6 Terrific Cocktail Recipes to Try at Home
Straight from the Angus Glens of Scotland, here are 6 terrific tipples to try making at home.
Featuring fantastic handcrafted gin from Gin Bothy, available at the Silversurfers Shop, let us begin with an exciting Thai Chilli Mojito!
Thai Chilli Mojito
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur – 50 ml
- Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice – 20 ml
- Aperol – 15 ml
- Tonic Water
- Mint Leaves, Coriander Leaves and Chilli Slices
Method
1. Add the mint leaves, coriander and chilli slices to a highball glass.
2. Add the Gin Bothy Liqueur, Aperol and lime juice, muddle together.
3. Add crushed ice, stir with a long stirrer and top up with tonic water.
4. Garnish with a little chilli, mint leaves and coriander.
Stirrup Cup Classic
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Stirrup Cup Gin – 50 ml
- Sparkling Apple Juice
- Bob’s Bitters Lavender – a few drop
- Apple or Fresh Gorse Flowers
Method
1. Add ice to a long serve glass.
2. Pour over the Gin Bothy Stirrup Cup Gin.
3. Add the sparkling apple juice.
4. Add a couple of drops of Bob’s Bitters Lavender.
5. Garnish with an apple fan or fresh gorse flowers.
Blueberry Bramble
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Original Gin – 50 ml
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice – 20 ml
- Sugar Syrup – 15 ml
- Tonic Water (try Pomegranate & Basil or Cucumber & Watermelon)
- Drizzle of Gin Bothy Blueberry Liqueur
- Fresh Blueberries
Method
1. Mix with tonic in a Boston shaker with ice.
2. Pour into a glass and drizzle with the Gin Bothy Blueberry Liqueur.
3. Add four blueberries to a cocktail stick and over the glass to garnish.
Rhubarb Mule
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Rhubarb Liqueur – 35 ml
- Ginger Beer
- Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- Cinnamon Stick
1. Gin Bothy Rhubarb Liqueur to a glass with crushed ice.
2. Top up with ginger beer.
3. Finish with a squeeze of lime.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Bothy Spice
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur – 35 ml
- Tonic Water or Lemonade
- Dark Chocolate Straw or Mint Matchmaker
- A Sprig of Fresh Mint and Fresh Chilli
Method
1. Add the Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur to a glass with crushed ice.
2. Top up with tonic or lemonade.
3. Add a dark chocolate straw or Mint Matchmaker.
4. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and slice of chilli
Amaretto Sour
Ingredients
- Gin Bothy Amaretto Liqueur – 50 ml
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice – 25 ml
- Sugar Syrup – 15 ml
- Egg White – Half an egg’s worth
- Honeycomb
Method
1. Pour the Amaretto into a shaker with lemon juice, sugar syrup and ice.
2. Strain through a hawthorn strainer into a coupette glass.
3. Add the egg white to the shaker and dry shake.
4. Double strain to remove the bubbles and grate honeycomb on top.
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