Quarantini Hour: 5 DIY Cocktail Delivery Kits Shipping Throughout the UK

Last updated on February 24th, 2021 at 09:50 pm

With staying in very much having become the new going out, we’re all looking for ways to spice up our evenings and weekends indoors. We’ve rounded up five of our favourite cocktail delivery boxes in the UK, so you can say gooodbye to yet another Zoom quiz, and hello to bar quality cocktails without even having to change out of your loungewear.

There’s something special about being able to mix and shake up your own cocktails (and they always taste nicer!), so all of the cocktail delivery boxes below include the ingredients for an evening of cocktail shaking, rather than being pre-mixed. With Christmas parties off the agenda this year, these DIY cocktails are also perfect to deliver to each in a party for a virtual cocktail making evening, whether that be with colleagues, family or your squad. They would also make beautiful gifts!

DIY Cocktail Delivery Kits in the UK

Botanical Bubbles

Launching a cocktail delivery service alongside running their gorgeous mobile bars, Matt and Emily at Botanical Bubbles supply all you need to make incredible cocktails at home. When 2020 put a stop to events (and, let’s face it, most other fun), Ebby the horse box bar and Polly the pallet bar got a temporary rest from serving at events, while Botanical Bubbles developed their cocktail boxes.

The perfect little vintage inspired packages include pre-measured ingredients and all garnishes (including home-grown herbs) needed for a bar quality cocktail, at home. Whilst single cocktail boxes (one cocktail, two servings) are £20 and include originals such as the spicy senorita or knickerbocker bubbles (this looks incred for rum lovers!), there are also sharing cocktail boxes available (two cocktails, four servings) including martinis, the ‘time for tea’ duo and a combo that will take you right back to sipping cocktails by a pool in sunnier climates.

Our favourite offering of them all? The Secret Santa box. Designed to spice up those Zoom calls for a group of friends, colleagues or family, Botanical Bubbles will assign each person someone else in the group to buy a box for. After choosing which cocktail they think suits their recipient best from a list of seven, the surprise cocktails will be delivered for the ultimate virtual cocktail party! In addition, Botanical Bubbles are putting an end to all awkward virtual work socials, with their corporate cocktail masterclasses. Once each colleague receives their cocktail box, the pros will show you how to shake them up in an interactive 30 minute masterclass. Sign me up!

Purchase: www.botanicalbubbles.co.uk
Prices: Begin at £20 for 2 cocktail kits
Delivery: Cocktail delivery boxes shipped UK wide, hand delivered to the villages between Guildford, Godalming, Cranleigh, Billinghurst & Horsham 
Anything else to know?: With a pledge to being as eco-friendly as possible (a huge yes from me), be sure to keep your glass bottles as they’ll be collected and reused

Little Nan’s

Lockdown cocktails = locktails!

You all know my love for Little Nan’s by now, and there’s great news in that after such roaring success delivering to the local area during the first lockdown, Little Nan’s now offer UK wide cocktail delivery of their incredible concotions. Starting at £52 for 18 cocktails, Little Nan’s ‘locktails’ offer better value than many supermarket tipples, and you definitely won’t find a King Del Boy or Queen Pat Butcher in the supermarket. Each cocktail delivery box is unique to Little Nan’s, from the gin and Campari flavours of the Mr Motivator, to the vodka and rum filled Sir Lionel Richie.

Full instructions are included, alongside cocktail decorations, party cups, mystery gifts and secret funs, gold straws, pic n mix, and a booze measurer. Everything you need to create these beauties at home! And at double strength, these are sure to keep your party of six (who knows what the rules will be by Christmas?!) grooving.

Purchase: little-nans-bar.myshopify.com/
Prices: Begin at £52 for 18 cocktails
Delivery: Cocktail delivery shipped UK wide, or pick up from the Deptford bar
Anything else to know?: Full write up of Little Nan’s Deptford here

Create Cocktails

Established in 2004, Create Cocktails provide exceptional stress-free bar solutions for both corporate and private events. What could be more stress free than having delicious cocktails delivered to your door during lockdown?! Separating them from other cocktail delivery boxes on the market are Create’s classy festive flavours; a Festive Negroni, Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini (omg yes please) or Spiced Passionstar Martini are sure to get you in the festive spirit. All kits include the relevant ingredients, a recipe card and QR code to watch a video tutorial, all packaged into a neat little Christmas box.

Purchase: createcocktails.com/collections/homeboxes
Prices: Begin at £37.50 for 4 cocktails, including delivery
Delivery: Cocktail delivery shipped UK wide on a 24 hour delivery service
Anything else to know?: @createcocktails on Instagram

Taste Cocktails

Alongside their cocktail subscription service (genius idea!), Taste offer all the classics in one handy cocktail delivery kit. From Long Islands or variations of Margaritas, to Brambles, Mojitos or an Absinthe Old Fashioned, there are no boring kits on offer as Taste. At £29 for at least four cocktails, with free UK delivery, they also offer great value.

Anyway back to the exciting news of their subscription boxes; for £162 Taste will deliver you a DIY cocktail box every month, for six months. I’m telling you now, if you’re stuck on what to get anyone for Christmas, this is a subscription that will be gratefully received.

Purchase: https://tastecocktails.com/shop/
Prices: Begin at £29 for at least 4 cocktails, including delivery
Delivery: Shipped UK wide

Micro Bar Box

If you’re after a boozy gift, look no further than Micro Bar Box for your one stop alcohol delivery shop. From cocktail cabinets to monthly subscriptions, or bottles of spirit to cocktail delivery boxes, Micro Bar Box deliver all you need to make a variety of tipples without leaving your home. These neatly packaged kits each contain ingredients and instructions for four different cocktails with your chosen spirit; great for those groups who have different tastes (or more variety to keep all for yourself!). The rum cocktail box that makes a Mojito, Dark n Stormy, Cuba Libre and a Pineapple Crush has my name written all over it. With over ten different boxes on offer including gin, tequila, champagne, Jack Daniels and a Christmas or Birthday variety box, the possibilities with Micro Bar Box are endless.

Purchase: https://www.microbarbox.com/shop
Prices: Begin at £29 for 4 cocktails; £3.95 delivery
Delivery: Cocktail delivery kits shipped UK wide

And there we have five of the best cocktail delivery kits available throughout the UK, to save your lockdown evenings! Which one is your favourite?!