Today April 9th is International Gin & Tonic Day and the best way to celebrate would be by diving straight in and trying out some of the cocktails that Gin has made amazing. Gin & Tonic Day is the best day (other than yesterday, tomorrow and every other day) to have a nice Gin Cocktail! Gins are quite varied, believe it or not and there’s something for everyone – so you might want to try out a new spirit.
Gin was all the rage in the 1920s and the Prohibition era. And now, it is undergoing an exciting rebirth thanks to the revival by mixologists and the budding trend of retro-cocktails. Gin is back in the spotlight and in honor of Gin and Tonic Day, here are 3 delicious cocktails to treat yourself to today…and any other day:
Classic Gin & Tonic
Classic and easy, the gin and tonic is light and invigorating. It’s a simple non-complicated drink that requires just the two ingredients. It is perfect for after work drinks, dinner, or anytime you simply want a refreshing beverage.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Lord’s gin
- 4 to 5 ounces tonic water
- Garnish: lime wedge
Steps to Make It
- Collect the ingredients.
- In a glass filled with ice cubes, pour in Lord’s gin then top it with tonic.
- Stir well.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Elderflower & Raspberry Gin Tonic
This is a quintessential Gin & Tonic, the perfect drink on a hot day, just spruced up a bit. Crisp, effervescent and refreshing. You could add some pops of fruit, floral elderflower, a splash of lemon and a dash of sugar. Whatever seasonal fruit is available to you, you really can’t go wrong.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Lord’s gin
- 1/2 ounces elderflower liqueur
- 1/2 ounces simple syrup
- Raspberries, muddled
- Tonic water
- Garnish: orange peel swirl
Steps to Make It
- Collect the ingredients.
- Combine Lord’s gin, lemon juice, elderflower, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and add a handful of raspberries.
- Muddle the raspberries, then fill the shaker 2/3 with ice and shake well
- Strain into a chilled glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top with tonic water and garnish with the orange peel swirl
Passion Fruit & Gin Daisy
A medium-tall drink, the Daisy is a fruit juice–based cocktail that is sweetened with grenadine or a red liqueur. It is another “old-timer” that has more than a century under its belt. A Daisy would also typically has a red tinge to it and is occasionally finished by a compatible liqueur floated on top at the last second.
Ingredients
- 60ml Lord’s gin
- 60ml fresh lemon juice
- 2 passion fruits quartered
- 30ml sugar syrup
- 2 handfuls icecube
- Soda water
- Garnish: passion fruit wedge
Steps to Make It
- Collect the ingredients.
- In a small jug or cocktail shaker, combine Lord’s gin, lemon juice, passion fruit pulp and seeds and sugar syrup. Give everything a good stir or shake.
- Fill 2 highball glasses with ice and divide the gin mixture between each. Serve immediately.
- Top up with soda water and garnish with a passion fruit wedge
- Serve immediately
Top tip: One thing to keep in mind is that your gin and tonic is only as good as the gin,especially one with a slight citrus flavor and a great blend of botanicals.