Looking for some Christmas cocktail inspiration? 🍸
We’re here to help you plan the perfect #Christmas with some festive cocktail inspiration? 🍸 For a second year running, we’ve enlisted the help of Dan and Alan from the City of Aberdeen Distillery & Gin School - who share two of their favourite show-stopper cocktails. Cheers!
Cocktail One - Rubus Idaeus
"Squish, mix, shake and pour. Easy to make, hard to forget."
What you'll need
- 1½ shot (37.5ml) of Fresh Gin (available at the distillery shop)
- ½ shot (12.5ml) of Triple Sec
- 1 shot (25ml) fresh lime
- ½ shot (12.5ml) shot of Gomme
- Small punnet of raspberries
- Ice
- Cocktail shaker
- Julep strainer (or tea strainer)
- Muddler
- Coupette glass
Step by step
- Crush raspberries with gomme
- Mix and shake with all ingredients with ice
- Double strain into a chilled coupette glass
- Garnish wish a curl of lime and a raspberry
- Enjoy!
Cocktail Two - Daisy Chain
"A popular drink during Prohibition in the United States (1920's). Based on a Margarita, which in Spanish means "Daisy"."
What you'll need
- 1½ shot (37.5ml) of Fresh Gin (available at the distillery shop)
- ½ shot (12.5ml) of Falernum
- 1 shot (25ml) fresh lemon
- ½ shot (12.5ml) Elderflower Gomme
- Bitter lemon
- Lemon sugar
- Ice
- Cocktail shaker
- Julep strainer (or tea strainer)
- Coupette glass
Step by step
- Prepare a chilled Coupette glass
- Create a rim of lemon sugar around the rim of the glass
- Combine the ingredients (except the bitter lemon)
- Double strain into the glass
- Top with bitter lemon
- Garnish with a dehydrated lemon
- Enjoy!
Their delicious range of Gins are available to purchase here.
(Image Credits: City of Aberdeen Distillery & Gin School / Christie Johnston Photography).