Brush up your mixology skills and get ready to make delish boozy beverages for friends, family, or your boo-thang with these cocktail recipes. The secret ingredient to them all? The Botanist’s Dry Gin. By now, we can all agree that any meal — dinner, lunch, or brunch — tastes better when you have it with a glass of your favourite beverage. And, if you are planning to host an all-girls party or curate a romantic menu for date night, this gin brand is here to help you out on the drinks front.
The Botanist’s Gin explores the botanical heritage of the Island of Islay that brings together nine berries, barks, seeds, and peels during a slow distillation process. It is also the first and the only brand to employ a full-time forager, so you know that you are getting nothing but the absolute best in terms of the spirit. So, without further delay let’s get started with the mixing, shall we?
Delicious cocktail recipes this way… 🍸
#1 Bramble
Ingredients
- 45ml The Botanist Gin
- 30ml Fresh lemon juice
- 12.5ml Sugar syrup
- 12.5ml Crème de Mûre or Crème de Cassis
Method
- Shake the first three ingredients with ice and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice
- Top with more crushed and compact ice to form a volcano-shaped mound
- Drizzle liqueur over the mound to create a ‘bleeding effect’
#2 The Botanist and Tonic
Ingredients
- 50ml The Botanist Gin
- 100-150ml Tonic water – grapefruit and bergamot
- Rosemary or thyme
- Grapefruit wheel
Method
- Pour The Botanist Gin into the glass and muddle with grapefruit and rosemary or thyme (otherwise the flavour is not released)
- Top with lots of ice
- Pour tonic water over
- Give a stir
- Garnish with an additional bit of Rosemary or Thyme
#3 Grapefruit Gin Fizz
Ingredients
- 50ml The Botanist Gin
- 40ml Grapefruit juice
- 20ml sugar syrup
- Mint sprigs
- Top with bubbling Rosé
- Grapefruit wheel and mint heart
Method
- Combine Gin, grapefruit juice, mint sprigs and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake
- Double strain into glass
- Top with sparkling Rosé
- Garnish with grapefruit quarter wheel and mint heart
#4 Rosé Negroni
Ingredients
- 25ml The Botanist Gin
- 25ml Rosé Wine
- 15ml Campari
- 10ml Cointreau
- Orange wheel and pink grapes or strawberries
Method
- Combine Gin, Rosé Wine, Campari and Cointreau in a mixing glass and stir over ice
- Double strain into glass over ice
- Garnish with orange wheel and grapes or strawberries
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