Let’s get something straight: gin has always been cool. Gin manages to strike the ideal balance between being a versatile spirit and having a nuanced flavour palette, challenging even vodka for its prowess in the former category; whether it’s a dry martini for Friday post-work drinks or a G&T with an elaborate botanical garnish, gin quite simply works.
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A time to take a celebratory sip of everyone’s favourite botanical-infused spirit, World Gin Day takes place on the second Saturday in June, falling on the 12th of June 2021. To toast to World Gin Day in style, here are five stylish gin cocktail recipes to try, courtesy of Bombay Sapphire.
Elderflower Negroni
Ingredients
30ml Bombay Sapphire Gin
15ml St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
30ml Gentian liqueur
1 dash orange bitters
Orange twist
Directions
In a rocks glass, build over cubed ice and stir down. Garnish and serve.
Winter Bombay Fizz
Ingredients
45ml Bombay Sapphire
20ml Martini Rosso
10ml Lemon Juice
100ml Tonic Water
Orange twist
Star anise
Directions
In a collins glass, build over cubed ice and stir. Garnish and serve.
Bombay Sapphire Rose Spritz
Ingredients
30ml Bombay Sapphire
20ml St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
15ml bitter aperitif
10ml lemon juice
100ml tonic water or soda water
Orange wheel
Directions
In a wine glass, build over cubed ice and stir. Garnish and serve.
The Olivette
A lighter take on a classic gin martini.
Ingredients
30ml Bombay Sapphire
30ml Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
15ml St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
Green olive
Directions
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, add ice and stir till chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish.
Bombay Sapphire Gin & Tonic with a Garnish Twist
Ingredients
45ml Bombay Sapphire Gin
100ml tonic water
Garnish options: raspberry and mint; grapefruit and rosemary; orange and ginger; or finger lime and basil
Directions
Build over ice and stir. Garnish & serve.
In collaboration with Bombay Sapphire
