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Gin is so much more than a genteel drink. It is also so much more than an accompaniment with tonic water. In India, we are on the cusp of a gin revolution. With more and more people becoming gin lovers, World Gin Day is a great time to celebrate this refreshing spirit, which is ideal for summers. Held on the second Saturday of June, World Gin Day falls on 10th June this year.
If you are a fan of this juniper-infused drink, raise a toast with these delicious recipes. Here are three cocktail recipes by Ali Hamdan, Head Mixologist and Beverage Manager at Hilton Maldives Amingiri and his team. These are easy-to-mix, uniquely flavoursome and the perfect way to channel your inner mixologist. So, go to your home bar and get ready to follow simple instructions to bring together amazingly refreshing gin cocktails.
The Bardot
Ingredients
- 40 ml Few American Gin
- 30 ml House-made chamomile citrus oil syrup
- 10 ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 5 ml Lychee syrup
- 4 drops Cocktail enhancer
Method
- Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill it with ice.
- Shake well, and fine strain into the glass.
- Garnish with a Berry Tuile and serve in a coupe glass.
Kumiko
Ingredients
- 24 - 40 ml Beefeater
- 40 ml Clarified melon, grapefruit and yuzu blend
- 5 ml Mint cordial
- 5 ml Elderflower syrup
- 1 tsp Finger lime
Method
- First, muddle the finger lime in a shaker.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake well, strain, and pour over ice.
- To garnish use a banana leaf and finger lime, finished with a pump of house-made sakura perfume- serve in a Kes-sho Geber.
Curry Highball
Ingredients
- 3 Curry leaves
- 20 ml Passion fruit puree
- 20 ml Pressed lemon juice
- 15 ml Simple Syrup
- 24 Gin - 60 ml Beefeater
- 90 ml Tepache, fermented in the Cocktail Lab
Method
- Muddle and shake.
- Garnish with dehydrated pineapple and curry leaves and serve in a highball glass.
