Summer serves

DRAM

Summer

serves

Welcome

W

hat better excuse than a heatwave to update your summer cocktail offering.

That’s why we’ve put together some tasty suggestions in this wee guide.

As well as easy-to-make recipes that your customers will love, it’s also your go-to reference guide for a selection of brand facts and info..

Jason Caddy Editor

Published by Media World Ltd, Upper Floor, Finnieston House, 1 The Stables Yard, 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8ND T: 0141 221 6965 E: dram@mail.com www.dramscotland.co.uk @dramscotland /dram.scotland

summer serves 3

xxxxxAviation The Newly launched Boe Violet Gin is the inspiration behind Boe Gin Aviation, a classic cocktail.

A sexy drink served straight up, in a cocktail glass.

Ingredients • Boe Violet Gin 50ml • Maraschino liqueur 12ml • Lemon juice 12ml

Method Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Garnish with a cherry.

Served: Straight up; without ice Standard garnish: Cherry Drinkware: Cocktail glass

4

summer serves

Brockmans Gin Kir xxxxxxx Ingredients • 50ml Brockmans Gin • 50ml White wine • 25ml Lejay Crème de Cassis • G arnish: a skewer with a blueberry and white grape.

Method Add ice to a shaker. Pour in all the ingredients and stir until chilled. Strain into a flute glass.

Garnish with a blueberry and a white grape on a skewer.

summer serves 5

Chambord xxxxx Spritz Ingredients • 50ml Chambord • 1 25ml dry white wine, topped with soda.

Method Pour dry white wine into a large wine glass filled with ice. Add Chambord and top with soda.

Garnish with a mint sprig and a raspberry

6

summer serves

summer serves 7

M O R W I L D B E R RY G I N C LOVE R C LUB . 50ml Mรณr Gin . raspberry syrup . 25ml lemon juice . 120ml egg white Add all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.

Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with 3 speared raspberries.

W W W. M O R I R I S H G I N. C O M

Granite North

xxxxx

Ingredients • A double measure (50ml) of Granite North Gin • Y our favourite premium light tonic water • P lenty of large, rugged chunks of chipped ice • A generous curl of fresh grapefruit rind

Method Fill a traditional high-ball glass with rugged chunks of chipped ice2. Power over a double measure of Granite North Gin3. Top-up to taste with your favourite premium light tonic water4. Slice a generous, slender curl of fresh grapefruit rind for garnish5. Fold the rind back on itself to release the delicious citrus oils and their zesty aroma6. Drop into the glass for that additional burst of freshness7.

Drink and enjoy!

summer serves 9

L IQ

UEUR

SPRITZ 50ml Pickering’s Pink Grapefruit & Lemongrass Gin Liqueur 75ml Prosecco 50ml Sparkling Water Garnish Grapefruit Wedge & Basil Sprig

Serve over ice in a stemmed glass.

PICKERINGSGIN.COM

Glasgow Mule xxxxxxx Ingredients • 50ml Auchentoshan American Oak • 150ml Ginger Beer • O range twist or wedge of lime to garnish

Method Pour the ingredients in a Collins or similar glass filled with ice, stir down and garnish with an orange twist or wedge of lime.

summer serves 11

Sweet Citrus Gin Ingredients • 50ml McQueen Sweet Citrus Gin • 100ml Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water • Strawberries • Cracked Black Pepper • Big Ice

Method Add 50ml of McQueen Sweet Citrus Gin to a glass with big ice, mix with 100ml of quality elderflower tonic water and garnish with strawberries and cracked black pepper.

12

summer serves

Jim Beam Highball xxxxxxx Ingredients • 25ml Jim Beam White • juice from one lemon • 100ml soda water • ice • slice of lemon • Glass: Highball

Method Squeeze the juice of one lemon into a highball glass and fill with ice. Pour 25ml of Jim Beam® White into the glass. Top with 100ml chilled soda water. Gently stir and add more ice as required.

Serve and enjoy!

summer serves 13

xxxxx

By Test the Best Cadenhead’s Old Raj Gin is distinctive in that it contains a measure of saffron, the rare and costly spice derived from the crocus flower. In addition to a slightly spicy flavour, this also imparts a pale yellow colour to Old Raj. The addition of saffron is undertaken personally by the Company master blender in order to ensure a consistency in flavour and colour each time Old Raj is bottled. Available at 46% and 55% ABV.

Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop 172 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8DF Tel: 0131 556 5864

chws@cadenhead.scot 14

summer serves

The brands Boe Gin It might be produced in the village of Doune in Stirlingshire, but Boe Gin look to the Netherlands in the 16th century for their inspiration, naming their brand after Franz de la Boe, the man often alleged to have created gin. Their headline act, Superior Gin, scooped a Silver Medal at the World Gin Awards 2014, but the ‘Boe family’ also includes a Violet Gin, a Peach & Hibiscus Gin Liqueur and a Scottish Bramble Gin Liqueur. www.boegin.com @Boe_Gin /boegin

Brockmans Brockmans Gin, the ‘gin like no other’, is a 40% ABV gin distilled using botanicals from around the world. The top note of Bulgarian coriander marries beautifully with the softer, rounded harmonies of blueberries and blackberries and the bottom note created by juniper berries from Tuscany. This combines with the dry, bitter-sweet peel of Valencian oranges to give Brockmans an intensely smooth taste. Mix with Lejay – the original Crème de Cassis.

The UK distributor is Indie Brands marketing@indiebrands.co.uk www.brockmansgin.com /BrockmansGin /brockmans.gin/

Chambord 47% of spirit drinkers are likely to trade up over Christmas. Boost your GP and elevate sparkling wine serves for your customers by upselling to a Chambord Royale via menu feature and bar staff this Christmas period.

Source: CGA Christmas report 2017 www.chambordchannel.com.com /chambordchannel /ChambordUK

summer serves 15

Granite North Taking its name from the rock so closely associated with its home in the City of Aberdeen. Granite North Gin is inspired by the rugged peaks and ancient forests of the Scottish Highlands. Its outdoorsy personality is revealed in the subtle infusion of grand fir needles that complements the native juniper berries. www.granitenorthgin.com

Jim Beam Jim Beam owns the distinguished title as the world’s number one selling bourbon. Aged for four years, Jim Beam has notes of caramel and vanilla, giving it an elegant finish.

The Jim Beam portfolio also includes Jim Beam® Double Oak, Jim Beam® Rye and Jim Beam® Honey and Jim Beam® Red Stag in the UK. www.JIMBEAM.com /JimBeam /JimBeamUK

Shipyard American Pale An easy drinking, American style Pale Ale bursting with fruity, citrus hop flavour and gooseberry and pine aroma. Dry hopped with a quartet of American hop varieties – Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial.. www.shipyardbeer.co.uk shipyardbeeruk ShipyardBeerUK

16

summer serves

BARS . RESTAURANTS . HOTELS WINE BARS . CLUBS . RETAIL SHOPS Tablet Solutions / Back Office Software PMS Integration/ Cashless Kitchen Video Systems/ Cloud Loyalty Systems Booking Manager

GLASGOW - 0141 424 0558 EDINBURGH – 0131 447 1800 AYRSHIRE - 01292 285404

info@acrepossystems.co.uk www.acrepossystems.co.uk

summer serves 17