WHITE TEA PUNCH
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Beefeater London Dry gin
2 oz (30 ml) chilled sweetened tarragon white tea
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
assorted melon pieces (honeydew and cantaloupe), to taste
1 sprig tarragon, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine gin, sweetened white tea and lemon juice with ice and stir until chilled. Place cubed ice and melon pieces in a rocks glass. Strain cocktail into prepared glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh tarragon.
- To make CHILLED SWEETENED TARRAGON WHITE TEA: Steep 4 white tea bags in 2 cups (500 ml) of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes. Add ½ cup (125 ml) of sugar and 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh tarragon to hot tea while steeping. Remove tea bags and tarragon and strain. Once cool, store in a sealed container in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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EMPRESS LAVENDER GIMLET
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Empress 1908 gin
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Lavender Syrup, make ahead, recipe follows
fresh or dried lavender, for garnish
LAVENDER SYRUP:
2 cups (500 ml) sugar
2 cups (500 ml) water
2 oz (60 ml) muddled/crushed lavender buds
Instructions
- Shake and strain ingredients over ice into a double rocks glass. Garnish with fresh or dried lavender or other edible flowers.
- To make LAVENDER SYRUP: Bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring regularly. Allow to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, remove from heat and add crushed lavender. Steep lavender for 1 to 2 hours; strain before using.
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HOTEL GEORGIA
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 egg white
2 oz (60 ml) Beefeater London Dry gin
4 tsp (20 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp (15 ml) Orgeat syrup
5 drops orange blossom water
freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish
Instructions
- Beginning with the egg white, combine first 5 ingredients in a mixing tin. Give mixture a dry shake (shake without ice). Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with a sprinkling of freshly grated nutmeg.
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LION’S BREATH
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Beefeater London Dry gin
½ oz (15 ml) Lillet
½ oz (15 ml) Lemon Thyme Syru
1 dash chocolate bitters
1 egg white
Instructions
- Dry shake all ingredients for 10 seconds, add ice and shake 10 seconds more. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly grated lemon zest or a sprig of thyme.
- To make LEMON THYME SYRUP: In a saucepan, heat 1 cup (250 ml) fresh lemon juice with six 4-in (10 cm) sprigs of thyme and 1 cup (250 ml) sugar on low until sugar dissolves. Add 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon bitters to syrup. Let sit for 30 minutes. Strain into a glass bottle and place one of the thyme sprigs in the bottle. Keep refrigerated.
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FLORENCE FENNEL COCKTAIL
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Hendrick’s small batch gin
½ oz (15 ml) Martini Bianco
¼ oz (8 ml) Fennel Syrup
2 dashes lemon bitters
1 dash Okanagan Spirit Taboo absinthe
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients on ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with thinly sliced fennel bulb strips and wide lemon zest with oils expelled over the drink. Discard zest.
- To make FENNEL SYRUP: In a saucepan, bring 1 cup (250 ml) water to a boil and add 1 cup (250 ml) thinly sliced fennel bulb. Let sit for 15 minutes. Strain through a cheesecloth. Add equal parts sugar to fennel water. Store in a glass bottle. Keep refrigerated.
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BITTER DAISY
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Long Table London Dry gin
½ oz (15 ml) Cointreau
½ oz (15 ml) Lavender Bitter Orange Cordia
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
dried candied orange slice, for garnish
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients on ice and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with dried candied orange slice.
- To make LAVENDER BITTER ORANGE CORDIAL: Heat 1 cup (250 ml) water to a boil. Remove from heat and add 2 tbsp (30 ml) dried lavender buds and let sit for 10 minutes. Strain out buds and add equal parts honey to lavender water (about 1 cup/250 ml each). Add ⅓ cup (75 ml) orange bitters to the Lavender Honey Syrup. Store in a glass bottle, keep refrigerated.
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GHOST PILOT
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Star of Bombay Gin
½ oz (15 ml) Crème de Cacao
½ oz (15 ml) peppermint schnapps
¼ oz (7 ml) lemon juice
Instructions
- Shake gin, cacao, peppermint schnapps and lemon juice in a shaker glass with ice until very cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and enjoy.
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PETIOLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
¾ oz (22 ml) Hendrick’s Gin
1½ oz (45 ml) Rhubarb Cordial (make ahead, recipe follows)
½ oz (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
2 oz (60 ml) Segura Viudas Brut Rosado
lime zest, for garnish
RHUBARB CORDIAL:
1¼ cup (310 ml) water
1¼ cup (310 ml) sugar
4 cups (1 L) frozen rhubarb, cubed
2 slices fresh ginger, peeled
1 orange, zest and juice
1 lemon, zest and juice
Instructions
- Combine gin, cordial and lemon juice in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a Champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lime zest.
- To make RHUBARB CORDIAL: In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, rhubarb, ginger and both the juice and zest of the orange and lemon. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb is falling apart, 10 to 12 minutes. Strain through a fine strainer and press pulp to extract liquid. Strain a second time through a coffee filter, changing filter as needed. Store refrigerated, up to 1 month. Makes 2 cups (500 ml).
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ELDERFLOWER & BUBBLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) St-Germain elderflower liqueur
1 oz (30 ml) plum wine, preferably Nakano Umé
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
2 oz (60 ml) sparkling wine
long lemon zest, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, stir St-Germain, plum wine and lemon juice. Strain into a Champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a long coil of lemon zest.
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ROSY GIN FIZZ
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) The Botanist gin
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
¾ oz (22 ml) hibiscus syrup
2 oz (60 ml) milk
1 egg white
2 dashes orange flower water
2 oz (60 ml) soda water
dried rose bud, for garnish
Instructions
- In a shaker with ice, combine gin, lemon, lime, hibiscus syrup, milk, egg white and orange flower water. Shake vigorously for a long time. Double strain into a tall glass and allow foam to settle for 30 seconds. Top with soda water and garnish with a dried rosebud.