Stay at Home, Beach
The Stay at Home, Beach is a gin cocktail creation inspired by the need to be outside, in the sand, with the ocean lulling you to sleep with the soft sound of waves. Only we are stuck inside. So bring beach to your home! Don’t worry about ingredients, you can have it all delivered. Oh, what a time to be alive… This easy drinking gin cocktail pairs tropical fruit juices…
The Elderflower and Cucumber Gimlet
Wow this is delicious! This Elderflower and Cucumber Gimlet combines gin, elderflower, cucumber, and lime into a lovely creation. It’s also super easy to modify this to your liking, adding flavors and taking away others if you like. Gimlets are traditionally served in a martini glass, but I don’t care and I wanted to use this fancier coupe I found in an antique shop. So I did. I also doubled…
The Passionfruit Martini
Never did I ever think a Passionfruit Martini would be good. Turns out, I was wrong. This perfect blend of passionfruit juice, gin, and lime flavors is quite good. Please do add an umbrella to this cocktail, just for fun. It deserves it. This gin cocktail is creamy and smooth, and not all all sweet. Passionfruit juice has such a unique and balanced taste, that you get to enjoy all…
The French Martini – with Gin, of course!
Sure, you could make the French Martini with vodka, but why would you? It’s much better with gin. One could describe this martini cocktail as well balanced, with just enough berry flavor and just enough sweet and tart from the pineapple. This martini sounds fancy enough, so logically, it was created in France…but NO. New York is the city of origin, in the 1980’s, no less. There are rumors that…
The Ladykiller Cocktail
If tropical fruit juice makes you happy, and gin makes you happy, this Ladykiller cocktail will definitely make you happy. It’s tropical, but not to the point of being tiki. You can make this with fresh squeezed pineapple and passion fruit juices, or use pre-made juices. This will totally change the sweetness of your drink, so add more gin or perhaps some simple syrup if you need to change it…
The Strawberry Bearcat Gin Drink
Is the Strawberry Bearcat a tiki drink? I think so – it certainly tastes like one. It also has orgeat syrup in it, which doesn’t make it officially tiki, but it’s close. Up for debate. What makes this drink so unique is that the gin is really a background player here. The fresh berries, the barely perceptible tart and bitters, and the creamy orgeat take center stage. For this recipe,…
Verbona Blossom Gin Cocktail
The fragrant and light ingredients of this Verbona Blossom gin cocktail make it perfect for spring and summer months. And, since it has cukes, it’s really like a salad. And adult salad. The ingredients are simple, and the flavors and nose are outstanding. This is, unfortunately, a great way to down them without taking your time. Pace yourself! What is vermouth, anyway? So glad you asked. All vermouth begins life…
The Savory Gin Martini
Why, oh why, would you every make the Savory Gin Martini? Well, you would if you like salt and sweet and super subtle flavors. This drink is unremarkable if you want something to punch your lights out, but highly enjoyable if you are looking for smooth flavors. In a fancy martini glass. I find that the amount of grenadine greatly influences the flavor of this drink, and even the smallest…
The Minty Cuke Gimlet
This Minty Cuke Gimlet is a cocktail that uses a classic as a base, and then just throws in some other flavors. It’s literally nothing more than that. Gimlets, the limey gin libation that’s easy to make and drink, serve as the blank slate here. This specific recipe uses muddled ingredients, and fresh is best. I also made this one with key lime juice, which has a distinctly different taste.…
Gin and Tea Cocktail
The Gin and Tea Cocktail is about the most British way to enjoy scones, Marmite and tea sandwiches. This cocktail is full of subtle flavors, and seems to celebrate so much of what we love about England – tea, marmalade, and gin. Add in your favorite brunch foods and your weekend is set. I’ll admit that I never thought about making a cocktail with a fruit spread ever crossed my…