It’s World Gin Day – 13th June

26 May 2015

It’s World Gin Day [13^th june]

Any gin lover will be thrilled to hear that today is World Gin Day! Drink a toast to gin with one of our delicious cocktails.

Gin Raspberry Fizz

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. gin
• ½ oz. raspberry liqueur (Chambord for example)
• Juice from 1-2 lime wedges
• Soda water

Method:

1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add gin, raspberry liqueur and lime juice
3. Top with soda and garnish with a lime wedge

Cucumber Lemonade

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of cucumbers, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 cup lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups cold water
• Your favourite gin

Method:

1. Add peeled cucumbers to a blender until pureed
2. Strain cucumber mix over coffee filter paper into a pitcher to discard the solids
3. Add lemon juice and sugar
4. Add the water
5. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve all the sugar
6. Add more water or sugar to taste if desired
7. Serve chilled over ice with a splash of soda and gin, garnish with cucumber slices

Pear, Elderflower and Gin

Ingredients:

• Your favourite gin
• Tonic water
• 25 ml elderflower cordial or elderflower liqueur
• 3 ripe pears

Method:

1. Peel and roughly chop the pears
2. Blend the pears until smooth
3. Mix with gin, tonic, elderflower cordial / liqueur and ice
4. Shake in a cocktail shaker or give it a good stir
5. Garnish with a slice of pear

Cucumber Gin Popsicles

A refreshing adult ice lolly!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups tonic
• 1 ½ oz gin
• ¼ lime, juiced
• ½ cup cucumber slices

Method:

1. Mix together tonic, gin and lime juice
2. Place cucumber slices into popsicle moulds
3. Pour in the tonic mix and freeze overnight

 

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