Why not celebrate Christmas this year with four British gins crafted from around the UK: Mermaid Gin from the Isle of Wight, Cotswolds No 1 Wildflower Gin from the Cotswolds and Greenall’s Gin and Opihr Gin both distilled at G&J Distillers, Warrington which is England’s oldest gin distillery. All presented in stunning bottles, they make for a great Christmas gift or addition to your home bar.
If you are seeking a twist on the standard G&T, why not try one of these delicious gin cocktails, a perfect way to start Christmas festivities.
Mermaid French 75
50 ml Mermaid Gin | 10 ml Lemon Juice | 5 ml Sugar Syrup or Agave | Champagne | Lemon Zest
Shake with ice, fine strain into a chilled Champagne flute, top with Champagne and zest with lemon
Mermaid Gin is produced at the Isle of Wight Distillery, the first and only distillery on the island. Mermaid Gin is a small batch, beach to bottle London Dry Gin with a hint of sea air. Hand-crafted on the Isle of Wight using ten ethically sourced botanicals, Mermaid Gin delivers a smooth yet complex blend of fresh organic lemon zest, peppery grains of paradise, with a hint of sea air from locally foraged, fragrant rock samphire foraged from the Isle of Wight shoreline.
Cotswolds No 1 Wildflower Gin Winter Spritz
50 ml Cotswolds Distillery Wildflower No 1 | 25 ml Lemon Juice | 15 ml Honey Syrup (2 honey: 1 water) | Rosemary Sprig | 2 cloves | Ginger Beer
Muddle clove & rosemary in shaker tin, add Wildflower Gin/honey/lemon, ice and shake and strain into an iced Copa glass. Top with with ginger beer. Garnish with a dehydrated orange and rosemary sprig
Cotswolds No 1 Wildflower Gin is a blend of cornflowers, lavender and orange, layered over the distillery’s classic London Dry Gin. Inspired by the wildflowers growing in the ‘glorious grasslands’ of the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Wildflower Gin Collection has been created marrying premium botanicals with the gin distilling and blending skills of the Cotswolds Distillery team.
Greenall’s Gin – Greenall’s G&T
50ml Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin | 100ml Premium Tonic Water | 2 Wedges of Lime
Fill a tall glass of ice and squeeze in one of the lime wedges. Pour in Greenall’s Gin and top up with tonic water. Garnish with the second lime wedge.
Greenall’s Gin is handcrafted by England’s oldest gin distillery, G&J Distillers, the original pioneers of gin. Greenall’s Gin is recognised as the original London Dry Gin – first produced in 1761, by Thomas Dakin, the forefather of quality gin, it is very much a gin with a strong British heritage. From its origins in Warrington in Cheshire, Greenall’s continues to be distilled using the same secret recipe that has been handed down through only seven master distillers.
Opihr Spiced Negroni
25 ml Opihr Spiced Gin | 25 ml Sweet Vermouth | 25 ml Campari
Fill a rocks glass with ice and add ingredients. Stir well and top up with fresh orange juice.
Opihr Gin – a unique style of London Dry Gin created by the Master Gin Distiller at the world’s oldest gin distillers, using exotic botanicals, herbs and spices. Opihr London Dry Gin is produced at G&J Distillers. It is crafted with a selection of exotic hand-picked botanicals, carefully chosen by Opihr’s Master Distiller, Joanne Moore, including Cubeb berries from Indonesia, Black Pepper and Ginger from India, Coriander from Morocco and Orange from Spain.
