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Our best ever cocktail and mocktail recipes

Mix, blitz and spritz your way to summer yum – cheers! - by Olivia Hart
  • 18 Dec 2020
Our best ever cocktail and mocktail recipes
Andre Martin

Starring seasonal fruit and aromatic herbs, these spectacular cocktails will have your thirst quenched in no time. Whether you like wine or spirits, there is a cocktail (and mocktail) creation for a grown-up celebration. 

To make cocktails like a pro, make sure you have all of the drink elements prepped and ready to go before your guests arrive.

For extra cold drinks, chill your glasses for a few hours before serving.

And don't forget to have lots of nibbles on hand, such as olives, crackers and nuts!

1. Roasted Strawberry Frosé

 This summery drink just might be the prettiest cocktail you'll ever make. 

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2. Aloha Cocktail

This golden cocktail was developed by St Cloud Eating House in Melbourne and is a fresh, fun take on a traditional Whiskey Sour.

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3. Sangria Cocktail

The summery cocktail you'll want all year around.

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4. 'Sunburnt' Hendricks Gin Cocktail

Get the party started with this refreshing cocktail. 

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5. No. 564 cocktail

This world-class cocktail was created by Lenny Opai at Bondi Icebergs.

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6. Best 'pearculiar' gin fizz cocktail

If you're skeptical about the combo of pear and gin, you're in for a happy surprise! This might be your new favourite cocktail. 

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7. Jelly Belly-inspired strawberry margarita

Lolly brand Jelly Belly have concocted a scrumptiously sinful strawberry margarita you won't want to stop at one with! 

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8. Raspberry Prosecco royale

Toast to the new year with this tasty twist on the classic champagne cocktail. 

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9. Mint, lime coconut mojito

This has all the traditional Cuban highball makings – rum, sugar, lime and mint – but adds refreshing coconut water.

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10. Frozen watermelon, orange and strawberry sunrise cocktail

This boozy slushie is the perfect way to unwind on a summers day. 

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11. Gingerbread man-inspired Moscow mule

If you still have some lingering Christmas spirit give this gingerbread cocktail a go. 

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12. Summery passionfruit martini

This simple cocktail is made with a surprising twist.

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13. Aussie summer mango spritz

Make this Aussie-style drink and plonk some Australia-shaped ice-cubes for an extra flair. 

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14. Summer fruit punch

This boozy fruit salad cocktail makes for the best-ever Christmas punch.

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15. Orange and Aperol granita with Prosecco splash

This fruity and fizzy Italian-inspired cocktail is just what you need to ring in the new year. 

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16. Strawberry and hibiscus champagne

Welcome the warmer weather with this refreshing cocktail.

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17. Cointreau pina margarita 

This traditional cocktail with a twist is not to be missed!

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18. Tropical frappe

Hosting a summery bash this NYE and looking for a fruity drink to match? This is the cocktail for you. 

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19. Champagne Aperol Punch

Serve up a bowl of this Champagne Aperol Punch for your guests this Christmas! 

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20. Champagne cosmopolitan cocktail

Keep cool through summer with a glass of this pretty cocktail, combining a classic Cosmopolitan cocktail with bubbles. 

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Rob Shaw

21. Nardini Ginepro cucumber

It takes only 2-steps to make this thirst-quenching cocktail. Bottom's up!

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22. Lychee, mint and passionfruit champagne

Get your weekend off to a good start with this crisp and energising Champagne cocktail. All you need is 4 ingredients and 10 minutes to spare. 

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Rob Shaw

23. Peach and Champagne bellini

What better way to celebrate the end of a working week than with a cocktail, or two? Toast to the holidays with this classic sweet tipple. 

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24. Raspberry and lavender cocktail

This pretty in pink cocktail is almost too cute to drink.

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Mocktails 

25. Alcohol-free margarita

A delicious update on the classic cocktail, reminiscent of the pine-lime Splice ice block!

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26. Ruby grapefruit, pineapple and lime margarita mocktail

If you love making cocktails more than drinking them then show off your mixologist skills with this delightful mocktail. 

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27. Red wine spritz mocktail

This delicious mocktail is made with a secret ingredient and pairs perfectly with a cheese board!

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28. Pina-coco mocktail

All the best summer flavours in one drink. We recommend serving it up in a coconut! 

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Now that you've chosen your cocktail, add a splash of Aussie to the mix with these Australia-themed ice cube trays!

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