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Raise a glass to Negroni Week

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With 3 refreshing gin cocktails

By Rahul Gagerna

September 18, 2022 (IANSlife) Let's toast to this well-known traditional beverage during this World Negroni Week. After a long day of crunching figures at work, this is definitely the ideal time to upgrade your home bar and try these 3 energising gin cocktail ideas.

FRENCH 75

01

Ingredients 

  • 10ml trouvaille gin
  • 10ml orange liqueur
  • 10ml lemon juice
  • 5ml sugar
  • Champagne or fizz of your choice 

How to prepare

  • Mix the trouvaille, orange liqueur, and lemon juice together in a champagne flute and top with chilled champagne or fizz of your choice.
  • The fizz will bring out the flavour of the gin, but if you are not a fizz fan you can replace it with chilled water.

GIN - ESPRESSO MARTINI

02

Ingredients

  • 50 ml trouvaille gin
  • 25 ml espresso (very cold)
  • 25 ml coffee liqueur or any syrup of your choice
  • Orange twist for garnish

How to prepare 

  • The trick for getting the foam for this one lies in the way you shake it, so to get that foam, shake it in a dry shaker.
  • Mix all the ingredients in a dry shaker and shake it a little harder than you would for other drinks.
  • Then pour it into a tall chilled cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with an orange twist. 

CUCUMBER, BASIL, AND GIN SPLASH 

03

Ingredients 

  • 30 ml Trouvaille Gin
  • 3 cucumber slices 
  • 5-7 basil leaves 
  • 2 tsp sugar syrup
  • Half lemon juice 
  • Crushed ice 

How to prepare 

  • Muddle cucumber slices along with basil leaves in a shaker, so that they are crushed enough to release their flavour.
  • Add sugar syrup, lemon juice, trouvaille gin, and crushed ice in the cocktail shaker.
  • Now strain the cocktail in a glass and garnish it with some cucumber strips and fresh basil leaves.
  • This one will surely leave you refreshed and asking for more.  

(Recipe curated by Rahul Gagerna - Founder and Managing Director at Boutique Spirit Brands)

 

 

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