PINK FLAMINGO
Ingredients
Serves 1
½ oz (15 ml) Aviation American Gin
2 oz (60 ml) pink grapefruit juice
¼ oz (7 ml) Honey Cordial
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
1 dash Scrappy’s Lavender Bitters
2 oz (60 ml) Bolla Prosecco
1 sprig lavender (fresh or dried), for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine gin, grapefruit juice, Honey Cordial, lemon juice and lavender bitters. Shake vigorously. Pour Prosecco into a chilled flute glass before slowly straining cocktail into Prosecco and garnish with a sprig of lavender. Pour sparkling wine first before adding any juice to prevent foaming over.
- To make HONEY CORDIAL: use a 3:1 ratio of honey dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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SILKSHADE
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Bruichladdich The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
1½ tsp (7.5 ml) Montenegro Amaro
1 tbsp (15 ml) Chamomile & Coriander Syrup
2 tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice
2 orange slices
1 egg white
dried flowers, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ingredients and shake without ice. Add ice and shake again. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with dried flowers.
- To make CHAMOMILE & CORIANDER SYRUP: Steep 1 tbsp (15 ml) ground coriander and 1 tbsp (15 ml) chamomile flowers in 1¼ cups (310 ml) hot water for about 10 minutes. Strain and add 1¼ cups (310 ml) sugar, stirring to dissolve. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator until ready to use.
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CITRUS CELEBRATION
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Bombay Sapphire East London Dry Gin
3 oz (90 ml) mandarin juice
¾ oz (22 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup, recipe follows
10 drops Orange Blossom Water*
1 large Frozen Strawberry Purée
Ice Cube, make ahead, recipe follows
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine all ingredients except for Frozen Strawberry Purée Ice Cube. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass. Add Frozen Strawberry Purée Ice Cube and serve.
- MAKE IT A MOCKTAIL: Prepare as directed above, omitting gin. Can top with soda water for a bit of bubble.
- TO MAKE SIMPLE SYRUP: 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
- TO MAKE ICE CUBE: Clean and hull 1 lb (454 g) strawberries then purée. Pour strawberry purée into large ice cube tray and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours.
- * Available in specialty stores.
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CELESTIAL COCKTAIL
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Hendrick’s Gin
2 oz (60 ml) Raspberry-Hibiscus Tea Cordial, make ahead, recipe follows
2 oz (60 ml) Chamdeville Blanc de Blancs Brut
1 raspberry, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine gin and cordial. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a Champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a raspberry.
- MAKE IT A MOCKTAIL: Prepare as directed above, omitting gin, and topping with soda water instead of sparkling wine.
- TO MAKE RASPBERRY-HIBISCUS TEA CORDIAL: Steep 3 Raspberry-Hibiscus tea bags in 3 cups (750 ml) boiling water for 5 minutes. In a saucepan, combine 20 oz (600 ml) of steeped tea, 1¼ cups (310 ml) sugar and 2 tsp (10 ml) citric acid. Simmer to dissolve sugar and remove from heat. Once cooled, store in refrigerator in a sealed bottle for up to 2 weeks.
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VAMPIRE BLOODSICKLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
¼ oz (7 ml) Luxardo Sambuca Passione Nera
1½ oz (45 ml) Beefeater London Dry Gin
¾ oz (22 ml) Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
¾ oz (22 ml) lemon juice
1 oz (30 ml) raspberry coulis, for garnish
Instructions
- Pour sambuca into bottom of a wine glass then fill with crushed ice. In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, vermouth and lemon juice. Shake with ice and strain into prepared glass. Drizzle raspberry coulis overtop of cocktail and allow it to cascade through crushed ice.
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FAIR HAIR CHILD
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 egg white
1½ oz (45 ml) Bulleit bourbon
½ oz (15 ml) Giffard ginger syrup
1½ oz (45 ml) grapefruit juice
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) honey syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake without ice. Add ice, shake again and strain into an Old-Fashioned glass and garnish with a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters or a grapefruit twist.
- To make HONEY SYRUP: Mix 2 parts honey in 1 part hot water.
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OMA'S APFEL PIE
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 egg white
1 oz (30 ml) Broker’s Premium London Dry gin
1 oz (30 ml) Berentzen Apfel Korn Apple Liquor
½ oz (15 ml) brown sugar simple syrup
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake without ice. Add ice, shake again, strain into an old-fashioned glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
- To make SIMPLE SYRUP: Mix equal parts brown sugar and water
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OSAKE SPRITZ
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Beefeater London Dry gin
2 to 4 oz (60 to 125 ml) Granville Island Osake Junmai Nama sake
1 oz (30 ml) Lemon Grass Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
4 oz (125 ml) Cold Brewed Jasmine Green Tea
soda water, to top
Instructions
- Add gin, sake, Lemon Grass Syrup, lime juice and jasmine tea to a shaker. Add ice and shake hard until cold. Strain into a tall glass over ice and top with soda water. Garnish with slivers of lemon grass, heirloom purple carrot and edible flowers, if desired.
- For LEMON GRASS SYRUP: Make a 1:1 ratio of sugar to water, approximately 2 cups (500 ml) sugar to 2 cups (500 ml) water in a heavy-bottom saucepan. Chop 1 lemon grass stalk and add to sugar syrup and boil for a couple of minutes. Strain and set aside to cool. Ready to use once cooled.
- For COLD BREWED JASMINE GREEN TEA: Add 4 to 5 tbsp (60 to 75 ml) of high-quality Jasmine green tea to a clean 2 L (8 cup) container. Fill container with cold water, cover and steep in fridge overnight. After steeping, stir and strain tea into a clean container.
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THE FORBIDDEN MARTINI
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Victoria Spirits gin
½ oz (15 ml) St-Germain Elderflower liqueur
1 dash Fee Brother’s Grapefruit bitters
¾ oz (22 ml) Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc
twist of grapefruit zest, for garnish
Instructions
- Add cocktail ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice, stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of grapefruit.
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FRENCH 75
Reportedly created by legendary barman Harry McElhone at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. The way the story goes, it had such a kick, it felt like being shelled by the famous French 75 mm field gun. Note that some versions replace the gin with cognac.Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) London dry gin or cognac
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
¼ oz (7 ml) 2:1 simple syrup
3 oz (90 ml) sparkling wine
lemon zest, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Combine gin or cognac, lemon juice and simple syrup in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with lemon zest, if desired.
- To make a 2:1 SIMPLE SYRUP: Place 2 cups (500 ml) sugar and 1 cup (250 ml) water in a saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from heat. Place in a sterilized jar and chill. Will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator