Cocktails & Perfect Serves

Ingredients (Serves 1)  50ml Darnley’s Original Gin 50ml freshly squeezed Blood Orange juice 25ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 125ml Ginger Ale 25ml St. Germain (elderflower liqueur) Blood Orange wedge, for garnish Method In a serving glass, combine gin, St. Germain, lemon juice, and ginger ale. Top glass with ice. Slowly pour in blood orange juice. Garnish with blood orange slices and fresh lemon thyme sprigs.

Ingredients (Serves 1)  50ml Darnley’s Original Gin 40ml fresh lime juice 1.5 tbsp simple syrup 60ml lychee juice (or nectar) Fresh lychees and lime wedges, for garnish sugar for rim of glass Method Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, lime juice, simple syrup, and lychee juice and shake well. Strain into the sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish and enjoy.

Ingredients (Serves 1)  50ml Darnley’s Original Gin 15ml grapefruit juice 1 tbsp Rosemary simple syrup* 1 can soda 2-3 rosemary sprigs, for garnish *Rosemary simple syrup 250ml water 250ml cup of sugar 85g of rosemary, stripped from stem Method Add ingredients over ice, garnishing with a fresh sprig of rosemary.

Pink grapefruit segments, lime wedges, cucumber slices, orange peel swirls and lemon wheels. These are all garnishes currently used in the gin industry and are advertised as being a vital part of your serve - especially signature gin and tonics. But what is all the fuss about and why do they matter? The Gin & Tonic, invented in India during the British Raj, has long been the classic way of consuming gin, every company does it. But this means that gins must set themselves apart from the herd and strive to be different. And many have turned to the garnish...