It is a great time to enjoy the creative and diverse cocktails the city has to offer, in sunlit courtyards, bright rooms and chic, cooling basement bars. The best cocktail bars in London The drinks are designed as aperitivo and are refreshing and playful – their namesake, the Gemišt, is a Croatian wine spritz which will quench any summer thirst; the Spicy Marg uses scotch bonnet and Lillet Blanc; the Alsace 75 is with mirabelle eau de vie and cremant d’Alsace; and a star of the show is the Sauerkraut (vodka) martini served from stainless steel flasks to keep it ice cold.