A gin lovers guide

For any occasion!

Gin is definitely the flavour on everyones lips, we’re all talking about it, we all want it, and we’re always looking of new flavour combinations to spritz up a new cocktail (or is that just us?)! We’ve put together our favourite gin cocktails, perfect for every and any occasion for you to enjoy!

Fig, Vanilla Bean & Gin Cocktail | Image: The Homemade Haus

Fleur Collins Cocktail | Image: Hungry Girl por Vida

Elderflower Gin & Tonic | Image: Craft and Cocktails

Fig, Vanilla Bean & Gin Cocktail

Cocktail
45ml ounces gin
15ml ounce Fig + Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup (recipe below)
2 dashes orange bitters
60 – 120ml tonic
Ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, simple syrup and bitters. Stir well. Strain into a glass with an ice cube and top with tonic to taste. Garnish with a fresh fig slice. Enjoy!

Fig + Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup
6 fresh figs, stems removed and halved
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or the seeds from 1 vanilla bean

Add all the ingredients to a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 5-7 minutes or until figs break down. Allow to cool, and strain using a fine mesh strainer. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to one week. Yields about 5-6 ounces of syrup (enough for 10-12 cocktails).

Original Recipe: The Homemade Haus

Fleur Collins Cocktail

Cocktail
60ml lemon juice
45ml ounces gin
30ml St. Germain
15ml Creme de Violette
30ml simple syrup
Ice
Soda water

Combine the lemon juice, gin, St. Germain, Creme de Violette, and simple syrup in a mixing glass and stir to combine. Fill a cocktail glass with ice and pour over the mixture. Top with soda.

Simple Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Mix both in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, pour into a heatproof jar to cool, and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Original Recipe: Hungry Girl por Vida

Elderflower Gin & Tonics

Cocktail
60ml St. George Botanivore Gin
180ml Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic
2 pink grapefruit slices
A few juniper berries
Rosemary sprig

Chill the drinking glass for a half hour. Add ice to the glass. Squeeze one slice of grapefruit into the glass and discard. Add the other grapefruit slice, the juniper berries, and rosemary sprig to the glass. Pour gin into the glass. Add the tonic and stir before drinking.

Original Recipe: Craft and Cocktails

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