Extreme cocktailing is now the norm with mixologists hunting for the most unique vessels to up their cocktail game. Here we bring you the 20 most curious and bizarrely fantastic parties-in-a-glass in London and NYC. Salud!
1. Get your freak on and down an insect
Join The Colony | Artesian, London | £18-
Absolut Elyx, wheat, almond, juniper, bergamot
2. Party on the ceiling with the Mad Hatter’s top hat
The Mad Hatter | Barts, London | Serves 4-6 | £90
Russian Standard vodka, spiced berries & apple, topped with prosecco
3. Knock back a beaver
Here’s Buddy | Beaver Lodge, London | $12
Beaver Moonshine and apricot liqueur, cranberry juice, passionfruit juice
4. Go loco for a coco-nut
Coconut | ZZ’s Clam Bar, NYC | $20
Trinidadian rum, Acacia honey, smoked cinnamon
5. Get jingled on a jam jar
The Godfather Sour | The Shop NW10, London | £8
Rebel Yell bourbon, amaretto agave, lime juice, orange bitters
6. Sip from a sweetheart
Vera Lynn | Cahoots, London | ~£10
Tanqueray No.TEN gin, ginger wine, apple juice, elderflower cordial, pear purée, fresh lime
7. Misbehave with a poptail
Poppy Horror | Adventure Bar Convent Garden, London | Serves 5-8 | £22-59
Eristoff vodka, blackcurrant liqueur, fresh lemon juice, sugar, prosecco, lipstick, handcuffs
8. Intrigue with a brass pineapple
Pineapple | ZZ’s Clam Bar, NYC | $20
American gin, house limoncello, chamomile
9. Get horsed on a horse head
Horse Head | Bunga Bunga, London | Serves 3 | £55
Don Julio Blanco tequila, Ratafia black cherry liqueur, cranberry juice
10. Make sparks fly with a light bulb
Flower | The Standing Room, NYC | $12
Dry gin, lavender, elderflower, cranberry
11. Take a swig from a flaming skull…
Flaming Zombie | The Escapologist, London | £11.50
Bacardi Oro, dark rum, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, mango, passion fruit, pineapple juice, over-proof rum
12. …or a gloriously pink one
Disco Skull | Simmons, London | Serves 4 | £35
Malibu, apple juice, cold brew Earl Grey tea, fresh lime juice, raspberries, lime wedges, sugar syrup
13. Be all class with a Chemex coffee maker
Tahitian Coffee | Slowly Shirley, NYC | Serves 2 | $35
Plantation Barbados rum, Campo de Encnato pisco, house falernum, honey, guava, passion fruit, orange, lime, cold brew coffee
14. Get spiritual with a porcelain Buddha
Cardamom | ZZ’s Clam Bar, NYC | $20
Gin, vanilla, VEP Chartreuse
15. Enjoy a tipple from an Italian
Supermario Monti | Bunga Bunga, London | £12
Fresh cucumber muddled with Hendrick’s gin, mixed with elderflower cordial, apple juice, 7UP
16. Put away a can or two
Jamo & Ginger Cha-Chunker | Genuine Liquorette, NYC | $10.10+tax
Jameson irish whiskey, ginger ale, bitters, lemon
Photo credit: Genuine Liquorette
17. Mystify with an alcoholic capsicum
Cucumber | The Standing Room, NYC | $12
Spicy tequila, cucumber, lime, bell pepper
Photo credit: @pierangeliwit
18. Pick a vintage hit with a raspberry-kissed teacup
Bikini Martini | Simmons, London | £9
Vodka, Chambord raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice
19. Have a cereal-sly good night with a milk bottle
American Cereal Killer | The Clocktower’s Gold Bar, NYC |$16
Michter’s bourbon, cheerios milk, Madagascan vanilla syrup, Angostura bitters
20. Defeat Jaws
The Shark’s Eye | Mother Of Pearl, NYC | $15
Passion fruit, lemon, maraschino, curacao, bourbon, Tiki bitters
