Gin cocktails are probably the few versatile drinks that can be relished as aperitifs, sun-downers or even post-dinner refreshments. Have a weekend bash with these easy-to-make cocktail recipes
Thai Ball
Ingredients:
50 ml dry gin | 20 ml lemon juice
25 ml green tea, ginger lemongrass syrup | Chilled green tea to top | Ice, cubed or hand cut
Lemon twist, lemongrass, ginger slice (for garnish)
Method:
● Add all ingredients, except the green tea, into a cocktail shaker and shake well.
● Strain into a glass over ice and top with chilled green tea.
● Garnish with lemongrass, a twist of lemon and a slice of ginger.
Marmalade Daiquiri
Ingredients:
50 ml dry gin
1 bar spoon of orange marmalade
25 ml lime juice
20 ml agave syrup
Lime wheel, glass, coupe/martini (for garnish)
Method:
● Add the gin, marmalade, lime juice and agave into a shaker.
● Add ice and shake until chilled.
● Fine strain into a chilled glass.
● Garnish with a lime wheel.
Kombucha Kiss
Ingredients:
5 ml dry gin
10 ml dry vermouth
50 ml cloudy apple
25 ml lemon
15 ml agave syrup
75 ml kombucha
Dehydrated apple slice, glass, highball
(for garnish)
Method:
● Shake all ingredients, except the kombucha, with ice.
● Double strain into a chilled highball glass filled with ice.
● Top with kombucha.
● Garnish.
(The recipes by Pernod Ricard India use Beefeater Dry Gin)
White Lady
Ingredients:
40 ml dry gin
20 ml Cointreau
20 ml fresh lemon juice
White of one fresh egg
Lemon peel to garnish
Method:
● Dry shake the egg white with one cube of ice in a shaker for a few seconds
● Add all the ingredients, fill with cubed ice and shake until the correct dilution point and icy cold
● Fine strain to remove ice chips into a chilled stemmed cocktail glass
● Garnish with a twist of lemon peel