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Ingredients: 35 ml Kokoro gin 25 ml lime juice 1 bunch coriander 10 ml chilli syrup 10 ml apricot brandy 10 ml dry cacao liqueur Method: Shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Buy Kokoro gin here and make your own Green Mist
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Ginerosity 12.5 ml St. Germain 12.5 ml Yellow Chartreuse Method: Shake hard and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with heather, if to hand. Or add a lemon twist.
We love a left-of-field gin distilling partner at Flavourly. The resurgent popular London-born spirit enjoys nothing more than being paired with all kinds of tropical fruits, peppercorns and various mixers, but we still get excited when something new comes to the table. By adding intense flavours during the distilling process, gin manufacturers can create something […]
Summerhall Distillery, where they make Pickering’s Gin and the newly launched Ginerosity gin, is smaller than expected. Once part of Edinburgh University’s Royal Dick School of Veterinary Medicine, its three rooms are now home to a couple of gin stills – Emily and Gertrude – spirit vats, and a bottling line and store room. A […]
Ingredients: 1 part Boë Violet Gin 1 part vermouth 1 dash orange bitters Lemon Method: Shake gin and vermouth over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon. Buy Violet Boë Gin here and make your own Shaken & Stirred
A twist on the classic margarita, this cocktail is great to enjoy at any party. Ingredients: 11 part Boë Peach & Hibiscus Gin Liqueur 1 part tequila 1/2 part triple-sec Peach Method: Run a peach slice around rim of glass then roll the rim in sugar. Shake all ingredients over ice for about 30 […]
Ingredients: 1 part Boë Gin 1 part sweet vermouth 1 part Campari Lemon Method: Shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon. Buy Boë Gin here to make your own Boë Roma at home
Though gin’s origins are ironically murky, you heard the story of Professor Franz de la Boë – and how he stumbled upon gin – when getting to know our featured distillers: Boë Gin. While the factuality of this tale is nowhere near as clear as the spirit to which it refers, it’s a great yarn […]
The story behind Boë gin is as old as the drink itself. Supposedly, in 1658 one Professor Franz de la Boë cooked up a pure grain spirit and decided to chuck in a few juniper berries for good measure. While the intention was to create a medicinal tonic, what resulted was the world’s first gin! […]