Think cocktails are too hard to DIY? Think again. Master the three incredibly sippable drinks below and you won’t believe you’ve stuck to serving wine for so long. Each one is perfect to kickstart Saturday night drinks – or better yet, a boozy weekend away. Just don’t forget to pack the cocktail shaker (or the gin!).
1. Gin Gin Mule (serves 1)
Ingredients
45ml Bombay Sapphire
30ml fresh lime juice
15ml sugar syrup
60ml ginger beer
Method
Build ingredients into a highball glass, add cubed ice and stir.
Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprig
2. The Tarragon Bramble
Ingredients
45ml Bombay Sapphire Gin
20ml Fresh lemon juice
15ml Crème de Mure
6 stems of tarragon
Method
Muddle tarragon and sugar syrup in a large rock glass.
Add lemon juice, Bombay Sapphire and fill glass halfway with crushed ice.
Stir through, top up with more crushed ice, then slowly crown Crème de mure.
Garnish with a tarragon stem.
3. Liquorice After Dark (serves 1)
Ingredients
45ml Bombay Sapphire
15ml Crème De Cacao (White)
20ml Martini Rosso
15ml sugar syrup
Teaspoon Fernet Branca
30ml cream (single)
12 coffee beans
Method
Combine all ingredients into a shaker, add cubed ice and shake vigorously to fine strain into a well-chilled cocktail glass
Garnish: grated liquorice root and ground coffee dusting.
