Christmas cocktail cheer
Ring in the festive season with some of the delicious cocktails on offer in the Hills
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Relax, unwind and enjoy some festive cheer with our list of some of the best cocktails currently on offer at some of our great local venues. From the classic to the new and the completely unique, the Hills has a drink to suit every taste.
Crooked Tailor
Since opening its doors in Castle Hill in the middle of last year, Crooked Tailor has become the go-to cocktail bar for many locals. The extensive menu also includes specials that make the most of fresh, seasonal ingredients. The bar’s most popular cocktail so far this season is the Crooked Crusta. Made with Hennessy, ginger liqueur, cointreau, grapefruit, it is refreshing and light with a nice kick - perfect for the warmer weather.
Where: 250 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill.
Details: crookedtailor.com
Novotel Sydney Norwest
Novotel Sydney Norwest recently opened a new terrace bar called Bar 1804. Sit back and relax with a drink in hand on warm summer nights and enjoy live music and a menu of the chef’s special selections. Or visit the indoor Rebellion Bar for air-conditioned comfort. Try the new Rockin the Melon Toblerone, a twist on the classic creamy cocktail using fresh rockmelon.
Where: 1 Columbia Court, Baulkham Hills
Details: novotelnorwest.com.au
Bella Vista Hotel
Introducing summer’s most popular drink, the appropriately named frose. Bella Vista Hotel blends rose wine with strawberries for a sweet and cooling frozen alcoholic slushie. The icy pink cocktail is deliciously refreshing on a sunny afternoon or a great way to celebrate the festive season with friends.
Where: 13-15 Lexington Dr, Bella Vista
Details: bellavistahotel.com.au
Kubarz
Kubarz Sydney is a mobile beverage service run by Castle Hill’s Adam Glendinning. With cocktail bars that glow using LED lights available to hire, it’s a great option for your next function, corporate event, birthday party or celebration. Glendinning’s favourite cocktail is a Strawberry Mojito, made from Bacardi, strawberries, mint and soda water. Kubarz also offers beer and champagne bars for hire.
Details: sydneykubarz.com
Australian Hotel and Brewery
The Australian Hotel and Brewery serves more than just its great beer. They also have an excellent cocktail range, including the popular Watermelon Mojito. A blend of rum, watermelon liquor, mint, lime, and watermelon puree with soda, it screams summer.
Where: 350 Annangrove Rd, Rouse Hill.
Details: australianbrewery.com.au
Lemoncello
Lemoncello offers classic and special cocktails, perfect with dinner or simply to enjoy with friends and family. Lemoncello’s signature cocktail, the Lemoncello Shiver, is a blend of Lemoncello liqueur, gin and pineapple juice. Visit on the last Sunday of the month from 6pm-9pm to enjoy live music in the outdoor terrace with a cocktail in hand.
Where: Shop 7-8, 35 Coonara Ave, West Pennant Hills
Details: lemoncello.com.au
Hillside Hotel
The Hills cocktail is a Hillside favourite. With a blend of vanilla vodka, malibu, lychee liqueur, lime juice and absinthe it packs a flavour punch. The Hillside offers plenty of ways to enjoy your favourite cocktail, whether at The Rooftop with entertainment on Thursday-Sunday nights, the Nightclub on Friday nights or simply in the main dining area.
Where: 273 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill
Details: hillsidehotel.com.au
Entrata Restaurant & Bar
Entrata Restaurant & Bar’s wide-ranging cocktail menu ranges from apertifs through to the restaurant’s own signature range as well as the classics. Their espresso martini uses Vittoria Coffee for a delicious coffee hit mixed with house made vanilla infused vodka, kahlua, espresso coffee and sugar syrup. For something even more decadent try the Nutella martini with spiced rum, baileys, cream and Nutella. Grab a table by the window for one of the best views in the Hills.
Where: 143 Glenhaven Road, Glenhaven
Details: entratarestaurant.com.au
Anais Restaurant
If you’re looking for something a little different, visit Anais Restaurant for a Persian cocktail. Fereshteh, one of their signatures, is made with Green Fairy absinth, cucumber, fresh mint, lime juice and soda water for a crisp and refreshing drink that packs a punch.
Where: 1/11 Brookhollow Avenue, Baulkham Hills.
Details: anaisrestaurant.com.au
The Fiddler
The Fiddler has summer covered with its Coco Loco cocktail. A blend of Absolut Vanilla vodka, elderflower liqueur, Frangelico, pineapple and lychee served in a fresh coconut, it is a deliciously fresh cocktail best enjoyed in the sunshine of The Fiddler’s many bars.
Where: Cnr of Commercial and Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill
Details: thefiddler.com.au
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