Spring Cocktails

Iv'e teamed up with the awesome guys and girls at Berry Brother's and Rudd to bring you some refreshing spring time No3 Gin concoctions.

Im a massive lover of all things savoury, and my go to drinks on menu's will always be those that steer away from heavy sweet syrups and flavours.

Gin to me means history, it means tradition and family. This being said, my ultimate gin is No.3 Gin, a London Dry Gin distilled to a proprietary recipe of Berry Bros. & Rudd, London’s oldest wine and spirit merchant.

With juniper at its heart, it unashamedly celebrates the integrity and character of a classic London Dry Gin: six perfectly balanced botanicals distilled in traditional copper pot stills.

Its full of incredible flavours, the cardamom and grapefruit really stand out, with an awesome juniper backbone. Here’s some springtime cocktails to try it with. Don’t forget it makes the ultimate Gin Martini too!

Spring Pea and Watercress Martini

This might sound like one of those ‘out there’ drinks but its fresh, savoury and balanced deliciously with the gin.

8 watercress leaves

A small handful of peas (frozen or fresh)

50ml No 3 Gin

20ml Lime Juice

10ml Sugar Syrup

2 slices of Cucumber

50ml Cloudy Apple Juice

Add all the ingredients into a shaker and strain thoroughly into a chilled martini or coupe glass. Garnish with some watercress or a few peas on a cocktail stick.

 Clementine Fizz

100ml Prosecco

20ml No3 Gin

20ml Fresh Clementine Juice

10ml Agave Nectar

Add all the ingredients into a champagne flute, or you can even make a big party punch.

Sage Sling

3 Crushed Sage Leaves

50ml No 3 Gin

125ml Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic

10ml Fresh Lemon juice

1tsp Sugar

Crush the Sage leaves in your had and add to the glass with the sugar, add the Gin and stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice and top with Elderflower Tonic.

Enjoy! If you make any of these drinks let me know!
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