Spring is upon us! That means it’s time for refreshing, crisp gin cocktails. Check out our favorite gin cocktail recipes to start welcoming the warmer weather.
Cucumber Gin Cooler
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz - Gray Whale Gin
5 cucumber slices
½ a lime for juice
1 San Pellegrino sparkling water
Handful of mint leaves
Instructions:
Add gin, lime juice, and mint to a shaker and muddle.
Add cucumbers to the shaker and shake (leave one cucumber slice out for garnish).
Pour in a glass over ice, top with sparkling water and garnish with cucumber slices.
French 75
Ingredients:
1 oz Gray Whale gin
½ oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
½ oz simple syrup
3 oz champagne
Lemon twist for garnish
Instructions:
Combine gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in a shaker. Strain into a champagne flute, top with champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.
Rosemary Gin Fizz
Ingredients:
2 oz Gray Whale Gin
½ oz lemon juice
½ oz rosemary simple syrup (see below)
3 oz plain San Pellegrino
1 lemon slice
1 rosemary sprig
Rosemary simple syrup
½ c sugar
½ c water
1 rosemary sprig
To make rosemary simple syrup:
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.
Bring to a boil.
Stir and cook until sugar dissolves.
Remove the pan from heat and add rosemary.
Let steep for 1 hour.
Instructions:
Shake gin, lemon juice, and rosemary simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a glass over ice.
Add club soda.
Garnish with lemon and rosemary.
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