Level three of lockdown means that spirit sales are finally opening again – just in time for World Gin Day on 13 June! Visit your nearest liquor store, stock up on your favourite gin and then try these simple gin cocktails to #KeepYourSpiritsUp.
Dry Martini
Ingredients:
- 90ml gin
- 30ml dry vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
- Olives or a lemon twist
Method:
Stir all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with your choice of olives or a lemon twist.
Gin Sour
Ingredients:
- 60ml gin
- 22ml lemon juice
- 22ml simple syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
- Lemon peel
Method:
Combine all ingredients with plenty of ice in a shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with lemon peel.
Gin Sling
Ingredients:
- 45ml gin
- 22ml fresh lemon juice
- 22ml simple syrup
- 15ml sweet vermouth
- 3 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
- Soda water
- Lemon peel spiral
Method:
In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, combine gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, vermouth and bitters. Strain into a highball glass filled halfway with ice, top with soda and garnish with lemon peel.
Pink Gin & Tonic
Ingredients:
- 60ml gin
- 15ml lime juice
- 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
- Indian tonic water
- Lime twist
Method
Add gin, lime juice and bitters to an old fashioned glass with ice. Give it a good stir, then top with tonic and stir again. Add a lime twist as garnish.
For more information on the Angostura range and delicious food and cocktail recipes visit www.angosturabitters.com.
