Brenda McCormick | Copywriter
Aromatic and full of flavour, a great gin can always be served simply – over ice or with a splash of a premium tonic. That’s not to say, however, that it’s not a fantastic base for all sorts of cocktails too.
When it comes to gin cocktails, the trick is to work with the flavours and aromas of the gin and pair it up with mixers and ingredients that result in something delicious. So grab your cocktail shakers and give one of these great gin-based cocktails recipes - courtesy from those in the known - a try.
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin
WAS €44 NOW €39.95 (Part of our summer offers.)
Hailing from Co. Leitrim Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin combines oriental with local Irish ones and aromatic citrus notes. Tap into those fresh citrus flavours with this signature cocktail.
The Curious Jackalope
Ingredients:
- 50ml Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 20ml fresh grapefruit juice
- 10ml sugar syrup
- Fresh mint and a generous grapefruit wedge to garnish
Method:
- Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Shake it up well.
- Pour over ice and garnish.
Malfy Gin Rosa
€38
Malfy Gin Rosa, with its fusion of Sicilian pink grapefruits and Italian lemons, along botanicals and handpicked juniper is ideal for cocktails.
Amalfi Sunset Spritz
Ingredients:
- 35ml Malfy Gin Rosa
- 50ml San Pellegrino Aranciata
- 50ml Prosecco
- Orange slice, strawberry slices and thyme sprig to garnish
Method:
- Fill a large wine glass with ice.
- Add 35ml Malfy Rose Gin and 50ml San Pellegrino and stir.
- Top up with 50ml Prosecco and garnish.
Bombay Sapphire Gin
WAS €32.95 NOW €26.95 (Part of our summer offers.)
The blue-hued bottle of Bombay Sapphire’s London Dry Gin is something of a classic in the gin world, as is the gin itself.
Bombay Gin Buck
Ingredients:
- 35ml Bombay Sapphire Gin
- 10ml ginger ale
- Juice of half a lime
- Ice
- Lime wheel, to garnish
Method:
- Pour one measure of Bombay Sapphire Gin (35ml) into a highball glass.
- Add the juice of half a lime.
- Fill the glass with ice and top off with ginger ale.
- Garnish with a wedge of lime or a lime wheel.
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