Drinks

Incredible gin cocktails

From a classic negroni and the ultimate G&T recipe, our collection of quick and easy gin cocktails are guaranteed to get you in the mood for celebrating.

Useful cocktail making kit

Look the part with our list of useful cocktail kit. Just remember that it doesn’t have to be expensive to add an edge to your mixing skills

Sumptuous summer recipes

Make the most of sunny alfresco eating with our gorgeous summer recipes that celebrate the best of the season.

How to use baked apricots

Celebrate apricot season with our easy apricot recipes, perfect for using up a glut of apricots, including quick summer breakfasts and a summer cocktail idea.

Store-cupboard cocktails

From tea bags & tinned fruit to jars of olives & spices, a raid of the larder can help make a delicious store-cupboard cocktail in just a couple of shakes.

14 winter warmers

Keep warm with our favourite winter warmers and hot drinks, from cosy cuppas to spiced cocktails.

Beer and food matching

Beer has become part of a renaissance in British food, just as local, sustainable ingredients grown and cooked with love and passion have.

Sugar and spice and all things iced

Georgina Hayden fills us in on her favourite puds to whip up in the summer. Think jelly, ice lollies and fro-yo...

Dainty I ain’t: beer pairing at Le Gavroche

We’re invited to an ultra-fancy restaurant to pair beautiful food with even more beautiful beers – although we’re baffled by the glasses.

Cooking with beer

Not only do you get all those glorious beer flavours in the food, but it often works as a shortcut in cooking.

Maltese wine – blessed by ancient gods

Jim Tanfield goes to a Maltese vineyard near the ancient capital of Mdina trying the beautiful chardonnay and surprisingly excellent merlot.

Chocolate and beer: a sweet surprise

Great matching isn’t about matching flavours, it’s about finding new ones. This combination is going right to the top of my new favourites.

How to make sloe gin

As two months is the minimum time it needs to be perfect, and as it’s now nearing Christmas, here's our foolproof for how to make sloe gin.

Drip-filter coffee and the pour-over method

Our best beers for Christmas

Beer is the most popular drink in the world, so here is a list of some of our best beers for Christmas.

Union Coffee – a roast for winter

Battle of the bubbles

Standing in the wine aisle of your local supermarket wishing desperately that you knew more about which kind of bubbles to buy this Christmas? Don’t fear, the simple guide to picking your perfect sparkling tipple is here.

New beer trends for 2014

Beer trend predictions for 2014 with the Craft Beer Channel.

How beer is made

How beer is made with Brains Craft Brewery.

Valentine's food & wine

I’ve matched some great Jamie recipes with some gorgeous wines to make your Valentine's Day all the better.

Cooking with beer – Aussie lamb shoulder

Rich Keam shares a gorgeous Aussie recipe for cooking lamb with beer. Let’s face it, who doesn’t like a great cut of meat and a beer to match?

Baking bread with beer

The idea may sound a bit mad, but the history of beer and bread are inextricably linked - so check out these two incredibly simple beer bread recipes.

Irish coffee for St Patrick’s Day

Everything you need to know to make yourself the perfect Irish coffee, from a brief look at its history to the wonderfully simple recipe itself.

The best Australian wine

As Jamie’s trip comes to a close, I thought it a good time to write about a few of my favourite wines from a country that is still a little misunderstood.

Cooking with Cocktails: Sorted

Bloody Mary beef, Mojito fruit salad... There are more ways to get cocktails into your food than you think!

Homemade soda: honey clementine fizz

Homemade soda is easy and much better for you than store-bought, and a Honey clementine fizz is the perfect drink to quench your thirst on a warm afternoon.

Beer cocktails: mix it up

Pale ale margarita, Beer gin fizz, Espresso beer martini... These beer cocktails are what you need this weekend.

How to make the Oliver’s Twist cocktail

Have a look at our guide to making Jamie's signature cocktail, the Oliver's twist - featuring gin, beer, elderflower, and chilli-infused honey.

Happy hour: cocktail jargon 101

There’s a cocktail for everybody, which can be a bit overwhelming – so here is my super-simple jargon buster for you aspiring mixologists.

Wine cocktails: Jay’s Last Say

Wine cocktails aren't common, so we've come up with a wicked twist on ‘The Last Word’; an old gin classic favoured by prohibition anarchists.

Incredible boozy iced tea

If you’re looking for an impressive drink for a party, look no further than this gorgeous and totally from-scratch alcoholic iced tea recipe.

Homemade citrus-infused vodka

Infused vodkas are so easy to make, and are great when served to party guests as ice-cold vodka shots or as part of longer, citrus-based cocktails.

Two perfect Easter wines

Easter lunch is of the great foodie celebrations of the year, so I’m going to gently roll two grape varieties in your direction to make sure it’s perfect.

Gasping for a proper cuppa in India

India is one of the world’s biggest producers of tea leaves, so I had expected to be in for a real treat. Unfortunately I was thoroughly disappointed!

Tropical cocktails: Lychee mojito

There are many fantastic tropical cocktails, but this is one of my new favourites – a Lychee Mojito, inspired by my Mauritian heritage and love of lychees!

Behind the bar: Simone Caporale, cocktail maestro

We caught up Simone Caporale, Drinks Tube’s cocktail maestro, on set on a rooftop in East London and asked all about his roots.