Cocktails under 'Gin'

Pink Lady Cocktail

This cocktail is smooth, vibrant, and ideal for anyone who likes gin. The egg white gives a creamy and luscious feel to the mix that can mask its alcoholic content. The drink is a delicate, opaque pink colour.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 45ml (1 1/2 oz) Plymouth gin
  • Dash grenadine
  • White of one egg
  • 20ml (2/3 oz) freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Dash sugar syrup


EQUIPMENT:

  • Shaker
  • Strainer
  • Chilled Martini glass

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the shaker with ice cubes and pour in all the ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass. Drop a Maraschino cherry into the glass to garnish.


Add comment August 24th, 2007

Dubonnet Cocktail Cocktail

This is classic, pre-dinner cocktail with a charming pink colour. The citrus and juniper flavours of the gin reinforce the complex herbs and fruit of the Dubonnet vermouth in a neat combination of delightful flavours.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 40ml (1 1/3 oz) gin
  • 40ml (1 1/3 oz) Dubonnet vermouth
  • Dash Angostura bitters

EQUIPMENT:

  • Mixing glass
  • Bar spoon
  • Strainer
  • Chilled Martini glass

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the mixing glass with ice and the vermouth, gin, and bitters. Stir well and strain into the Martini glass. Garnish with a thin twist of lemon peel.

Add comment August 24th, 2007

A1 Cocktail

This cocktail makes a refreshing summer aperitif, perfect for enjoying in the garden. You’ll love the way their sweetness contrasts with the sourness of the lemon in this mix.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 15ml (1/2 oz) Grand Marnier
  • 30ml (1 oz) gin
  • 10ml (1/3) freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Dash grenadine

EQUIPMENT:

  • Shaker
  • Strainer
  • Chilled Martini glass

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the shaker with ice and add all the ingredients. Shake well and strain into the glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint or lemon balm.

Add comment August 24th, 2007

Bramble Cocktail

Created in the 1980s, this cocktail is now ranked among the classics. It is great as an aperitif.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 20ml (2/3 oz) freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 20ml (2/3 oz) sugar syrup
  • 20ml (2/3 oz) creme de mure (blackberry liqueur)
  • 45ml (1 1/2 oz) gin

EQUIPMENT:

  • Shaker
  • Strainer
  • Tumbler

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the shaker with ice and pour in all the ingredients except the creme de mure. Shake well and strain into a glass near-filled with crushed ice. Pour in the liqueur so that it flows through the ice. Garnish with two blackberries and a slice of lemon.


Add comment August 23rd, 2007

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