Bardinet Brandy has introduced a collection of seasonal cocktail recipes to accompany the launch of its latest limited-edition VSOP bottle.
Available from selected UK supermarkets and convenience stores, the French-matured brandy’s new packaging features an illustrated bistro scene inspired by the brand’s French heritage.
The release marks the third consecutive year that Bardinet has produced a seasonal bottle under its ‘Crafted with French Passion’ banner.
Created by Bardinet’s team in France, the accompanying drinks range from sparkling serves and winter highballs to a sharing punch designed for festive gatherings.
Bardinet Brandy Berry Mule
Ingredients
50ml Bardinet Brandy VSOP
20ml crème de cassis
100ml ginger beer
10ml fresh lime juice
Lime wedge, to garnish
Method
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the brandy, crème de cassis and lime juice before topping with ginger beer. Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge.
Brandy Grenadine Fizz
Ingredients
50ml Bardinet Brandy VSOP
15ml grenadine
20ml fresh lemon juice
Soda water
Orange slice, to garnish
Method
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the brandy, grenadine and lemon juice, then top with soda water. Stir gently and garnish with an orange slice.
Bardinet Black Brandy Royale
Ingredients
30ml Bardinet Brandy VSOP
20ml crème de cassis
90ml Prosecco or Champagne
Blackberry, to garnish
Method
Pour the brandy and crème de cassis into a flute, then top with Prosecco or Champagne. Stir lightly and garnish with a blackberry.
Bardinet French Orchard Punch
Serves eight.
Ingredients
300ml Bardinet Brandy VSOP
300ml cloudy apple juice
150ml fresh orange juice
200ml dry cider, chilled
60ml fresh lemon juice
60ml runny honey
Six to eight dashes of Angostura bitters
Two cinnamon sticks
Two star anise
100ml still water
One orange, sliced into wheels
One apple, thinly sliced
Ice, to serve
Method
Stir the lemon juice and honey together in a large jug until smooth. Add the brandy, apple juice, orange juice, bitters, water, cinnamon sticks and star anise.
Stir well and chill for between 30 and 60 minutes. Remove the spices before adding the chilled cider.
Fill glasses with ice, pour over the punch and garnish with orange wheels and apple slices.
Janette Deed, head of marketing for Bardinet in the UK, said: “Bardinet’s seasonal limited-edition packs are always in high demand, offering UK customers and consumers something really special from our much-loved French-matured brandy.
“At this time of year, Bardinet VSOP is every host’s best friend: a brandy that can be used for so many delicious, celebratory cocktails to share with family and friends, plus an essential for some of our favourite festive recipes and treats in the kitchen.
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“A bottle certainly goes a long way and our delicious new serves really reflect that.”
Bardinet VSOP is distilled from grapes before being matured in oak barrels and blended at the Domaine de Fleurenne estate near Bordeaux. The brand received a silver medal at the 2025 International Spirits Challenge.
The limited-edition release is bottled at 36% ABV and is available from selected retailers across the UK.
