Birthday bash approaching? Whether you’re hosting your own birthday party or turning up to someone else’s, being on hand with some great cocktails can totally lift the vibe from fun to fantastic.
Obviously we’ve already got you covered for funny birthday cards, but we asked around the office and someone said It’s a gin cocktail as soon as you add tonic. Incorrect.
So we got on the ol’ email to our friends at the award-winning Salcombe Distilling Co., makers of – frankly – incredible spirits, including Salcombe Start Point Gin. They’ve given us three recipes for the ultimate summer cocktails. Anyone can make them, and, erm, anyone over the age of 18 can enjoy them.
Obviously, we’d recommend that you buy Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’ to make these. There’s also the delicately delicious Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’, which you’ll see in two of the recipes. Other gins may be compatible but we are unable to offer technical support.
On to the recipes!
Ingredients
25ml Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’
25ml Knightor Rosé Vermouth
15ml Limoncello
Fever-Tree Mediterranean tonic water
Orange bitters
Blood orange
Sprig of mint
Method
Combine the gin, Vermouth and Aperitivo in a mixing glass with plenty of ice stir gently.
Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
Garnish with a twist of lemon peel on the side of the glass.
Ingredients
25ml Salcombe Gin ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’
25ml Londinio Rosè Vermouth
25ml Londinio Aperitivo
Lemon peel
Ice
Method
Combine the gin, Vermouth and Aperitivo in a mixing glass with plenty of ice stir gently.
Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
Garnish with a twist of lemon peel on the side of the glass.
Ingredients
50ml Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’
50ml Chilled strong Earl Grey tea
25ml Grapefruit juice
12.5ml Agave syrup
Fever Tree Sicilian lemonade
Garnish: Grapefruit and lemon wheels
Method
Place the gin, Earl Grey tea, grapefruit juice and agave syrup into a tumbler (or jug) and stir for 20 seconds.
Add ice and stir for an additional 20 seconds, top with Sicilian lemonade and garnish with grapefruit and lemon wheels.
We’re sure you’d agree that these would brighten any birthday. Have a go and let us know how you get on – tag your photos #thortfulcards so we can see them. And don’t forget, for maximum effect, use Salcombe Gin. That link again? Buy Salcombe ‘Start Point’ Gin and buy Salcombe ‘Rosé Sainte Marie’ Gin. Thank us later.
