Tag: summer cocktails

Celebrate International Gin & Tonic Day with Edinburgh Gin’s Flavour-Forward Serves

With International Gin & Tonic Day just around the corner on October 19, it’s the perfect time to refresh your drinks list and toast to the season with two standout gins from Edinburgh Gin: The Classic Edinburgh Gin and Edinburgh Gin Watermelon & Lime Gin. Distilled in Scotland, Edinburgh Gin is renowned for its craftsmanship and creativity, capturing the vibrant spirit of its namesake city through natural botanicals and bold flavors. Whether you’re a fan of timeless classics or crave something fresh and fruity, these gins are the perfect addition to your spring and summer cocktail repertoire. The Gins The Classic Edinburgh GinA refined London Dry style gin, this juniper-forward spirit is crafted with thirteen botanicals, including native Scottish cobnuts and black mulberry. Its clean, fresh nose leads to bright citrus and pine on the palate, finishing smooth and rounded. Edinburgh Gin Watermelon & Lime GinThis gin is summer in a bottle, with juicy watermelon sweetness perfectly balanced by a sharp, tart lime finish. Refreshing and elegantly balanced, it’s ideal for warm afternoons and light, seasonal cocktails. Both gins are available nationwide at Dan Murphy’s and BWS, making them easy to pick up for your next gathering or gift guide inclusion. Two must-trys The Classic G&T A timeless favorite, the Classic G&T highlights the bright citrus and juniper notes of The Classic Edinburgh Gin. Ingredients: Method:Pour gin into a glass filled with cubed ice. Top with Fever-Tree tonic water and garnish with a twist of orange peel. Glassware: Highball or stemless wine glass Watermelon &… Read More

Cinnamon and chilli cocktails to turn up the heat this summer

The heat of summer is getting closer and closer, so what else to do than channel the luxury and warmth of the sun into what you put in your drink? Chatting to the folks at Dubliner Fiery Irish cinnamon and chilli flavoured whiskey liqueur, which just launched in Australia last month, we have some ideas… Fiery Mule Glass: Rocks Ingredients: ·         30mls Fiery Irish ·         90mls Ginger Ale ·         10mls Lime Juice ·         Dehydrated Lime Wheel Method: Add ice to a rocks glass, add ingredients and stir. Garnish with dehydrated in lime wheel Spicy Apple Glass: Highball Ingredients: ·         30mls Fiery Irish ·         90mls Appletiser or Cloudy Apple Cider ·         Green Apple Slices Method: Add ice to a highball glass, add ingredients and stir. Garnish with apple fan. Spicy Bird Glass: Tall Ingredients: ·         30mls Fiery Irish ·         10mls Campari ·         45mls Fresh Pineapple Juice ·         15mls Lime Juice ·         5mls Sugar Syrup ·         Dehydrated lime wheel Method: Add ice and all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into glass. Garnish with lime wheel.

Your Cointreau loving friends will love this limited edition Christmas pack

Cointreau christmas pack

Stuck for gift ideas for your cocktail loving friends and family? Luckily, Cointreau has come to the rescue with this stylish limited edition Christmas pack that comes in a neatly packaged tropical box which includes a bottle of Cointreau as well as a super cute brass pourer. It’s the perfect gift for the Margarita lover in your life. Available at all leading independent retailers for RRP $56.99, Cointreau serves as a flavour amplifier, helping reveal the other ingredients while bringing balance, depth, and freshness to the mix. Zesty, fresh, floral and sweet with an instant freshness, lingering on the palate, it is a harmonious blend of nuanced notes yet remains intensely orange, it’s perfect for creating those summer cocktail recipes.  Here are a few summer cocktail ideas to kick start the party.  Holiday Margarita Ingredients: 30mL Cointreau 60mL Blanco Tequila 30mL Fresh lime juice 6 drops Aromatic Bitters Top with Rosemary Sprig Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice.  Shake and strain into a cinnamon sugar-rimmed coupe glass. Garnish with rosemary sprig. Summer Margarita Ingredients: 30mL Cointreau 50mL Tequila 20mL Lime 4 Fresh Strawberries 1 bar spoon Sugar Syrup Method: Rim the glass with some fleur de sel.  Combine Cointreau, Tequila, lime and strawberries in a shaker with ice. Muddle it, shake it, strain it and serve it. Tip: Garnish with mint sprig on the top of your glass to bring some freshness. Original Margarita Ingredients: 30mL Cointreau 60mL Tequila 30mL Fresh lime juice Method: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker…. Read More