Let us elevate your garden BBQ and lazy summer evenings in the sun with friends and family, by introducing you to a few cocktail recipe ideas for some gorgeous summery homemade cocktails.
#TeamCoco are all about enjoying this happy season, we hope you are fond of DIY cocktails at home just like we are, because we have put together some amazing drink ideas for your enjoyment. There are some classics, some brand new product launches, plus a few twists and turns – and there’s one thing for sure, you are going to be the talk of your neighbours with this collection of cocktails on offer!
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker has put together some amazing cocktails to enjoy this summer, including the Johnnie Walker & Ginger and the Johnnie & Elderflower.
Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Josh Katz, head bartender at London’s coolest grill house Berber & Q, to bring a Berber twist to the classic Johnnie Walker & Ginger, perfect for outdoor dining. This pre-dinner cocktail is a great way to kick off a barbecue and brings out the flavours in spicy, grilled meat dishes.
We’re also loving the Johnnie & Elderflower. A simple, elegant and extremely summery cocktail. All recipes below.
Available from all high street supermarkets, also available from www.thewhiskyexchange.com. Priced at around £30 per bottle (70cl, 40%, Black Label).
Theodore Pictish Gin
The first release from Greenwood Distillers, Theodore is a new Scottish gin inspired by the spirit of the Picts, an ancient tribe that once settled near the brand’s home in the Northern Highlands.
Created with guidance from perfume designer, Barnabé Fillion, the gin features 16 botanicals inspired by those that the Picts may have encountered on their travels to Scotland from as far as Scythia and Scandinavia. Key botanicals include pomelo, pine, damask rose, honey and oolong tea, creating a fresh and elegant gin with a floral heart and warm, rich finish.
Simply serve as a T&T, Theodore & Tonic in a tall glass with a mix of herbs and apple slices to enjoy.
Theodore Gin is available to buy now for £39.95 (70cl, 43%) or £45.00 with gift box from www.theodore-gin.com, The Whisky Exchange, Master of Malt and DrinkSupermarket.
Oeil de Perdrix Champagne
Champagne Devaux, a secret gem of the Côte des Bar Champagne region – has collaborated with one of the UK’s top wild food foraging experts, Totally Wild, to create exclusive “Countryside Cocktails” made with its iconic Oeil de Perdrix Champagne. This pale salmon pink rosé Champagne is delicate in style with the perfect weight of red cherry, raspberry and refined blossom.
They have put together a stunning Elderflower Champagne cocktail, and a Blackberry Sparkle cocktail, with foraged elderflowers, herbs, and blackberries and the beautiful Oeil de Perdrix Champagne.
Known for its excellence in blending, Devaux is celebrating the art of foraging with these delicious cocktail recipes, created by Winemaker Michel Parisot and Head Forager and Founder of Totally Wild, James Wood – for everyone to enjoy at home.
Available from Majestic stores and www.majestic.co.uk. Priced at £27.99 per bottle (75cl ABV 12%). All recipes below.
Manchester Gin
Multi award-winning distillery Manchester Gin has launched a new flavour to its core range – FAC51 The Haçienda.
A simple tall glass of FAC51 The Haçienda Gin mixed with Tonic and a slice of lime is all you need for this perfect summer drink.
The spirit is newly launched, and for a limited time only, it has a Haçienda inspired label, making it hugely unique. The gin flavour and design was created in partnership with legend Peter Hook, formerly part of Joy Division and New Order, and its zesty flavour is a nod to the city’s iconic acid house scene.
Available from www.manchestergin.co.uk, C&C Wines, Quoff, Harvey Nichols, and www.houseofmalt.co.uk, priced at £36 (50ml 42% vol).
The House of Suntory Haku Vodka
Created from Japanese ingredients by the master artisans at the House of Suntory, the Founding House of Japanese Whisky, Haku Vodka represents the nature and spirit of Japan. This premium spirit embodies Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii’s philosophy of monozukuri craftsmanship: a relentless pursuit of perfection, meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Serve simply as a Haku-Hi Cocktail, with chilled soda and fresh lemon peel for the ideal summer drink.
Available from Waitrose stores across the UK. Priced at £35 per bottle (700ml, 40% ABV).
Feragaia Alcohol-Free Spirit
This brand new alcohol-free spirit is a delightful alternative to a boozey drink, and the team at Feragaia suggest that enjoying a glass on the rocks, or with a light tonic is the perfect match.
Feragaia is Scotland’s first premium alcohol-free spirit made from land and sea botanicals. It is progressively distilled, blended and bottled in the far reaches of the Scottish Lowlands.
True to its name, meaning ‘Wild Earth’, Feragaia (fer-a-guy-a) is a product, of windswept coastlines, open country and creative minds. Its character lends itself to a refreshing summer aperitif come rain or shine.
From a pallet perspective it opens with citrus from blackcurrant leaf, kaffir lime and lemon verbena. A drawn-out herbaceous body is then introduced with nuances of chamomile, pink peppercorn and seaweed. This takes you all the way to a light smokey note and lengthy, warming finish from cayenne pepper.
Available from Mac & Wild in London Fitzrovia and Devonshire Square, also via www.feragaia.com, priced at £23.99 (50cl).
Recipes
Johnnie & Elderflower. Simply add 50ml Johnnie Walker Black Label Blended Scotch Whisky to a highball glass filled with ice, add 30ml Elderflower cordial and top with 100ml soda water. Mint sprig to garnish. (2 units of alcohol).
Johnnie & Ginger. 50ml Johnnie Walker Black Label, 15ml lime juice, 35ml pressed Granny Smith apple juice, 35ml ginger ale, and a little pinch of Zaatar for that Berber touch. Shake the mix with one ice cube for no longer than 5 seconds, place the mix in a High-ball glass filled with ice, top it up with ginger ale, garnish with dehydrated apple wheel and mint sprig.
Elderflower Champagne Cocktail. Muddle 5 bilberries with 3 elderberries, add 20ml of Elderflower cordial or Champagne cordial and top with Oeil de Perdrix Champagne and serve in a Champagne flute, garnish with 3 frozen bilberries and 2 frozen elderberries.
Blackberry Sparkle. Muddle 25ml Blackberry syrup with a 10cm sprig of rosemary and top with Oeil de Perdrix Champagne, serve in a Champagne flute.
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