With World Cocktail Day next Friday, we have collated a list of recipes from a selection of our favourite drinks to provide inspiration for every preference. Ranging from simple to complex, and provenance spanning from Cornwall to Africa, this list invites the adventurous but also respects the traditionalists, serving as a helping hand to all for a day of high spirits.
We have not forgotten the non-alcoholic options for those that prefer a mocktail or three…..
Tarquin’s Cornish Basil Smash
Ingredients
- 50ml Tarquin’s Dry Gin
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- 15ml Sugar syrup
- 5 Fresh large Basil Leaves
Method
- Muddle the basil leaves with the lemon juice in the bottom of a shaker
- Add the rest of the ingredients to a shaker with lots of ice
- Shake hard until deeply chilled
- Double strain into a tumbler filled with fresh ice
- Garnish with a single large basil leaf/sprig and a lemon wheel
Tarquin’s Cornish Sunshine Spritz
Ingredients
- 50ml Tarquin’s Blood Orange
- Gin
- 60ml Sparkling Wine
- 100ml Fever-Tree Soda Water
Method
- Build over ice in a large wine glass.
- Add the gin, followed by Sparkling wine and soda water to the top.
- Garnish with an Orange Wedge or Wheel.
Bayab Fizz
Ingredients
- Bayab Classic Dry Gin 50ml
- Cantaloupe Melon Juice 40ml
- Lime Juice 15ml
- Ginger Syrup 25ml
- Sugar Syrup 5ml
- Soda water Top-up
Method
- Pour the ingredients and shake.
- Double strain into a highball.
- Top up with soda water.
Spiced Rum and Coffee Old Fashioned from Artisan Coffee Co.
Ingredients
- 40ml Rum
- 15ml Artisan cold brew concentrate
- 10ml Spiced Muscovado syrup
- 4x Dashes bitters
- 1x Long orange twist
Method
- Pour the ingredients into the shaker with large ice cubes and shake.
- Strain into a highball filled with large ice cubes.
- Finish with a large orange twist.
To make a more traditional Old Fashioned, replace the rum with 60ml bourbon and remove the spices from the Muscovado syrup recipe
Espresso Martini from Artisan Coffee Co.
Ingredients
- 100g sugar
- 50ml water
Method
- Place the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice and shake.
- Double strain into a small glass.
Gently spritz the lemon over the drink and
Mocha-tini from Artisan Coffee Co.
Ingredients
- 40ml Chocolate Sea Salt vodka
- 15ml coffee liquor
- 10ml Artisan cold brew concentrate
- 1 lemon
Method
- Place the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice and shake.
- Double strain into a small glass.
- Gently spritz the lemon over the drink and serve.
Non-Alcoholic Serves
Pentire Garden by the Sea
Ingredients
- 50ml Pentire Adrift
- 50ml fresh organic apple juice
- A teaspoon of raw honey
- Splash of soda water
Method
- Pour the ingredients listed above into a highball glass or wine glass filled of ice
- Garnish with a slice of apple
Pentire Grapefruit Spritz
Ingredients
- 75ml Pentire Seaward
- 50ml Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 1 tsp Honey
- 100ml Soda Water or Light Tonic
Method
- Pour the ingredients listed above into a highball glass or wine glass filled of ice
- Garnish with grapefruit or a bay leaf
Pentire Gimlet
Ingredients
- 50ml Pentire Adrift
- 25ml Fresh Lime Juice
- Bar spoon of Maple Syrup
- 3 Bay Leaves
Method
- Pour the ingredients listed above into a highball glass or wine glass filled of ice
- Garnish with a Bay leaf
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