7 Ready-to-Drink and DIY Cocktails To Try At Home
Find your dose of weekend drinks in the comfort of your own home.
Bars and pubs are closed again in Hong Kong, so we have been thinking of ways to have a drink and wind down with our friends. Whether you are having a girls’ night in and want to try new premade cocktails, hosting a dinner party and want to stir up your own cocktails, or taking this opportunity to have a dry month, this article will help you find and create your perfect premade or homemade cocktails/mocktails!
If you are looking for premade cocktails, try:
LAIBA
If you are having a date night at home and want to impress your partner, three-time award-winning, craft-bottled LAIBA cocktails will undoubtedly wow them. Using only natural ingredients, LAIBA’s bottled cocktails have a shelf life of 18 to 36 months and are ready to serve. All you need to do is put ice in a glass, pour the cocktail, garnish, and enjoy!
M&S
Some say that simplicity is the essence of happiness, and we agree. Marks & Spencer’s simple yet delicious canned cocktails are ready to serve, it takes only 30 seconds to prepare your glass with ice, pour the drink and enjoy your premade cocktail. Head to a Marks & Spencer’s store to choose your vodka tonic, pink passion star martini, and more for this weekend.
Secco offers a selection of garnish and infusion to perfect your homemade concoction.
If you are looking to make your own cocktails, try:
Secco
Looking to spice up your own G&T? Secco may be just what you’re looking for. With sachets of specially selected fruits, botanicals and aromatics, you can naturally infuse a drink of your choice just the way a master mixologist would. Simply add a sachet of your favourite Secco recipe to your drink and let the dried leaves and fruits seep their natural flavours and colours into your beverage.
If alcohol is not for you, no worries. You can also add Secco sachets to any soft drink as well.
Lillet
If you are one for soft and fruity flavors, Lillet is the alcohol for your homemade cocktails. As a French wine-based aperitif, you can choose from rosé, white and red wines to consume on their own or in cocktails.
Whether you are looking for a tangy concoction, an appetite stimulant, or a refreshing thirst quencher, Lillet aperitifs will satisfy your cocktail cravings. Look for more of Lillet’s recipes here.
Fok Hing Gin
“Infused with the beautiful chaos of the place we call home, Fok Hing Gin is a simply delicious drink from a pretty complicated place.” Anyone who knows Hong Kong is familiar with all the lights, colors, sounds, atmosphere, variety and mayhem of the city, and Fok Hing Gin successfully distils it all into a drink. Consisting of a selection of ten 100% natural botanicals harvested from sustainable sources native to the city, making this truly a local Hong Kong gin.
Need recipes and inspirations for your homemade gin-based drinks? Check out Fok Hing Gin’s last word, gimlet, and gin martini recipes. If you want to explore more cocktail recipes, just refer to other recipes on their website!
Having a dry month? Try:
CEDER’s
Bars are closed now, you’ve spotted the perfect time to have a dry month, but you’re missing the flavours of a delectable alcoholic drink. Try CEDER’s award-winning distilled non-alcoholic spirit made with classic gin botanicals and other rare and exotic botanicals from the Cederberg region.
Take a look at CEDER’s extensive list of recipes you can follow to create your perfect mocktail!
OTO CBD Bitters
Looking to try something unusual? Why not add OTO’s CBD Bitters to your mocktail mix for a perfect night time winddown. Designed to amplify the flavors of mocktails, tonics, juices, and cocktails, these non-alcoholic CBD bitters bring a citrusy flavour profile with a hint of floral to enhance social experiences and support overall wellbeing.
To consume, add three to four dashes (40-60mg of CBD) of the vegan, all-natural CBD bitters to your drink and enjoy!
