Best bottled cocktails, taste tested 2025

Looking for the best bottled cocktails to try? Premium pre-bottled cocktails have become increasingly popular as a way for us to enjoy our favourite drinks readymade, with minimal fuss and kit needed.

Here are some of our favourites and, if you’re inspired to make your own, try our recipe for a pre-bottled dirty martini. You can also order drinks online and explore our favourite online bottle shops to stock up your home bar.

Best bottled cocktails at a glance

• Best flavoured margarita: Fink's Cherry Margarita, £36
• Best bottled mai tai: Tom Savano Caribbean Mai Tai, £27
• Best bottled paloma: Black Lines Paloma, £20
• Best bottled gin cocktail: No 3 Last Word, £31
• Best bottled daiquiri: The Umbrella Project Banana Daiquiri, £16
• Best clear bottled margarita: Mirror Margarita, £25
• Best chilli bottled margarita: Pimentae Tommy's Chilli Margarita, £29.95
• Best bottled cocktails for parties: Soho Street cocktails, from £28.99
• Best bottled cocktail subscription: Charlie's Classic Cocktails, £35 a month
• Best bottled negroni mixed by bar tenders: Bar Termini Negroni Bergamot, £38.95
• Best spicy bottled margarita: Black Lines Spicy Tommy's Margarita, £24

Best bottled cocktails 2025

Fink's Cherry Margarita

• Available from Delli (£36)

Best flavoured margarita

A cherry-flavoured margarita sounds unusual, but cherry works surprisingly well in this agave cocktail – the tangy, floral flavours of the fruit harmonise nicely with the tequila. The North London café Fink’s uses cherry brandy and cherry bitters, along with tequila and lime, for a bright and fruity margarita with floral notes.

Available from:
Delli (£36)

Tom Savano Caribbean Mai Tai

• Available from Amazon (£27)

Best bottled mai tai

Travel the world with these pre-bottled cocktails made using artisan spirits from small-batch producers. This lively, spiced, tropical cocktail combines four different craft rums from Panama, Martinique and Mauritius with almond liqueur, tiki bitters and lime. Pour over ice, put on your boldest patterned shirt and pretend you’re in a tiki bar.

Available from:
Amazon (£27)

Black Lines Paloma

• Available from Black Lines (£20), Master of Malt (£19)

Best bottled paloma

This slightly sparkling cocktail makes a refreshing aperitif for hassle-free entertaining. Olmeca Blanco tequila is lifted with fragrant grapefruit soda and fresh citrus, while Maldon salt adds a savoury edge. Just pour over ice from the sleek bottle and serve with a slice of fresh grapefruit.

Available from:
Black Lines (£20)

No 3 Last Word

• Available from Amazon (£31), Master of Malt (£32.42)

Best bottled gin cocktail

A modern spin on a classic cocktail, the Last Word, using No 3 London dry gin. Clean citrus and floral flavours, with a satisfyingly boozy kick from the gin.

Available from:

• Amazon (£31)
• Master of Malt (£32.42)

The Umbrella Project Banana Daiquiri

• Available from The Umbrella Project (£16)

Best bottled daiquiri

Featuring banana de brasil, tropical oleo, Cabby's Small Batch Rum and lime, this is a lovely modern take on a kitsch classic – light, silky and bright, with bags of tropical flavour.

Available from:

• The Umbrella Project (£16)

Mirror Margarita

• Available from Sainsbury's (£25)

Best clear bottled margarita

East London bar Hacha is famed for its elegant crystal-clear twist on a margarita and you can now buy it ready made to drink at home. Made with Patrón silver tequila (there's also a smoky mezcal version available), homemade sour mix, cane syrup and grapefruit oils, it's subtle, delicate and less aggressively mouth-puckering than a classic marg, but still with that requisite zesty bite as well as a smooth, silky texture.

Available from:

• Sainsbury's (£25)

Pimentae Tommy's Chilli Margarita

• Available from Not on the High Street (£22)

Best chilli bottled margarita

Orange liqueur is traditionally used to sweeten a margarita, but a tommy's margarita swaps in agave syrup for a lighter, fresher take on the classic cocktail. This zippy version, from new brand Pimentae, also comes laced with chilli for a fiery kick. Pour into a salt-rimmed glass and garnish with fresh chilli. We also love the beautiful bottle and its surrealism-inspired label design by London artist Kit Lintin.

Available from:

• Not on the High Street (£22)

Soho Street cocktails

• Available from Click 'n' Drink (from £28.99)

Best bottled cocktails for parties

Coming in 1.5l pouches, these pre-mixed cocktails are the ultimate party hack. Just pour some into a shaker with ice and serve to your guests.

Available from:

• Click 'n' Drink (from £28.99)

Charlie's Classic Cocktails

• Available from Charlie's Cocktails (from £35 a month)

Best bottled cocktail subscription

Craving a classic tipple? These single-serve drinks come in pleasingly chunky square bottles and focus on canonical cocktails such as martinis, negronis and manhattans – all pre-diluted so you only need to chill before serving. Drinks come with a unique garnish – tiny atomiser bottles full of citrus peel oils so you can add a fragrant spritz to your drink (in place of a citrus twist). We added an aromatic orange accent to our super-smooth, well-balanced old fashioned, as well their gently herbaceous negroni.

Available from:

• Charlie's Cocktails (from £35 a month)

Bar Termini Negroni Bergamot

• Available from untitled drinks (£38.95)

Best bottled negroni mixed by bar tenders

A blend of London dry gin, Italian vermouth and bitters infused with bergamot – with a sweet, floral note that makes it all too easy to knock back. This negroni is a real winner. Sip while snacking on a bowl of buttery Nocellara olives.

Available from:

• untitled drinks (£38.95)

Black Lines Spicy Tommy's Margarita

• Available from Black Lines (£24)

Best spicy bottled margarita

This take on a tommy’s margarita (where the triple sec is swapped for agave syrup) is super-smooth and at 12.7% ABV a little gentler than a classic marg, which makes it perfect for those who find the bolshy booziness of the original cocktail a little too much. Black Lines have also added a hint of chilli, which adds a pleasingly spicy kick to the drink that compliments the tequila.

Available from:
Black Lines (£24)

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