International Gin and Tonic day is celebrated on 19th October, 2021. this day is celebrated in the honour of Mary Edith Keyburn who was a gin lover. She passed away at the age of 95 in 2010 on the same date. When she passed away, she had a G&T in a teacup by her bedside in a hospital in the USA.
So, celebrate this day, try these gin and tonic recipes.
Peppermint G & T
Ingredients
- 50 ml Bombay Sapphire
- 40 ml peppermint tea
- 60 ml premium tonic water
- Mint sprig
- Star Anise
Method
- Fill a balloon glass with ice.
- Add 50 ml Bombay Sapphire and 40 ml peppermint tea.
- Top up with 60ml premium tonic water.
- Garnish with a mint sprig & a star anise.
Cranberry G & T
Ingredients
- 50ml Bombay Sapphire
- 30ml cranberry juice
- 70ml premium tonic water
- A lime wedge
Method
- Fill a balloon glass with ice
- Add 50ml Bombay Sapphire
- Add 30ml cranberry juice
- Top up with 70ml premium tonic water
- Garnish with a lime wedge
Spiced Mule
Ingredients
- 45 ml Bombay Sapphire
- 15 ml lime juice
- Dashes aromatic bitter
- 30ml ginger beer
- Lime wedge
- Cinnamon stick
Method
- Fill a mule mug with ice
- Add 45ml Bombay Sapphire,
- Add 15ml lime juice & dashes aromatic bitter
- Top up with 30 ml ginger beer
- Garnish with a lime wedge & cinnamon stick
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Orange And Pepper Twist
Ingredients
- 50ml Bombay Sapphire
- 100ml tonic water (chilled & freshly opened)
- 1 Orange wedge
- 2 Full grinds of black pepper
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Method
- Squeeze an orange wedge into a Balloon glass
- Add two grinds of black pepper
- Pour in the Bombay Sapphire and swirl the glass to mix and infuse
- Fully fill the glass with cubed ice and stir to mix and chill.
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- Top with 100ml of tonic water by pouring it gently down the bar spoon to retain as much effervescence as possible.
- Gently fold/stir with a bar spoon to combine
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