Today is World Cocktail Day when lovers of fine drink all over the world will be raising their glasses to the very idea of cocktails. Gotta say that one of the best recipes to come our way this week is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cocktails
Caorunn Tincture Toddy
If you need a warming drink in the chilly weather try a Caorunn Tincture Toddy: 50ml Caorunn Gin 25ml Lemon Juice 1 barspoon heather honey 50ml Hot water 3 dashes of tincture (made with Lady GreyTea and overproof gin) Method: … Continue reading
Delightfully Festive Hendrick’s Libations
Hendrick’s Gin always does things a bit differently so no surprise to find some gorgeously quirky drinks on the Hendrick’s festive menu this year. How about the Hendrick’s Purl Punch, a cloudy, refreshing delight with a mysterious kick of cloves … Continue reading
The Plymouth Sidecar
The Sidecar is traditionally made with cognac and is believed to have been invented around the end of World War I in either London or Paris. It was named for the motorcycle passenger seat. Put some lovely Plymouth Gin in it … Continue reading
Caorunn Mother’s Day Cocktail
Horse and Carriage Beefeater 24 Punch
INGREDIENTS 6 oz. Beefeater 24 3 oz. Combier triple sec 3 oz. St Germain 6 oz. fresh lemon juice 10 oz. cold chamomile tea 8 oz. sparkling wine 4 tbsp. citrus sugar METHOD: Dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice … Continue reading
The Caorunn Dandelion Martini
And our Martini of the day is the fab botanical inspired Dandelion Martini from Caorunn Gin. A sweet sharp fresh Martini with delicious citrus flavours. Ingredients 35ml Caorunn Gin 15ml Fresh lemon juice 12.5ml Triple Sec 12.5ml Limoncello Glass Martini/cocktail … Continue reading
The Caorunn Myrtle Martini
Another fantastic Celtic botanical inspired cocktail from Caorunn, the Myrtle Martini draws on the herbal element of Bog Myrtle to produce a soft sweet herbal flowery Martini with a dry mouth feel. Elderflower and Chartreuse were popular drinks at turn … Continue reading
Caorunn Gin’s Celtic Martinis
Here’s a fab idea for Martini lovers: Caorunn Gin has developed a range of five Martinis inspired by the Scottish gin’s five unique Celtic botanicals. Try the deliciously fruity Blush Apple Martini The Blush Apple Martini 50 ml Caorunn Gin … Continue reading
The Caorunn Wee Pink Rose
This little baby is just perfect for Valentine’s Day Ingredients 35ml Caorunn 15ml Lemon juice 10ml Sugar syrup 2 Strawberries 25ml Sauvignon Blanc 15ml Rose Liqueur or Rose Syrup 1/2 Egg white Glass: Champagne flute Method: Muddle strawberries well, add the rest … Continue reading
Caorunn Storytellers Cocktail Winner by Iain Griffiths
The Damson Chamber Ingredients 50ml Caorunn Gin 25ml Brewdog Never Mind The Anabolics 25ml Rotovap Apple Syrup 2 Damson Berries steamed with Juniper and Rowanberry 3 Drops of Jade 1901 Absinthe Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and … Continue reading
The Dahlia Cocktail created by Caorunn Gin
25ml Caorunn 25ml Fino Sherry 5ml Crème de apricot (bitter truth) 10ml monin pomegranate syrup 1 dash absinthe (la maison fontain) Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass stir and serve in a 5 ½ oz coupette Garnish: Maraschino … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire ‘Bombay Buck’
Ingredients: 50ml Bombay Sapphire 20ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice 15ml Elderflower cordial 50ml Ginger Ale Glassware: Tall glass Ice: Cubed ice Garnish: Straw and a lemon wedge Method: Add the lemon juice, elderflower cordial and Bombay Sapphire to a … Continue reading
The Midas Touch
Bombay Sapphire x 1 litre Lemon zest x 4 lemons Caster sugar x 100g Lemon juice x 200ml Pineapple syrup x 175ml Yellow Chartreuse x 175ml Fino Sherry x 175ml Citrus bitters x 12 dashes White jasmine infusion x 500ml … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire Tangerine and Mint Collins
50ml Bombay Sapphire 25ml fresh lemon juice 15ml sugar syrup or 2 teaspoons of caster sugar 4-5 tangerine segments (alternatively use mandarin, satsuma, clementine or orange) 6 medium size mint leaves 1 large sprig of mint 50ml soda water Lemon … Continue reading
Jappletini Sapphire
50ml Bombay Sapphire 20ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 Granny Smith apple (de-cored and diced into small cubes) 2 teaspoons of blackberry jam (or your favourite jam/preserve) Cubed ice Squash the diced apple in the glass part of a cocktail … Continue reading
Caorunn Jubilee & Tea Cocktail
35ml Caorunn Small-Batch Scottish Gin Fentimans Indian Tonic 15ml Kenyan tea syrup Kumquat Method: Stir the Caorunn, tea syrup and kumquats over ice, before straining into a tea cup, topping with chilled Fentimans tonic water and garnishing with fresh kumquats. … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire Rhubarb Runway Fizz
40ml Bombay Sapphire 15ml freshly squeezed lime juice 15ml Rhubarb Liqueur 50ml Fever-Tree Tonic Water Add the lemon juice, rhubarb liqueur and Bombay Sapphire to a clean tall glass. Stir. Add plenty of cubed ice and stir again. Top with … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire Glamorous Moments
40ml Bombay Sapphire 20ml freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice 12.5ml vanilla sugar syrup Measure all ingredients into the glass part of a cocktail shaker, fully fill with cubed ice, attach the top section securely, shake very hard then double strain … Continue reading
Boardwalk Empire Cocktails
Yes really. To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray launch of the epic crime drama BOARDWALK EMPIRE: The Complete First Season out on 9 January 2012, Marian Beke, head bartender at Nightjar, has created to Boardwalk Empire-inspired cocktail recipes. Here’s our … Continue reading