Bottoms up! Cool down with these classic G&T and refreshing mocktails recipes
Easy recipes for a classic G&T and refreshing mocktails that will keep you cool all summer long.
Bulldog G&T with blackberries
You will need:
Ice
50ml Bulldog Gin
150ml tonic water
3 blackberries
- Fill a G&T balloon glass with ice, then chill
- Empty the glass, draining away any excess water, and re-fill with fresh ice
- Pour in Bulldog Gin using a jigger
- Pour in 150ml of premium tonic water
- Cut three blackberries in half lengthwise and place them on a metallic skewer
- Place the garnish in the glass
- Serve, as the blackberries infuse the liquid
Cranberry Sour
You will need:
- Mix of salt and sugar (for the glass’s rim)
- 6cl cranberry juice
- 2cl simple syrup
- Freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 teaspoon tarragon and apple-cider vinegar
- Ice
Pour all the ingredients into a shaker, add ice, and shake well
Dip the rim of a margarita glass into a mixture of sugar and salt to coat the rim
Strain the cocktail mix into the glass and garnish with fresh lime
Spicy Rhubarb
You will need:
- 2cl rhubarb syrup
- 2cl ginger syrup
- 2cl lemon syrup
- 2cl Earl Grey tea
- Soda water
Pour the ingredients into a shaker, add ice, and shake well
Pour into a glass and top up with soda water
* cl = centilitre
The mocktail recipes were supplied by The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate.
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