
Spirits Handpicked by IWSC
The 6 best pre-mixed cocktails
It is only recently that the best pre-mixed cocktails have come into their own. In previous decades, the category was synonymous with excessively sugary, neon-coloured classic cocktails such as the ‘Long Island Iced Tea’.
Everything changed on the bar scene when IWSC’s Spirits Communicator 2019 Ryan Chetiyawardana – or Mr Lyan as he’s better known – starting developing his own pre-batched cocktails at his first bar, White Lyan, in 2013. Focused 100% on sustainability, White Lyan was the first cocktail bar in the world to use no perishables; no fruit and even no ice. His pre-batched classic cocktails such as the Bonfire Old Fashioned and Spotless Martini led the way when it came to packaging quality pre-mixed cocktails for a home audience.
Then, more recently, came the introduction of new, great-tasting gin & tonics, chilled in cans. Developed by industry heavyweights such as Gordon’s, as well as by craft brands including Sipsmith, it meant that everyone from picnic-goers to post-work train commuters discovered new, lip-smackingly refreshing pre-mixed cocktails.
Scroll down to see David T. Smith talking through some of the highlights from this year’s tasting of pre-mixed cocktails at the IWSC, and for six other standout performers from the judging.
Top Rated Bottles
Bottleproof Cocktails, Old Fashioned Cocktail

- RRP n/a

Greenall's, Gin & Sicilian Lemon Mixer

- RRP £1.50

Cutwater Spirits, Spicy Bloody Mary

- RRP n/a in UK

Tesco, Gin And Tonic

- RRP £1

Wild Knight Distillery, Espresso Martini

- RRP £29.95

Bloom, The Bramble Cocktail

- RRP £3

Six great pre-mixed cocktails
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