11 best bottled cocktails for your drinks trolley in 2025

Score: 88/100

While this isn’t strictly a bottle, we had to share this genius pre-mixed cocktail from Sainsbury’s, which comes in a 1.5L bag-in-a-box, ready for your next drinks party.

The amped up espresso martini has been elevated with salted caramel, which adds a rich, velvety butterscotch note that’s not in the least artificial. Our panel loved it, and at just 5% ABV, it’s the ultimate easy drinking cocktail.

Score: 86/100

As cocktails go, the negroni is an easy one to create. Containing equal measures of gin, Campari and vermouth, the key to a perfect serve is the quality of the spirits — and that’s where Moore House comes in.

The vermouth is the star of the show here, adding a pleasingly bitter, herbaceous note, followed by bright orange, a touch of salt and botanical gin. Pour over ice, stir and garnish with an orange twist, and you're good to go.

Score: 81/100

Using quality ingredients, this is a classic espresso martini done right. Not too sweet or too bitter, our panel found Kocktail's version incredibly smooth and easy to drink, with a caramelised, smoky aroma.

Score: 79/100

Tails has created a top-notch espresso martini — just add to a shaker for the obligatory frothy top. Sweet, creamy and oh-so-smooth — there’s no better way to round off your evening.

Score: 79/100

As you can see, espresso martinis featured heavily in our taste test, and Aldi’s take was also a hit with our testers. Unusually, it has a rum base (rather than the traditional vodka), which adds a light smokiness. Sweet and nutty with a long-lasting coffee finish, we’ll be serving this alongside dessert.

Score: 79/100

Like liquid sunshine, if you could bottle the feeling of being on holiday, this would be it! The notes of pineapple and coconut are natural-tasting and refreshing, refraining from being too sweet. Just add ice and turn up the heating for instant summer vibes.

Score: 78/100

We love Daylesford’s contemporary take on the classic cosmopolitan. Instead of vodka, the brand combines tart plum, pink peppercorn-infused gin and red vermouth, to create a flavour reminiscent of sloe gin.

Testers enjoyed the light ginger and cinnamon spice, which added a zingy flourish to this sweet sipper. We recommend freezing your martini glass or coupe before serving.

Score: 77/100

Granted, this is clearly a canned cocktail, rather than a bottle, but we'll let that slide as Moth (which stands for Mix of Total Happiness) is on to a good thing.

Comprised of Enemigo tequila, triple sec, lime and salt, each dinky can is a single serve. Zesty and smooth, there’s none of the elbow grease normally associated with margaritas, like squeezing all those limes — all you need to do is pour over ice.

Score: 77/100

ASDA's fruity vodka-based cocktail combines sweet clementine with tart pomegranate and refreshing lime, while cinnamon and nutmeg add a warming, spicy note. Shake over ice, pour into a martini glass and add a clementine and cranberry garnish to serve. Et voila!

Score: 74/100

We’re always open to clever cocktail innovation, and this fun twist includes real bananas on top of the classic gin, vermouth and bitter trio. But make no mistake, this is a proper negroni at its heart, with a powerful thwack of bitter orange, which keeps the well-integrated, natural-tasting banana in check. Impressive stuff!

We also recommend checking out the brand's Chocolate Negroni, which scored 72/100 and is every bit as decadent as it sounds.

Score: 74/100

From Ryan Chetiyawardana — aka one of the best barmen in the world — Mr Lyan’s Diamond Rickey delivers in both the sweet and sour stakes.

A cross between old-school sherbet lemons and lime cordial, enjoy straight up over ice, or add tonic and a wedge of grapefruit for a longer drink.