A new range of gin specials is on offer in recognition of World Gin Day at a Salisbury restaurant.
The drinks have been devised by the chef at the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill. He has teamed up with award-winning distillery Cygnet Gin to give a lift to the popular and iconic drink.
The chef said that, with gin and tonic having a bit of ‘ginaissance’ in recent years with new distilleries popping up all over, bars and restaurants across the UK have increased the number and types of gin-based drinks.
World Gin Day is on June 12, and those who visit the Salisbury-based restaurant could enjoy the juniper-based tipple among a mix of drinks devised by Pierre White and Cygnet Gin’s master distiller Dai Wakely.
Dai uses a selection of botanicals from all over the world (and links well with Swansea’s history as a port for incoming good from across the globe). This includes juniper, lemon peel, lime peel, pink grapefruit peel, orange peel, liquorice root, orris root, coriander seed, angelica root, cardamom seed, almond and chamomile.
Michael Barnes, general manager, said: “We’re delighted to offer these new premium gin brands. Marco’s knowledge of flavour is quite extraordinary and I’m sure guests will enjoy what we’ve got on offer. More than ever, interest in the provenance and authenticity of what people are drinking is high, and that’s precisely what these specials are. Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a premium G&T, or gin-based cocktail, and we hope guests visit us to enjoy a delicious meal while sipping one of these superb drinks in the company of friends and family.”
Included on Marco and Dai’s list are the Cygnature G&T, The Lemon Drop, The Orange & Elderflower Bulb, The Blackberry Gin Fizz and The Raspberry Honey Badger.
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Gin & Tonic recipes
Orange & Elderflower Bulb
Glass: Wine
Ingredients:
25ml Cygnet Dry Gin
25ml Cointreau
½ Freshly Squeezed Orange Slice
200ml Franklin & Sons Elderflower Lemonade
Method:
Shake gin, Cointreau and blood orange juice with ice
Double strain into a chilled wine glass filled with cubed ice
Top with Franklin & Sons Elderflower Lemonade
Garnish with blood orange and rosemary
Raspberry & Honey Badger
Glass: Rocks
Ingredients:
50ml Cygnet Dry Gin
25ml Honey
25ml Lemon Juice
5 Raspberries, 4 Mint Leaves
Franklin & Sons Ginger Beer
Method:
Muddle raspberries with honey in a rocks glass then fill to brim with crushed ice
Shake gin, lemon juice and mint leaves with ice
Strain into your glass and top with Franklin & Sons Ginger Beer
Garnish with mint sprig, lemon and fresh raspberry