Hot summer days call for cool cocktails, and we are loving this super simple Gin Cup. Refreshing and not overly sweet, the light pink hue looks sweet in our handmade glasses from India.
Gin Cup Ingredients:
Gin, sugar syrup, Campari, sweet vermouth, mint, lemon juice, pink grapefruit juice
Method:
Place the mint sprigs and sugar syrup in the bottom of a glass. Stir about to bruise the mint slightly.
Fill the glass with ice.
Add the lemon juice and gin and stir a frost should begin to form.
Finally add a measure of Campari and sweet vermouth, followed by a glug of grapefruit juice and serve!
Want a warm weather non-alcoholic option? Hand squeezed lemonade is always a hit!
Homemade Lemonade Ingredients:
6 lemons, 2/3 cup fair trade sugar, water
Method:
First scrub the lemons in warm water, then take the zest from 3 of the lemons using a potato peeler or zester.
Remove any white pith with a sharp knife – this is important to prevent the lemonade tasting bitter.
Now put the zest in a large bowl and add the squeezed juice of all the lemons and the sugar.
Pour in in 2½ pints (1.4 litres) of boiling water, stir well, cover and leave overnight in a cool place.
Stir again the following day, and taste to check the sweetness, add more sugar if needed.
Strain with a coarse sieve and pour into bottles using sterilized corks, then chill thoroughly and serve.
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