It's no secret that I spend a fair amount of my time working behind a bar, and I've kind of been given free reign when it comes to mixing drinks & ordering new flavours or mixers, and even getting in new styles of glasses. They've actually started calling me 'cocktail monster' or just 'monster' for short because I will quite happily spend my shift making cocktails for people, and inevitably get them totally shit-faced after they've spent an evening on them.
Gin is easily the most popular spirit at the moment & we have several different types & flavours where I work. I was always convinced that I didn't like gin, but as it turns out I actually just dislike tonic & I'm not really big on soda either unless it's with another flavour, so these are all drinks that I'll make for myself instead of a gin & tonic.
E l d e r f l o w e r C o l l i n s
Start with a glass loaded with ice, pour a double shot (50ml) of the gin of your choosing - I tend to use the Bedrock Gin which is locally distilled at Keswick Distillery.
Then add a dash of lemon juice - I usually use a 15ml measure, but you can add as much or as little as you like.
Follow that with a double shot of Elderflower Cordial - they'll be others out there, but the Bottle Green one is delightful!
Give that a quick mix up with the ice, add a few lemon slices to garnish & then top up with soda, or lemonade if you prefer your drinks to be sweeter.
Then add a dash of lemon juice - I usually use a 15ml measure, but you can add as much or as little as you like.
Follow that with a double shot of Elderflower Cordial - they'll be others out there, but the Bottle Green one is delightful!
Give that a quick mix up with the ice, add a few lemon slices to garnish & then top up with soda, or lemonade if you prefer your drinks to be sweeter.
M i n t & C u c u m b e r G i n J u l e p
Traditionally Juleps are served in copper or stainless steal cups with crushed ice, but we may have broken our ice crusher & it really doesn't matter what glass or cup you use so long as the drink is good.
Again start with a glass filled with ice, pour over a single shot (25ml) of Hendricks gin - I'd recommend using Hendricks for this one as it is slightly cucumber flavoured, but again you can do it with whichever gin your prefer.
Follow with a single shot of Creme De Menthe, top up with soda & garnish with mint leaves & cucumber slices.
You can also use a double shot of gin, but just be aware that Creme de menthe is an alcoholic liqueur, not just a flavouring.
Again start with a glass filled with ice, pour over a single shot (25ml) of Hendricks gin - I'd recommend using Hendricks for this one as it is slightly cucumber flavoured, but again you can do it with whichever gin your prefer.
Follow with a single shot of Creme De Menthe, top up with soda & garnish with mint leaves & cucumber slices.
You can also use a double shot of gin, but just be aware that Creme de menthe is an alcoholic liqueur, not just a flavouring.
R h u b a r b B r a m b l e
Once again, start with a glass loaded with ice, add a couple of lime wedges & pour in a double shot of rhubarb gin - again use whichever rhubarb gin you prefer, but the Slingsby Rhubarb gin is absolutely beautiful, it's the best one I've tried, I recommend it to everyone in the bar when they're not sure what to have!
Follow with a shot of lime juice & top up with either soda or lemonade depending on how sweet you like it.
Follow with a shot of lime juice & top up with either soda or lemonade depending on how sweet you like it.
These three cocktails are my absolute go to for myself on warm day when you want something refreshing, also when I'm serving I tend to recommend these three and they've not let me down yet.
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