Qatar Airways now serves cocktails from the world’s best bar

Your next Qatar Airways flight in business or first class just got seriously upgraded.

The Gulf carrier is rolling out a new inflight dining menu from Ross Lusted, award-winning Australian chef and owner of Sydney’s Woodcut and Melbourne’s Marmelo restaurants.

Celebrating the best of Australian produce, the dishes are built around a curated selection ranging from delicately prepared seafood to heroic Aussie meat options, all in keeping with Lusted’s culinary philosophy of clean, bold flavours driven by seasonality and sustainability.

Joining that menu on all flights between Australia and Doha will be elevated ‘signature’ cocktails crafted by globally-renowned mixologist Lorenzo Antinori, whose Bar Leone in Hong Kong won acclaim as the world’s best bar in 2025.

Bar Leone's Lorenzo Antinori is the mastermind mixologist behind Qatar's new inflight cocktail menu.

The new signature cocktail collection comprises four cocktails available in both first and business class, plus an additional three cocktails exclusive to each cabin.

Most of those are also served at the Airbus A380’s upper deck lounge, although with some curious tweaks.

For example, Qatar Airways lists The Carousel in business class as being made with James Hennessy Cognac, but in the lounge with the far superior Hennessy X.X.O.

Likewise, in business class the Old Smoke whisky cocktail relies on Talisker 10, but the lounge version lists a typically non-smoky Glenlivet.

Almost any time is cocktail time at the A380's upper deck lounge.

Passengers who prefer non-alcoholic options can explore a delectable range of mocktail staples that includes Apple Sour, Mango Fizz, Orange Lime Relaxer, Virgin Mojito and Pineapple Margarita.

Here’s the full Qatar Airways signature cocktail collection by Lorenzo Antinori: 

First class

• Rising To The Sky (The Botanist Gin, Champagne, apple juice)
• Tokyo 75 (Roku Japanese Craft Gin, Champagne, lemon juice)
• Japanese Old Fashioned (Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whisky, Bitters)
• Havana Punch (Bacardi Añejo Cuatro Rum, mango juice)
• Golden Delilah (Belvedere 10 Vodka, Champagne, apple juice)
• G&Tea (Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin/Botanist Gin, tonic water, tea of choice)
• The Aviator (Hennessy X.X.O Cognac, Champagne, orange juice)

Business class

• Italian Highball (Martini Extra Dry, tonic water)
• Old Smoke (Talisker 10 Whisky, Amarula)
• The Carousel (James Hennessy Cognac, mango juice, ginger ale)
• Havana Punch (Bacardi Añejo Cuatro Rum, mango juice)
• Golden Delilah (Grey Goose Vodka, Champagne, apple juice)
• G&Tea (Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin/Botanist Gin, tonic water, tea of choice)
• The Aviator (Hennessy X.X.O Cognac, Champagne, orange juice)

A380 inflight lounge

• Rising to the Sky (The Botanist Gin, Champagne, apple juice)
• Japanese Old Fashioned (Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whisky, bitters)
• Tokyo 75 (Roku Japanese Craft Gin, Champagne, lemon juice)
• Golden Delilah (Grey Goose Vodka, Champagne, apple juice)
• The Aviator (Hennessy X.X.O Cognac, Champagne, orange juice)
• Havana Punch (Bacardi Añejo Cuatro Rum, mango juice, bitters)
• G&Tea (Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin, tonic water, tea of choice)
• Italian Highball (Martini Extra Dry, bitters, tonic water)
• The Carousel (Hennessy X.X.O Cognac, mango juice)
• Old Smoke (The Glenlivet Single Malt Whisky, Amarula)

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