Five of the best global cocktails

In all the bars in the world, there are so many amazing bar tenders and quirky cocktails available. Here we have put together five of the best to whet your appetite. Chin chin!

The Landings Affair

The Landings St Lucia, a luxurious five-star RockResorts property, is offering guests The Landings Affair! Situated on 19 spectacular beachfront acres on Rodney Bay, near the northern tip of St Lucia, there is no better way to relax than with this delicious cocktail.

Guests can chill out in The Yacht Haven Restaurant, with spectacular views over the azure blue Caribbean Sea, listening to tunes from a local steel drum band, while sipping The Landings Affair. Influenced by Caribbean ingredients, including blue cuacao, kokonut rum, crystal rum, pineapple juice and orange juice, the contents are shaken together and served in a coconut shell and garnished with a hibiscus flower.

The Gangster Moll

The Purple Palm at the Colony Palms Hotel, in Palm Springs Desert Resorts, was originally the fabled underworld den where nefarious enterprises were conducted by Detroit mobster Al Wertheimer of the notorious Purple Gang during the 1930s Prohibition era, (hence the name of the Purple Palm Restaurant).

The Colony Palms Hotel has recently undergone a $16 million refurbishment and been resurrected to its vintage Hollywood glam, spun with Spanish and Moroccan influences, and is a glamorous yet understated boutique of 21st century cool with a hip new dining spot – the Purple Palm Restaurant

The Gangster Moll - created with Champagne and St Germain, and garnished with a strawberry - is served to guests luxuriating at the outdoor bar, where the view of the pool is framed by gorgeous mountain vistas, and captivates with the sheer sensuality of the setting that originally attracted Wertheimer and his cohorts.

Hole in One

Around the globe, the Fairmont name is associated with some of the world’s most thrilling golf experiences. In the Scottish countryside, the Fairmont St Andrews offers guests the toughest challenge on the course and the finest reward to celebrate the great game – the Hole in One!

The 17th Hole at the Kittocks course, Fairmont St Andrews, is renowned for being a mischievous diablo that starts with a blind tee shot and doesn’t get any easier, forcing golfers to keep their wits about them. With breathtaking views over the sea and golden beaches of St Andrews, the course lays out devilish challenges such as unseen trouble spots and deep bunkers. Inspired by the Kittocks’ infamous signature hole, the Hole is One serves up Glenmorangie, one of Scotland’s finest single-malt Scotches, ‘on the rocks’ (golf balls made of ice) and is the ideal end to a hair-raising round!

Veronica’s Margarita

Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos, at the tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, is serving Veronica’s Margarita at its Tequila & Ceviche bar. Named after the talented member of staff who created the cocktail concoction, Veronica’s Margarita is made using the Nopal cactus - an incredible plant, native to the Baja region – and tequila.

Natives of the region have long used the Nopal cactus, as early Baja healers knew it was a bountiful plant with terrific medicinal qualities. They can be found in Latin food markets throughout Mexico. The Nopal cactus contains 17 amino acids, eight of which are essential in the human diet, fibre, minerals, and vitamins. Nopal can also help control obesity by preventing fat build-up and diminishing cellulite and fluid retention, not to mention it gives an energy boost and elevates your mood and helps detoxify the liver and the body in general.

The other key ingredient in Veronica’s Margarita is tequila. Made from the Blue Agave plant, tequila is native to Mexico and the favourite drink of the country.

High Tea Martini

The Hotel Shangri-La will be serving up the sumptuous High Tea Martini cocktail to guests, created using the ingredients; Bombay Sapphire Gin, Earl Grey Tea, Cointreau and Dundee Marmalade.

The word Shangri-La suggests the imagery of exoticism in the Orient. Hotel Shangri-La, the iconic hotel in Santa Monica, introduces its signature drink, a High Tea Martini that evokes the sights, smells and tastes of the mythical Shangri-La with its combination of Eastern and British ingredients and flavours. The High Tea Martini also complements the nostalgic tone and atmosphere that the Hotel Shangri-La embodies.

Guests can feel as if they are visiting the fictional earthly paradise when sipping this orange-hued drink while gazing at a stunning sunset at the Hotel Shangri-La’s rooftop bar, Suite 700, overlooking the picturesque Pacific Ocean.

For more information, visit Fairmont.com.