Brockmans Gin, the ‘gin like no other’ brims with berries and botanicals so is perfect for cocktails. Brockmans has just released four new cocktail recipes for Summer/Autumn 2015. All taste as delicious as they look and make best use of summer berries and other ingredients as well as this super-premium English gin.
Brockmans is available at specialist retailers, Oddbins and through online retailers priced at around £31.99 (RRP).
Brockmans Summer Punch
Ingredients for Brockmans Summer Punch:
- 50ml Brockmans Gin
- 4 Raspberries
- 6 Blackberries
- 25ml lemon juice
- 25ml sugar syrup
Recipe:
Add the raspberries, blackberries and the sugar syrup into the shaker glass, and then muddle all of the ingredients together. Add Brockmans Gin, fill the glass with ice and shake. To serve, single strain the mixture into the tumbler. Top the rest of the glass with more crushed ice. Add a couple of blackberries and a raspberry, or skewer them for a garnish with a sprig of mint.
Brockmans Maratini
Ingredients for Brockmans Maratini:
- 50ml Brockmans Gin
- 50ml Pink grapefruit juice
- 25ml Maraschino liqueur
- 10ml lemon juice
- 10ml sugar syrup
Recipe:
Add Brockmans, Pink Grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and sugar syrup to a shaker, add ice and shake. Then, double strain into a martini or stemmed glass. Flambé a Grapefruit peel over the glass and wipe it around the rim. Add a grapefruit slice to the rim as an added garnish, or peg a dried lemon for a bit of theatre.
Brockmans Sour Bee Fizz
Ingredients for Brockmans Sour Bee Fizz:
- 50ml Brockmans Gin
- 15ml Lime juice
- 15ml Lemon juice
- 25ml Honey syrup
- 1 egg white
Recipe:
Add the juice of the two limes and lemons, followed by Honey syrup, an egg white and Brockmans Gin. Then shake vigorously over ice and single strain into a margarita-style glass. Add a twist of lemon to garnish / or crimp a lemon peel twist and place on the glass.
Brockmans Garden
Ingredients for Brockmans Garden:
- 25ml lemon juice
- 25ml jasmine syrup
- 50ml Brockmans Gin
- A few blueberries to garnish
- A drop of Crème de Cassis
- Soda water
Recipe:
Build up in a highball. Add the lemon juice, jasmine syrup and Brockmans Gin. Then fill the glass with ice and a few blueberries. Using a bar spoon mix thoroughly, pour in a small drop of Cassis to allow to sink to the bottom of the glass and top up the glass with soda water. Serve with a skewer of blueberries.