Located one hundred feet above ground, The Roof Gardens and its Babylon Restaurant is a truly unique London location, featuring three themed gardens over 1.5 acres of land and a flowing stream filled with fish and wildlife. Resident flamingos Bill, Ben, Splosh and Pecks are a prime attraction as is a terrace perfect for sipping a warming cocktail treat in your coziest winter get-up.

Need a cocktail to warm your cockles, dispel the onset of winter blues and spice up a frost-filled night?

We spoke to the expert mixologists at Kensington’s Roof Gardens in London to find out the secret recipes and tricks behind some of their most popular winter warmers – so now you can make them at home too.

The Babylon Restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily and the Babylon Bar is open 11.30am to 12am every day. For more information go to: www.roofgardens.virgin.com.

Click on the videos below to discover how to make some of Babylon’s tastiest seasonal cocktails:

Hot Ginger Chick

A hot gin treat combining a unique Tanqueray 10 infusion of chicory, ginger and cinnamon created especially for Babylon by their in-house team, heated with apple juice and winter spiced syrup.

Dark ‘n’ Foamy

Mixing science with tradition, this drink is a twist on the old ‘Dark ‘n’ Stormy’ with a sharp rum-based bottom and a sweet and spicy ginger beer foam on top. The sweetest of seasonal treats.

Red Edition

A real house favourite! Beaumet Brut Champagne with the addition of Cherry Heering and a dash of cranberry juice.

Plus it’s never too early to get into the festive spirit, with £1 from every Red Edition is donated to Starlight.

The Coquettier

This drink is classically an aperitif and would originally be a bit drier. Babylon’s version is made sweeter and richer with a festive fig infusion and perfectly complements a dark chocolate dessert or works as a digestive on its own or with an espresso. Ideal for warming cold winter bones.