have only been born in the late 80’s but this classic cocktail was still booming in the 90’s and continues to be a drink which everyone loves, but oddly never orders. It has that slightly camp and flamboyant reputation (probably why I love it) which is always imagined poolside. Without fail, every time I arrive on holiday and step onto a pool or beach – the Pina Colada is my first choice. Even recently in Jersey I was sipping it while looking over the tropical style scenes. Most importantly it’s a drink which has created so many memories for me and I hope will continue to do so for years to come.

Blue Lagoon in The City

You know when Summer has arrived once the Blue Lagoon appears. A vibrant blue coloured cocktail infused with Blue Curaçao Liqueur. One looks at this drink will get you thinking of only one thing – the tropical seas of the Caribbean. A drink popular in the 1970’s this cocktail has been part of my life for longer than I can remember and London as a city knows how to do them well. The bars of Camden and Soho particularly seem to be at home with this drink , but the financial district does it best and has the river views to compliment it. There’s something about the River Thames which is so relaxing and with the ever evolving London skyline – makes drinking here even more alluring.

Besides my top tipples there are so many other drinks which have made their way into a piece of my life. The Mojito with its zesty minty mojo – perfect for a Friday night. The refined and classy Cosmopolitan for while I’m hitting up the rooftop bars of New York City. A shaken, but not stirred Martini in a Chateaux on the banks of Paris and of course – a Bloody Mary for an early morning recovery.

What’s your favourite Summer cocktail? I’d love to hear in the comments section below!

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