First of all let’s see something about Gordon’s dry gin.
Created by Alexander Gordon that believed that the success of his gin is the combination of pure distilled grain spirit and rich botanicals.
We will play and create some drinks. This month is the Gordon’s Gin month.
You can read a lot more about their products and history here.
If you feel overwhelmed by the techniques or terms that we are using check out the free course on bartending.
Let’s get to it!
Pink London fizz
Ingredients
- 50 ml gin
- 25 ml grenadine syrup
- 1 egg white
- 5 raspberries
- 25 ml lime juice
- Sparkling raspberry water
- Ice
- Garnish: purple pansies
Tools
- Shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Tea strainer
- Collins glass
The how to
In your shaker add your egg white, gin, raspberries, lime juice, grenadine syrup and shake without ice. Shake well, add ice and shake again. Double stain over ice in your glass. Add the sparkling raspberry water through the middle of the glass until the glass is full. Place your purple pansies in the middle to hide the hole.
Maraschino tonic
Ingredients
- 50 ml gin
- 25 ml lime juice
- 50 ml maraschino cherry syrup
- Tonic water
- Ice
- Garnish: lime wheel
Tools
- Spoon
- Balloon glass
The how to
In your glass add the ice, lime juice, gin, maraschino cherry syrup and stir. Top the glass with your tonic water and stir again. Garnish with the lime wheel.
Mint delight
Ingredients
- 50 ml gin
- 25 ml liquorice syrup
- 25 ml lime juice
- 5 mint leaves
- Sprite
- Garnish: mint leave & lime wheel
Tools
- Shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Tea strainer
- Collins glass
The how to
In your shaker add the mint leaves, syrup, gin, lime juice and ice. Shake well. Double strain it in your glass over ice. Top the glass with the sprite and garnish with the mint and lime wheel.
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