Like cocktails? Like drinking cocktails in a trendy spot? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The Terrace at Rosewood London is now home to a pop-up GQ Bar in association with premium gin Tanqueray No. TEN. The hotel’s picturesque Edwardian courtyard provides a little-known secluded sanctuary just off High Holborn, and it’s the perfect sun trap to catch those delightful summer rays.

Alongside a breakfast and lunch menu, the pop-up also features a specially curated cocktail menu. If you want to impress your pals at your next BBQ, we’ve discovered three of the best cocktail recipes from the GQ Bar. Let’s get sipping:

GQ Bar Cocktail Recipes: South Side Fizz

A refreshing fizz fit for summer with notes of lemon and organic Moroccan mint grown atop of Rosewood London in the rooftop garden.

Ingredients: 

  • 50ml Tanqueray No. TEN
  • 20ml Elderflower liqueur
  • Sicilian lemon tonic
  • Organic Moroccan mint
  • Lime wedge
  • Moroccan mint garnish

Method: 

  1. Shake the gin, elderflower liqueur, and mint together in a shaker with ice.
  2. Pour into the highball glass over crushed ice and top with lemon tonic.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge and Moroccan mint.

 GQ Bar Cocktail Recipes: White Negroni

A slightly sweeter, summer inspired take on the classic Negroni, Campari is switched with Suze Vermouth to create the perfect patio apéritif.

Ingredients: 

  • 25ml Tanqueray No. TEN
  • 25ml Suze Vermouth
  • 25ml Aperitivo Cocchi Americano Bianco Dash of grapefruit bitters method Grapefruit slice garnish

Method: 

  1. In an Old Fashioned glass, add all ingredients over ice.
  2. Stir and garnish with a grapefruit slice.

GQ Bar Cocktail Recipes: Tanqueray No. TEN Gin and Tonic

The classic gin and tonic using Tanqueray No. TEN gin, a citrusy spirit created to showcase the passion and attention to detail that Charles Tanqueray stood for. The quadruple- distillation process ensures a velvety smooth final gin perfectly accompanied by tonic.

Ingredients: 

  • 50ml Tanqueray No. TEN gin
  • 125ml tonic
  • Slice of fresh grapefruit

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients into a highball glass over ice.
  2. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

Photo Credit: Addie Chinn