ANYONE who likes a tipple will be pretty excited to hear that tomorrow is WORLD GIN DAY.
Yes, if there was ever a reason to crack open a bottle, this has to be it.
Can’t you just imagine yourself kicking back under the sun (hopefully…) with a delicious gin in your hand on June 11? It sounds like pretty much the perfect Saturday to us.
Don’t stick to your usual splash of tonic though, because with just a little extra effort you can get something much more exciting in your glass.
Here are a couple of recipes from The Trading House to get the gin juices flowing.
Karma’s a b*tch
This uses apricot to give your gin a little extra kick.
Ingredients
Karma tea sugar syrup (mix the tea with a blend of sugar syrup and how water)
Lime juice – 22.5ml
Apple Juice – 50ml
Tanqueray Gin – 30ml
Apricot Liqueur – 15ml
Method
- Mix all the ingredients together in a shaker with some ice
- Pour into a glass via a mini sieve or tea strainer
- Garnish with a piece of orange zest
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Goodnight Mr Tom
This time the gin is blended with refreshing apple and elderflower.
Ingredients
Portion of Mint
Goodnight Tea sugar syrup – (mix the tea with water and caster sugar)
Lemon sour mix – 7.5ml
Apple Juice – 50ml
Old Tom Gin – 30ml
Elderflower – 15ml
Mint sprig and orange zest
Method
- Place all the ingredients in a shaker
- Once thoroughly mixed, strain into a glass
- Decorate with the mint and orange
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