7 Fool-Proof Beautiful Cocktails to Make With Double Dutch
Making cocktails is a science and can be particularly tricky especially when you need one thousand different ingredients. We like our G&Ts because they are simple and always delicious! But what if we gave you some cocktail recipes that take as much time as a G&T to mix? Here are 7 delicious ones that you can make at home with your favourite Gin and other spirits!
Ain’t No Saint
Sweet and tangy, make it with:
Lots of Ice
30ml grape juice
20ml elderflower cordial
Top with Double Dutch Cucumber & Watermelon
Garnish with Lemon wheel, lemon zest and mint sprig
Bright & Sunny
Your one-way ticket to the beach at the Caribbean. Make it with:
Lots of Ice
50ml Rum
20ml lime juice
30ml pineapple juice
Top with Double Dutch Ginger Beer
Garnish with 2 pineapple wedges
Notting Heels
The sweet, classy and complex taste of London. Make it with:
Lots of Ice
30ml Gin (we suggest Pickering’s!)
15ml Cointreau
2 lime wedges squeezed in
Top with Double Dutch Cranberry Tonic
Garnish with orange & lemon peel
You Look Better in a Bikini
…Preferably on the Praia de Ipanema in Rio with this cocktail in your hand. Make it with:
Lots of Ice
50ml Cachaça
15ml lemon tea syrup (lemon tea and sugar)
Top with Double Dutch Cucumber & Watermelon
Garnish with a lemon slice and mint
Port Tonic
This cocktail makes it acceptable to drink Port in summer too. Make it with:
Lots of Ice
50ml Port Wine
2 drops of lime juice
Top with Double Dutch Skinny Tonic
Garnish a slice of orange
Russian Summer
As the name suggests, really really really fresh! Swap the Vodka for Gin to make a “British Summer”.
This is all you need:
Lots of Ice
50ml Vodka
Top with Double Dutch Pomegranate & Basil
Garnish with 3 fresh basil leaves, 3 cracks of red pepper
Holidays in Acapulco
Mexican inspired, sharp and delicious. Make it with:
50ml Tequila
10ml Campari
15ml lime juice
A small pinch of salt
Top with Double Dutch Pomegranate & Basil
Garnish with a rosemary sprig and orange slice
All Double Dutch Mixers are delicious and lift the flavour of your cocktail. Read more about them here and check out their stockists to know where to get them!
Want to give Double Dutch Tonic a try? It is in this month’s box and there are very few left in stock!
Then why not join the ILoveGin club where we send you a new box like the ones below for just £14/m inc free delivery, you’ll get 2 new gins and 2 tonic/mixers each month to try, enough to make 4 G&Ts plus discounts on full size bottles.
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