World Gin Day Recipes

13 Jun 2014
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Happy World Gin Day! You’d be mad not to celebrate with these wonderful cocktail recipes today…
The Portobello Road Martini

Portobello RoadGin’s signature take on the Martini, with the unusual addition of Danish bitters. Available at The Portobello Star, London and Jake’s Bar, Leeds.

Ingredients

40mls Portobello RoadGin

12.5mls Lillet Blanc

2.5mls Gammel Dansk

3 dashes Abbotts Bitters

Method

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. Stir over ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

GinMare­ Triple Orange G&T

The perfect summer cocktail, refreshing and simple to make.Could this simple twist on a G&T fromGinMare rival the Aperol Spritz this summer?

Ingredients

50 mlGinMare

1 bar spoon of bitter orange marmalade

5 dashes of orange bitters

200 ml 1724 premium tonic water

Method

Add the orange marmalade, bitters andGinMare to a coppaginglass. Thoroughly mix with a spoon. Add ice and tonic water. Garnish with an orange twist.

World Gin Day

First launched byNeil Houston, the sixth celebration of World Gin Day is for all cocktail enthusiasts around the world.

Special tastings in shops, discounted cocktails in top bars andgineducation talks at the City of London Distillery are just some of the juniper jaunts happening this June.Of courseWorldGinDaywouldn’t be complete without a party and this year,WorldGinDaywill also be hosting aGin& Jazz party at City of London Distillery to unitegin-lovers for a stonking good party, alongside an auction with an array ofginthemed prizes, naturally. Find out more atfacebook.com/GinDay.